WorksheetsGreek/Roman Myths and Creatures
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Prometheus and Epimetheus were not punished with the other titans because:
they weren't smart enough to start a revolt
they didn't fight in the war against the gods
they were too beautiful to be punished
Zeus knew he could control them
As punishment, Prometheus' ___ get's eaten and regrows every day.
Eyes
Heart
Liver
Kidney
Prometheus states that ___ is mankind's greatest gift.
His heart
His ambition
His mind
His ability to make fire
Who brought evil into the world?
Hera
Pandora
Psyche
Aphrodite
Hera proclaims that Aphrodite must marry:
Ares
Hephaestus
Poseidon
Hermes
Aphrodite is literally caught in her affair with:
Ares
Hermes
Hephaestus
Zeus
In order to "teach the gods a lesson", Aphrodite:
summons two giants to steal Artemis and Hera from Olympus
has an affair with Zeus
steals the drink of the gods and gives it to mortals
runs away from Olympus
What does Hermes do on his day of birth?
Steals Apollo's cattle
Creates the lyre
Speaks with an old shepherd
All of the above
As an apology to Apollo for stealing his cattle, Hermes:
Gives him the rays of the sun
Cooks him a nice hamburger
Gives him the lyre
Tells him he will run all the errands of the gods from now on
In order to keep Hermes out of trouble, Zeus:
makes him the shepherd of the gods
makes him the messenger of the gods
sends him to the Underworld
sends him to earth to fall in love
Athens got its name because:
Athena won in a contest against Apollo
Athena won in a contest against Zeus
Athena won in a contest against Poseidon
Athena won in a contest against Hera
Athena gave the city of Athens an olive tree, while Poseidon gave the city:
a salty spring
a flood
a passage to the Underworld
a laurel tree
To escape marriage to Apollo, Daphne's father turns her into:
a flower
a fawn
an olive tree
a laurel tree
Why did Apollo take a branch from the laurel tree and proclaim the wreath as a symbol of accomplishment?
To honor Daphne
To take advantage of Daphne
To symbolize his marriage to Daphne
He didn't take a branch from the tree
Venus wants to harm Psyche because:
Psyche is so beautiful that she is compared to Venus
Venus knows about Psyche's love of her son cupid
Venus has seen the future and doesn't want grandchildren
Venus and Juno have a bet on Psyche
In order to be with Psyche and also protect her from his mother, Cupid:
Disguises himself as a winged serpent
Pretends to be Psyche's father
Only comes to Psyche under the cloak of night
Kidnaps her and brings her to the Underworld
After discovering her husband's true form, Cupid catches Psyche because:
Hot oil spills onto his skin
Psyche sneezes
Psyche faints
Cupid is woken up by the light of the lamp
Venus' tasks for Psyche include:
Sorting a pile of seeds
Persuading Persephone to give her some of her beauty
Capturing Cerberus
Retrieving the golden fleece of man-eating sheep
At the end of Psyche's story:
She dies
She becomes Venus' slave
She kills Cupid
She becomes a goddess
With his lyre, Orpheus has the power to:
Herd sheep
Stop rivers
Move stones
Untangle trees
Orpheus gets past both Cerberus and Charon by:
Giving Cerberus treats and paying Charon's toll
Saying that he is there in the name of Hera
Playing his lyre and telling his sad tale
Pretending to be dead and sneaking by them
Just before reaching the exit of the Underworld:
Orpheus faints
Orpheus sings his final song
Orpheus decides to build the only temple to Hades
Orpheus looks back at Eurydice
Who causes a winter that nearly kills all life on earth?
Demeter
Aphrodite
Persephone
Poseidon
Why does Persephone have to spend some months in the underworld?
Because her mother drives her crazy
Because she misses her husband
Because she feels compassionate for the souls that live there
Because she ate the pomegranate seeds
During the months Persephone is not in the Underworld, Persephone:
sings songs of lovers
spends time with her mother
goes into a deep sleep
she never leaves the Underworld
