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Mythology Review

Total questions: 133

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is Polyphemus?
a)
The Cyclops
b)
One of Odysseus's crew
c)
An arrogant suitor
d)
A lotus eater
2.
What trick does Odysseus use so that Polyphemus won't get help from all the other Cyclopes on the island?
a)
Odysseus tells Polyphemus his name is "Nohbody" so the Cyclops yells that nobody is hurting him
b)
Odysseus tells Polyphemus that the other Cyclopes have heeded Poseidon's warning
c)
Odysseus prefers not to use trickery because it seems dishonest
d)
Odysseus tricks Polyphemus into giving up his sheep and cheese
3.

Wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage

a)

Athena

b)

Hera

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Persephone

4.

Who is this

a)

Zeus

b)

Hermes

c)

Apollo

d)

Hades

5.

God of Prophecy, Music, and Healing; plays the lyre

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Hermes

d)

Apollo

6.
goddess of the hunt; twin of Apollo
a)
Artemis
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Athena
7.

God of War; not very popular

a)

Poseidon

b)

Athena

c)

Hercules

d)

Ares

8.
Goddess of the harvest; sister of Zeus and mother of Persephone.
a)
Hera
b)
Demeter
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite 
9.
Sprouted fully armed from Zeus's head; goddess of wisdom, battle strategy
a)
Hera
b)
Persephone
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
10.
God of the sky; chief god; weapon is a lightning bolt
a)
Zeus
b)
Athena
c)
Hades
d)
Poisidon
11.
Who is the goddess of love and beauty? 
a)
Hades
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Athena
12.
The race of gods who were defeated by Zeus and the Olympians
a)
Olympus
b)
Titans
c)
Styx
d)
Medusa
13.
Who were Zeus' parents?
a)
Gaia and Cronos
b)
Uranus and Rhea
c)
Cronos and Rhea
d)
Hera and Apollo
14.

Who was Gaea?

a)

The earth.

b)

Night

c)

Day

d)

The moon.

15.
What did Chronus do with his children?
a)
raised them well
b)
ate them
c)
gave them jobs
d)
loved them
16.

What did Uranus do to the Cyclopes and Hundred-Handed Giants?

a)

He treated them with love and kindness

b)

He gave them control of the heavens

c)

He imprisoned them in the underworld

d)

He fought them to the death

17.

What, according to the Greeks, existed before everything else?

a)

Titans

b)

Gaea

c)

Eros

d)

Chaos

18.
Who was the first woman on earth?
a)
Pandora
b)
Gaea
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Io
19.
Who was the Titan who helped humans and was punished by Zeus?
a)
Epimetheus
b)
Hephaestus
c)
Pandora
d)
Prometheus
20.
Who was the mother of the Olympians?
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Gaea
c)
Rhea
d)
Hera
21.
Who is the hundred-eyed giant who is bored to death?  Hera placed his eyes on the tail of a peacock.
a)
Epimetheus
b)
Argus
c)
Hades
d)
Io
22.
Who is the lord of Afterthought?  He is married to Pandora.
a)
Prometheus
b)
Epimetheus
c)
Hephaestus
d)
Poseidon
23.
Where does yin and yang come from?
a)
Two koi fish
b)
An egg
c)
The moon
d)
The first god
24.

What actions do the water animals take when they realize the wife of the sky chief cannot live in water?

a)

They try to create a earth for her to stand upon.

b)

They adopt her and take her to live with them.

c)

They circle around her 8 times and call on the winds.

d)

They drop her into the water and tell her to swim.

25.
Odin's eight-legged horse
a)
Huginn
b)
The Steed of Knowledge
c)
Spider-horse
d)
Sleipnir
26.
The first giant formed of Mist
a)
Jodun
b)
Jodunheim
c)
Ymir
d)
Odin's father
27.
The world tree
a)
Asgard
b)
Yggdrasil
c)
Ymir
d)
Vanir
28.
Balder was killed by 
a)
a spear
b)
an eagle
c)
mistletoe
d)
a hazelnut
29.

The Norse gods created man and woman from...

a)

dust and the rib's of man

b)

elm and ash wood

c)

fire and water

d)

salt and armpit sweat

30.

