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WorksheetsIntroduction to Greek Mythology
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 59mins
The goddess of harvest. She made the crops grow each year, and her daughter is Persephone.
Hera
Athena
Demeter
Aphrodite
Goddess of hunting, animals, and the moon. She is the twin sister of Apollo!
Artemis
Demeter
Persephone
Aphrodite
God of fire, metalworking and sculpture. He made all the weapons of the gods in Olympus.
Ares
Apollo
Hephaestus
Zeus
"In the beginning was darkness. Nothing existed. Just small bits of things floated through infinite space." What were these things and this space called?
Tartarus
Chaos
Gaea
Earth
The very first immortal being ever created was?
Gaea
Cronus
Eros
Eucaleus
Uranus hurls his sons into Tartarus because he...
is ashamed of their stupidity.
discovers that they hate him.
fears they might someday overpower him.
learns they are not really his children.
Uranus and Gaea had the first generation of giants. They were _______________ and the ________________.
Titans and Cyclopes
Hundred-handed ones and Cyclopes
Hundred-handed Ones and Titans
Cyclopes and Tartarus
The next children born to Gaea and Uranus were the thirteen nature gods, the ________________.
Hundred-handed ones
Cyclopes
Titans
Tartarus
When the second set of kids is born, Gaea...
tells them to respect Uranus.
tries to destroy them.
warns them to stay away from Uranus.
asks them to help conquer Uranus.
Cronus overthrows his father because he wants to...
become the supreme ruler.
help his mother free her children.
please his wife.
repay the debt that he owes his uncles.
Gaea warns Cronus that he will be...
tortured in the Underworld.
dethroned by one of his own sons.
unable to control the sky.
overthrown by one of the Cyclopes.
What does Cronus do when his children are born to defeat fate?
Sends them to live alone on an island.
Orders them to live on Mt. Olympus.
Gives them to Zeus.
He swallows them whole.
How does Rhea trick her husband and save her youngest child from him?
She tells him the baby died at birth.
She wraps up a rock and presents it to him.
She asks Zeus for help and he hides the child.
She tells him that the child has special powers and should be saved.
Cronus drinks the drink Zeus gives him and then...
becomes immortal.
throws up his children.
breathes fire on Zeus.
is transported to Tartarus.
When Zeus battles the Titans, his uncle Prometheus suggests that he free whom to help in the fight?
Hades and Poseidon
Eros and Hera
Cronus and Uranus
Hundred-handed ones and Cyclopes
What gifts did the Cyclopes give Zeus?
mighty thunderbolt
three-pointed spear to create quakes & tidal waves
helmet which made him invisible
winged shoes used to fly
What gifts did the Cyclopes give Hades?
mighty thunderbolt
three-pointed spear to create quakes & tidal waves
helmet which made him invisible
winged shoes used to fly
"Finally a lasting peace had been found. The young gods climbed to the top of ___________ to begin their rule."
Aetna
Tartarus
Heaven
Olympus
What punishment did the Titan Atlas receive?
He has to hold up the skies eternally.
He is chained in Tartarus.
He is sent to the Underworld.
He is turned into a goat.
Zeus allowed others to control parts of his kingdom. Zeus would control the sky. Poseidon would control ________________ and Hades would control ________________.
earth,Tartarus
the sea, the Underworld
Oceanus, Olympus
Oceanus, Tartarus
How long did the battle last between the Titans and the gods?
one day
two weeks
seven months
ten years
Mt. Olympus is located in what country?
Italy
Greece
Russia
China
