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Introduction to Greek Mythology

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Greek mythology is based on what type of religion?
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
c)
monism
2.
What was the purpose of Greek mythology?
a)
To offer explanations about nature, emotions, and life events
b)
To make sure everyone went to a better afterlife
c)
To ensure when they were reincarnated, they were in a better social class
3.
Who is the king of the gods and the god of sky and thunder?
a)
Zeus
b)
Apollo
c)
Athena
d)
Artemis
4.
Who is the goddess of women and marriage?
a)
Hera
b)
Artemis
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
5.
Who is the god of music, poetry, art knowledge, the sun and light?
a)
Zeus
b)
Apollo
c)
Hera
d)
Artemis
6.
Who is the goddess of the hunt, archery and the moon?
a)
Hera
b)
Artemis
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
7.
Who is the goddess of wisdom, war and diplomacy?
a)
Hera
b)
Artemis
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
8.
Who is the goddess of love and beauty?
a)
Hera
b)
Artemis
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
9.
Messenger of the Gods
a)
Apollo
b)
Hermes
c)
Dionysus
10.
The Gods lived on
a)
Mount Pamassus
b)
Tymfi
c)
Smolikas
d)
Mount Olympus
11.
Wife of Zeus, protector of marriage, family, and the home
a)
Persephone
b)
Nike
c)
Hestia
d)
Hera
12.
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
a)
Homer
b)
Aesop
c)
Sappho
13.
Why did Greeks create their Mythology?
a)
To give homage to their ancestors 
b)
To worship what the Romans showed them
c)
To explain what they do not understand
14.
Why did the Greeks build temples?
a)
To protect themselves
b)
To make the gods happy
c)
To honor the king
15.

The goddess of harvest. She made the crops grow each year, and her daughter is Persephone.

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Demeter

d)

Aphrodite

16.

Goddess of hunting, animals, and the moon. She is the twin sister of Apollo!

a)

Artemis

b)

Demeter

c)

Persephone

d)

Aphrodite

17.

God of fire, metalworking and sculpture. He made all the weapons of the gods in Olympus.

a)

Ares

b)

Apollo

c)

Hephaestus

d)

Zeus

18.

"In the beginning was darkness. Nothing existed. Just small bits of things floated through infinite space." What were these things and this space called?

a)

Tartarus

b)

Chaos

c)

Gaea

d)

Earth

19.

The very first immortal being ever created was?

a)

Gaea

b)

Cronus

c)

Eros

d)

Eucaleus

20.

Uranus hurls his sons into Tartarus because he...

a)

is ashamed of their stupidity.

b)

discovers that they hate him.

c)

fears they might someday overpower him.

d)

learns they are not really his children.

21.

Uranus and Gaea had the first generation of giants. They were _______________ and the ________________.

a)

Titans and Cyclopes

b)

Hundred-handed ones and Cyclopes

c)

Hundred-handed Ones and Titans

d)

Cyclopes and Tartarus

22.

The next children born to Gaea and Uranus were the thirteen nature gods, the ________________.

a)

Hundred-handed ones

b)

Cyclopes

c)

Titans

d)

Tartarus

23.

When the second set of kids is born, Gaea...

a)

tells them to respect Uranus.

b)

tries to destroy them.

c)

warns them to stay away from Uranus.

d)

asks them to help conquer Uranus.

24.

Cronus overthrows his father because he wants to...

a)

become the supreme ruler.

b)

help his mother free her children.

c)

please his wife.

d)

repay the debt that he owes his uncles.

25.

Gaea warns Cronus that he will be...

a)

tortured in the Underworld.

b)

dethroned by one of his own sons.

c)

unable to control the sky.

d)

overthrown by one of the Cyclopes.

26.

What does Cronus do when his children are born to defeat fate?

a)

Sends them to live alone on an island.

b)

Orders them to live on Mt. Olympus.

c)

Gives them to Zeus.

d)

He swallows them whole.

27.

How does Rhea trick her husband and save her youngest child from him?

a)

She tells him the baby died at birth.

b)

She wraps up a rock and presents it to him.

c)

She asks Zeus for help and he hides the child.

d)

She tells him that the child has special powers and should be saved.

28.

Cronus drinks the drink Zeus gives him and then...

a)

becomes immortal.

b)

throws up his children.

c)

breathes fire on Zeus.

d)

is transported to Tartarus.

29.

When Zeus battles the Titans, his uncle Prometheus suggests that he free whom to help in the fight?

a)

Hades and Poseidon

b)

Eros and Hera

c)

Cronus and Uranus

d)

Hundred-handed ones and Cyclopes

30.

What gifts did the Cyclopes give Zeus?

a)

mighty thunderbolt

b)

three-pointed spear to create quakes & tidal waves

c)

helmet which made him invisible

d)

winged shoes used to fly

31.

What gifts did the Cyclopes give Hades?

a)

mighty thunderbolt

b)

three-pointed spear to create quakes & tidal waves

c)

helmet which made him invisible

d)

winged shoes used to fly

32.

"Finally a lasting peace had been found. The young gods climbed to the top of ___________ to begin their rule."

a)

Aetna

b)

Tartarus

c)

Heaven

d)

Olympus

33.

What punishment did the Titan Atlas receive?

a)

He has to hold up the skies eternally.

b)

He is chained in Tartarus.

c)

He is sent to the Underworld.

d)

He is turned into a goat.

34.

Zeus allowed others to control parts of his kingdom. Zeus would control the sky. Poseidon would control ________________ and Hades would control ________________.

a)

earth,Tartarus

b)

the sea, the Underworld

c)

Oceanus, Olympus

d)

Oceanus, Tartarus

35.

How long did the battle last between the Titans and the gods?

a)

one day

b)

two weeks

c)

seven months

d)

ten years

36.

Mt. Olympus is located in what country?

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

Russia

d)

China