This gods Roman name is Neptune

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Hades

d)

Apollo

31.

Name the goddess of hearth and home who gave up her throne for Dionysus

a)

Artemis

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hestia

d)

Demeter

32.

Name the mother of Persephone; her Roman name is Ceres

a)

Artemis

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hestia

d)

Demeter

33.

This god's roman name is Bacchus

a)

Hermes

b)

Ares

c)

Hephaestus

d)

Dionysus

34.

Her Roman name is Vesta

a)

Artemis

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hestia

d)

Demeter

35.

Her Roman name is Diana

a)

Artemis

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hestia

d)

Demeter

36.

Hermes is the son of...

a)

Zeus and Hera

b)

Zeus and Io

c)

Zeus and Semele

d)

Zeus and Maia

37.

Baby Hermes uses the shell of a tortoise to create the first:

a)

Lute

b)

Lyre

c)

Zither

d)

Xylaphone

38.
In the Anansi story shared by Mike Rugnetta in "Crash Course", Anansi attempts to frame his son for the murder of a magic _____
a)
Elephant
b)
Dog
c)
Ant
d)
Dwarf
39.

Which did Maui NOT do?

a)

Slowing the sun

b)

Went into the underworld and survived

c)

Turned into a centipede

d)

Used a magic jawbone

40.

Why did Maui slow down the sun?

a)

To show how powerful he was

b)

To make the days longer so jobs could get done

c)

He was scared of the dark

d)

He was dared to

41.
Why was Atalanta such a skilled huntress?
a)
She was given the gift of being a skilled hunter by Athena
b)
She was given a special potion as a child that made her powerful
c)
She was raised in the wilderness by bears
d)
She practiced everyday for approximately 3 hours until she was unstoppable
42.
Which labor did Heracles keep the skin of a beast to wear as protection?
a)
Nemean Lion
b)
Wild Boar
c)
Hydra
d)
Cerberus
43.
How did Medea show love for Jason?
a)
Kill herself because she fell in love with her stepson.
b)
Try to protect their youngest son from being killed.
c)
Provide him with an ointment that would keep him from harm.
d)
Help him slay Medusa.
44.
Jason gets help from this woman with magical powers.
a)
Ariadne
b)
Circe
c)
Medea
d)
Hecate
45.
Who killed Jason's kids?
a)
Medea
b)
Medusa
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Jason
46.
Jason and the Argonauts encounter an old man who is being terrorized by what kind of creatures?
a)
Chimeras
b)
Snakes
c)
Harpies
d)
Gorgons
47.
What was Chiron?
a)
chimeara
b)
centaur
c)
satyr
d)
siren
48.
What was the curse the Lemnian women suffered due to Aphrodite?
a)
their stench repealed all men
b)
they were infertile
c)
they were terrible at making small talk
d)
they didn't know how to swim
49.
Why did her father (the King) get rid of Atalanta?
a)
He thought she was ugly.
b)
He did not want a child.
c)
He wanted a son.
d)
She cried at birth.
50.
Who killed Medusa?
a)
Hercules
b)
Theseus
c)
Jason
d)
Perseus
51.
Who did Hercules save from having his/her liver eaten by an eagle?
a)
Atlas
b)
Theseus
c)
Prometheus
d)
Atalanta
52.
Who killed a Minotaur in the labyrinth with his bare hands?
a)
Perseus
b)
Hercules
c)
Theseus
d)
Jason
53.
What did Hippomenes do to try and win Atalanta?
a)
Rescue her from the kraken
b)
Save her kids from being killed
c)
Tempt her with a golden apple
d)
Rescue her from a box in the ocean
54.
Who did Perseus rescue?
a)
Andromeda
b)
Megara
c)
Medea
d)
Danäe
55.
the sisters who share one eye
a)
the Naiads
b)
the Gorgons
c)
The Gray Women
d)
the Nymphs of the North
56.

