WorksheetsGreek Deities & Odyssey Background
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the king of the Greek Gods?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Zeus
c)
Poseidon
d)
Hades
2.
This goddess is the wife of Zeus and represents women and marriage.
a)
Diana
b)
Athena
c)
Hera
d)
Aphrodite
3.
She is the Greek goddess of wisdom and battle strategy and her temple is the Parthenon.
a)
Hera
b)
Artemis
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Athena
4.
He is the Greek god that uses a chariot to bring the sun into the shy every day.
a)
Apollo
b)
Zeus
c)
Artemis
d)
Jupiter
5.
He is Zeus' brother, the ruler of the underworld, and god of the dead.
a)
Hermes
b)
Poseidon
c)
Apollo
d)
Hades
6.
He is a brother of Zeus and the god of the seas.
a)
Poseidon
b)
Pluto
c)
Hades
d)
Apollo
7.
She is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
a)
Athena
b)
Minerva
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Hera
8.
She is the twin sister of Apollo and the goddess of hunting.
a)
Athena
b)
Artemis
c)
Hera
d)
Shera
9.
This is a temple built to honor Athena.
a)
The Pantheon
b)
The Athenian Temple
c)
The Parthenon
d)
The Poseidon
10.
This is the mythological home of the Greek gods.
a)
Mt. Oedipus
b)
Mt. Zion
c)
Mt. Saint Helens
d)
Mt. Olympus
11.
God of poetry, music, medicine
a)
Hades
b)
Pan
c)
Apollo
d)
Hermes
12.
The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called the
a)
Olympic Games
b)
Triathalon
c)
Marathon
d)
Hunger Games
13.
Stories that involve Greek gods and goddesses and explain something in nature are called __________
a)
fables
b)
myths
c)
novels
d)
epics
14.
The ancient Greeks worshiped the sea god Poseidon. What does this tell about the Greeks?
a)
They were monotheistic
b)
They lived in separate villages
c)
They relied on the sea for travel and trade
d)
They avoided the sea at all cost
15.
Which god would be most likely to play pranks on the other gods in Mount Olympus?
a)
Hades
b)
Hermes
c)
Poseidon
d)
Apollo
16.
Which of the Greek Goddesses did most Greeks build a shrine to in their homes?
a)
Hades
b)
Demeter
c)
Hestia
d)
Athena
17.
In The Iliad, who was believed to be the most beautiful woman in the world?
a)
Paris
b)
Artemis
c)
Helen
d)
Hera
18.
According to one myth, this goddess came up out of sea foam.
a)
Hestia
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Demeter
d)
Hera
19.
Who was Apollo's twin sister?
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Artemis
d)
Hera
20.
Considered the only ugly god among the olympians
a)
Poseidon
b)
Hades
c)
Hephaestus
d)
Aphrodite
21.
God of Horses
a)
Zeus
b)
Hades
c)
Hermes
d)
Poseidon
22.
Mythology is the study of
a)
short stories
b)
myths
c)
folklore and fables
23.
The goddess Demeter is
a)
Goddess of light and love
b)
Goddess of love
c)
Goddess of the harvest
24.
What is Athena's symbol?
a)
Grain
b)
Peacock
c)
Owl
25.
Who is Artemis?
a)
Goddess of grain and wheat
b)
Goddess of the harvest
c)
Goddess of the hunt
26.
What is Hermes symbol?
a)
winged sheild
b)
winged flute
c)
winged-sandals
27.
What is Aphrodite's symbol?
a)
roses and thorns
b)
roses and doves
c)
roses and pearls
28.
Zeus's shield. Carried by Athena. Medusa's head is on it.
a)
Aegis
b)
Atlas
c)
Artemis
d)
Escalus
29.
God of War. Had an affair with Aphrodite. Bird is the vulture & animal is the dog.
a)
Ares
b)
Athena
c)
Artemis
d)
Hephaestus
30.
Mother of the gods
a)
Gaea
b)
Rhea
c)
Hera
d)
Hestia
31.
Food of the gods
a)
ambrosia
b)
nectar
c)
cumulus
d)
cirrus
32.
Father of the gods
a)
Cronus
b)
Titan
c)
Jupiter
d)
Prometheus
33.
The generation that preceded the gods
a)
Demigods
b)
Titans
c)
Giants
d)
Chaos
34.
Virgin Goddess of the Hearth & Home.
a)
Hera
b)
Hestia
c)
Demeter
d)
Diana
35.
Titan who gives mankind fire. Punished by having his liver eaten by an eagle.
a)
Prometheus
b)
Epimetheus
c)
Atlas
d)
Cronus
36.
Drink of the gods
a)
ambrosia
b)
nectar
c)
wine
d)
elixer
37.
Titan who carries the world on his shoulders.
a)
Prometheus
b)
Epimetheus
c)
Atlas
d)
Cronus
38.
What is epic poetry?
a)
a long, narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events that are significant to the culture
b)
a story about a hero in which the hero has to go through many tasks
39.
The story of the Iliad is about
a)
the Trojan War
b)
Odysseus journey home
c)
Perseus
d)
Mount Olympus
40.
Who came up with the idea of the Trojan horse?
a)
Helen
b)
Odysseus
c)
Achilles
d)
Paris
41.
Credited with “writing” The Odyssey •Lived around 900-700 BC? •A blind minstrel who wandered from place to place reciting poems
a)
Homer
b)
Aristotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Harper Lee
42.
Model war story; About the last year of the Trojan war; Achilles’ role and his eventual end
a)
The Odyssey
b)
The Illiad
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