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WorksheetsPart One: Ch. I & II
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which sea god was able to foretell the future and change his shape at will?
Nereus
Proteus
Triton
Oceanus
Who ferried the souls of the dead across the water to the underworld?
Cerberus
Furies
Charon
Hades
The Underworld consisted of Erebus and Tartarus.
True
False
The river of unbreakable oaths upon which the gods swore
Styx
Tartarus
Erebus
Elysia
What were the Elysian Fields?
They were the place of everlasting torment where the evil were punished.
They were along the River Styx; the dead waited there until they were sent to reward or punishment.
They were the place of blessedness where the good were rewarded.
They were a special section of the underworld where children who died were sent.
The story involving the kidnapping of Persephone by Hades and the despair of Demeter is how the Greeks explained ...
the change of the seasons
the rising and setting of the sun
the change of day and night
the change of the moon's shape
Dionysus, as the God of the Vine, could give either joy or savage brutality, because wine could be both good and bad.
True
False
Who became the center of the belief in immortality?
Demeter
Dionysus
Persephone
Hades
How were Demeter and Dionysus different from the other gods and goddesses?
They were the only ones who had human mothers.
They were the only ones who did not have temples dedicated to them.
They were the only ones to whom humans could speak directly.
They were the only ones who knew suffering as the mortals did.
God of Love, aka Cupid
Venus
Eros
Erinyes
Hestia
God of the Winds, had 4 sons
Aeolus
Zephyr
Proteus
Pentheus
Sang beautiful songs, lured sailors to their deaths
satyrs
sirens
muses
graces
Women followers of Dionysus
Sirens
Nymphs/Naiads
Nymphs/Dryads
Maenads/Bacchantes
3-headed dog in the Underworld
Chiron
Charon
Cerberus
Centaur
King of Thebes, punished for not believing in a god
Dionysus
Pentheus
Bacchus
Maenads
Goddess of the home and hearth
Hestia/Vesta
Hera/Juno
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Maenads/Bacchantes
Who inspired poets and artists?
Muses
Graces
Graiae
Sirens
Female spirits who live in brooks and streams
Nymphs
Naiads
Dryads
Satyrs
God of shepherds and goatherds, a satyr, plays a reed instrument
Silenus
Dionysus
Chiron
Pan
Who is your favorite god, goddess, or other character so far?