The young princess who helped Theseus find his way out of the labyrinth

a)

Andromeda

b)

Andromache

c)

Atalanta

d)

Ariadne

57.
was killed by his grandson accidentally
a)
King Acrisius
b)
King Aegeus
c)
King Polydectes
d)
King Minos
58.
leaps from a cliff because of a black sail
a)
KingAegeus
b)
King Acrisius
c)
King Minos
d)
King Polydectes
59.
King of Crete who demands a sacrifice of young people
a)
King Acrisius
b)
King Aegeus
c)
King Polydectes
d)
King Minos
60.
Whom did Atalanta tell her father she would marry?
a)
A man who could swim further
b)
A man who could shoot an arrow farther
c)
A man who could run faster than she
d)
A man who could win at arm wrestling
61.
What dangerous sorceress amused herself by changing men into animals?
a)
Circe
b)
Siren
c)
Medea
d)
Hecate
62.
Identify the correct description for this monster: Scylla
a)
woman from the waist up, six man eating dogs below the waist
b)
a forever hungry whirlpool that sucks ship down
c)
half bird, half woman- lured sailors to death with their beautiful singing
d)
fat birds with the heads of women
63.
Identify the correct description for this monster: Charybdis
a)
woman from the waist up, six man eating dogs below the waist
b)
a forever hungry whirlpool that sucks ship down
c)
half bird, half woman- lured sailors to death with their beautiful singing
d)
fat birds with the heads of women
64.
Identify the correct description for these monsters: Sirens
a)
woman from the waist up, six man eating dogs below the waist
b)
a forever hungry whirlpool that sucks ship down
c)
half bird, half woman- lured sailors to death with their beautiful singing
d)
fat birds with the heads of women
65.
Why did Oedipus go to the oracle & what did the oracle tell him?
a)
To consult the oracle about his family. The oracle told him one day he would have seven children.
b)
To ask the oracle about his future. The oracle told him he would one day be king. 
c)
To consult the oracle about his parents. The oracle told him one day he would kill his father and marry his mother. 
d)
To consult the oracle about his family. The oracle told him one day he would live a perfect life. 
66.
Why was there a terrible plague in Thebes?
a)
No one was following the rules of the land. 
b)
Birds were being killed.
c)
There was no one to rule the kingdom.
d)
Thebes was harboring the murderer of King Laius.
67.
After the truth was discovered, what did Jocasta do? What did Oedipus do?
a)
Jocasta moved away and Oedipus remained king.
b)
Jocasta hung her herself and Oedipus stabbed his eyes out. 
c)
Jocasta divorced Oedipus and Oedipus left.
d)
Jocasta and Oedipus continued to rule Thebes. 
68.
What was Eris the Goddess of?
a)
Strife
b)
Love
c)
Fury
d)
Apples
69.
Who was the child of Thetis?
a)
Achilles
b)
Hector
c)
Perseus
d)
Herakles
70.
What did Hera offer Paris?
a)
Kingship
b)
Skill in Battle
c)
A pretty lady
d)
Nothing, she believed in the integrity of not bribing judges
71.
What did Athena offer Paris?
a)
Kingship
b)
Skill in Battle
c)
A pretty lady
d)
Nothing, she believed in the integrity of not bribing judges
72.
What did Aphrodite offer Paris?
a)
Kingship
b)
Skill in Battle
c)
A pretty lady
d)
Nothing, she believed in the integrity of not bribing judges
73.
Who is the prettiest mortal lady in all the lands?
a)
Helen
b)
Clytemnestra
c)
Leda
d)
Cassandra
74.
Who is Helen's mother?
a)
Helen
b)
Clytemnestra
c)
Leda
d)
Cassandra
75.
Who is Helen's sister?
a)
Helen
b)
Clytemnestra
c)
Leda
d)
Cassandra
76.
Who is Helen's husband?
a)
Menelaus
b)
Hector
c)
Agamemnon
d)
Priam
77.
Who is the king of Troy?
a)
Menelaus
b)
Hector
c)
Agamemnon
d)
Priam
78.
Who are Helen's brothers?
a)
Castor and Pollux
b)
Romulus and Remus
c)
Agamemnon and Menelaus
d)
Paris and Hector
79.
Who was the eldest prince of Troy, hero of the Trojans, and leader of their army?
a)
Paris
b)
Achilles
c)
Hector
d)
Priam
80.
King of Ithaca, creator of the Trojan Horse
a)
Agamemnon
b)
Menelaus
c)
Odysseus
d)
Achilles
81.
The King of the Mycenaeans and leader of the Greek Army.
a)
Menelaus
b)
Agamemnon
c)
Odysseus
d)
Achilles
82.
Why did Achilles pull himself out of the war?
a)
Patroclus died
b)
Agamemnon stole Briseis
c)
Hector almost killed him
d)
The gods told him to
83.
What was left in Pandora's box to help save mankind from sadness and despair?
a)
Hope
b)
Joy
c)
Love
d)
Evis
84.
What is the name of the 3-headed guardian dog of the Underworld?
a)
Cerberus
b)
Croatian
c)
Cronos
d)
Tartarus
85.
What best describes Echo?
a)
Quiet
b)
Caring
c)
Talkative
d)
Selfless
86.
Why can Echo only repeat the things people say to her.
a)
She is too lazy to think of anything to say herself.
b)
Hera cursed her so she couldn't mindlessly talk anymore.
c)
She doesn't know how to talk she can only repeat things that people say. 
d)
She is too shy to say anything herself so she repeats things from other people.
87.
What happened to Echo at the end of the story?
a)
She fell in the water after Narcissus
b)
Her physical form faded away and only her voice remained
c)
She yelled at her Mom
88.

Narcissus spends his remaining days ....

a)

Feeling sorry for rejecting Echo.

b)

Picking flowers in the valley

c)

Playing jokes on the nymphs

d)

Growing weaker as he looks at his own reflection.

89.

After his death, Narcissus turns into a

a)

Pool of water

b)

Flower

c)

Mountain

d)

Voice

90.
In "Orpheus, the Great Magician," what happened to Eurydice on the morning of her wedding day?
a)
She was bitten by a snake and died.
b)
She was kidnapped by Narcissus.
c)
Hera placed a curse on her.
d)
She became lost on her way to the temple.
91.
Hades agreed to let Eurydice follow Orpheus out of the Underworld, as long as
a)
she agreed to return the next day.
b)
Orpheus promised never to sing again.
c)
Orpheus did not look back to see if she was there.
d)
Orpheus agreed to take her place.
92.

To whom does Orpheus owe his talent? (Hint: His mother)

a)

Mnemosyne

b)

Calliope

c)

Eurydice

d)

Persephone

93.

Who did Orpheus charm to make his way into the boat across the river Styx?

a)

Charon, the ferryman

b)

Tarturus, the land of the dead

c)

Cerberus, the three-headed dog

94.

Who flew too close to the sun?

a)

Icarus

b)

Zeus

c)

Eos

d)

Orpheus

95.
Who was a famous inventor who built the labyrinth?
a)
Minos
b)
Prometheus
c)
Theseus
d)
Daedalus
96.

Callisto was turned into a...

a)

bear

b)

cow

c)

dolphin

d)

cuckoo

97.

Who was seduced by Poseidon and then turned into a hideous creature?

a)

Medusa

b)

Alcmene

c)

Danae

d)

Amphitrite

98.

Zeus came to Danae in the form of what?

a)

Gold

b)

Bull

c)

Cuckoo

d)

Horse

99.

What's Neptune's preferred weapon?

a)

Trident

b)

Lightning

c)

Bow and Arrow

d)

Dident

100.

Who was turned into a cow?

a)

Io

b)

Danae

c)

Callisto

d)

Metis

101.

What did Athena create to impress the nameless city?

a)

Olive tree

b)

Horses

c)

Chipotle

d)

Roads

102.
Why does Cupid fall in love with Psyche?
a)
he pricked himself with his own arrow
b)
he drank love potion
c)
love at first sight
103.
Who forces Psyche to perform impossible tasks?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Venus
c)
Cupid
104.

Minor goddess who punished narcissus and often dispensed revenge to people who were arrogant

a)

Nemesis

b)

Discord

c)

Eris

d)

Io

105.

Nymph chased by Apollo until turning into a tree

a)

Zephyr

b)

Clytie

c)

Daphne

d)

Baucis

106.
Name given to Pygmalion's statue
a)
Echo
b)
Psyche
c)
Proserpine
d)
Galatea
107.
Carried Psyche from a hilltop to the home of Cupid
a)
Nereus
b)
Peneus
c)
Ovid
d)
Zephyr
108.
God who fell in love with Daphne
a)
Hades
b)
Apollo
c)
Zeus
d)
Poseidon
109.
How many sisters did Psyche have? 
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
110.
 How did Psyche anger her husband, Eros? 
a)
She didn't please him 
b)
She betrayed his trust
c)
She slept with another man
d)
She couldn't have children
111.
Zeus transformed into a bull for which of the following people? 
a)
The Cyclops
b)
Europa
c)
Galatea
d)
Thisbe
112.
He killed his nephew for being a good inventor. 
a)
Phaethon
b)
Hephaestus
c)
Talus
d)
Daedalus
113.
She was kidnapped but treated kindly by her captor.
a)
Demeter
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Persephone
d)
Ceres
114.
His greed cost him the life of his daughter.
a)
Hades
b)
Midas
c)
Zeus
d)
Eros
115.
He bragged about driving a chariot better than anyone else.
a)
Narcissus
b)
Phaethon
c)
Daedalus
d)
Pygmalion
116.
He is the god of wine.
a)
Hades/Pluto
b)
Hermes/Mercury
c)
Zeus/Jupiter
d)
Dionysus/Bacchus
117.
Pan is one of these, half goat and half man.
a)
centaur
b)
satyr
c)
minotaur
d)
siren
118.

To escape marriage to Apollo, Daphne's father turns her into:

a)

a flower

b)

a fawn

c)

an olive tree

d)

a laurel tree

119.

Who came to test the citizens by begging for shelter

a)

Pan and Apollo

b)

Zeus and Apollo

c)

Hermes and Apollo

d)

Zeus and Hermes

120.

What happened to the houses in the town of Phrygia?

a)

Flooded

b)

Caught fire

c)

Knocked down

d)

Nothing

121.

What is special about the two trees that Baucis and Philemon turned into?

a)

They never die

b)

Golden branches

c)

Everlasting flowers

d)

Their branches entwined

122.

What does Thisbe see when she first arrives at the meeting spot?

a)

Pyramus' dagger

b)

a lioness about to attack her

c)

a lioness who has just eaten

d)

her father waiting to punish her

123.

What did Pyramus do when he got to the meeting place?

a)

He assumed Thisbe was dead, so he stabbed himself.

b)

He realized Thisbe wasn't into him, so he went back home.

c)

He had a spell put on him by a fairy, so he fell asleep.

d)

He hugged Thisbe, and they ran away together.

124.

How do Pyramus and Thisbe communicate?

a)

letters

b)

their parents

c)

a tiny hole in the wall

125.

What happens to the tree by which Thisbe and Pyramus kill themselves?

a)

It's white fruit turns red and still stands today as a symbol of their undying love .

b)

It blossoms two different types of flowers to symbolize their unique love.

c)

It lives on and never dies to spite the lovers' parents.

d)

It wilts and dies after Pyramus and Thisbe are buried.

126.
Which warrior was destined either to live a long, uneventful life, or die a glorious death at Troy?
a)
Diomedes
b)
Achilles
c)
Odysseus
d)
Antilochus
127.
Envious of this young lover of Apollo, the wind Zephyrus misdirected a discus so that it hit and killed the boy.a. Cyparissus b. Hyacinthus c. Atymnius d. Admetus
a)
Cyparissus
b)
Hyacinthus
c)
Atymnius
d)
Admetus
128.

Adonis spent the Autumn and Winter with ...

a)

Persephone

b)

Athena

c)

Poseidon

d)

Aphrodite

129.

Adonis spent the Spring and Summer with ...

a)

Persephone

b)

Athena

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Apollo

130.

What was Adonis gored by while hunting?

a)

a wild cow

b)

a wild buffalo

c)

a wild water buffalo

d)

a wild boar

131.
Princess of Ethiopia chained to a rock
a)
Andromeda
b)
Atalanta
c)
Ariadne
d)
Danae
132.
What flower did Clytie become?
a)
The rose
b)
The daisy
c)
The sunflower
d)
The daffodil
133.

Where did Baucis and Philemon live?

a)

Carthage

b)

Phrygia

c)

Corinth

d)

Athens

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