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Greco-Roman Nature Myths

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whose myth explains the seasons?

a)

Persephone's

b)

Narcissus'

c)

Medusa's

d)

Zeus's

2.

What is Demeter the goddess of?

a)

the underworld

b)

the harvest

c)

the night sky

d)

love

3.

Who was Persephone kidnapped by?

a)

Hades

b)

Zeus

c)

Demeter

d)

Poseidon

4.

What does Persephone eat in the underworld?

a)

wheat

b)

pomegranate seeds

c)

nothing

d)

a sandwich

5.

What happens to the world when Persephone is in the underworld?

a)

the world has fall and winter

b)

there are huge storms

c)

ships can't sail

d)

no other gods visit her

6.

What is Hermes the god of?

a)

messages

b)

the ocean

c)

Mount Olympus

d)

the underworld

7.

How does Hera punish Echo?

a)

she can only repeat the last thing someone said

b)

she loses her sight

c)

she falls into a pond and drowns

d)

she is banished to the underworld

8.

To whom is Hera married?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hermes

c)

Apollo

d)

Hades

9.

What is a Nymph?

a)

a kind of nature goddess

b)

an angel

c)

one of the Olympians

d)

a kind of hunter

10.

With whom does Narcissus fall in love?

a)

Narcissus

b)

Hera

c)

Echo

d)

a nymph

11.

How does Narcissus perish?

a)

he drowns

b)

he is killed by Echo

c)

he starves in the woods

d)

he dies in battle

12.

What does "narcissist" mean in English?

a)

someone who loves only themselves

b)

someone with bad self-esteem

c)

someone who studies Latin

d)

someone who likes winter

13.

Who is Phaethon's dad?

a)

Helios

b)

Zeus

c)

Hera

d)

Narcissus

14.

Helios is the god of...

a)

the sun

b)

chariots

c)

horses

d)

seasons

15.

What does Phaethon want to do?

a)

drive the chariot of the sun

b)

destroy the world

c)

get to know his dad

d)

get revenge

16.

How does Phaethon's chariot ride explain deserts?

a)

he flew too close and scorched them

b)

Zeus threw lightening out to stop him

c)

the chariot crashed and exploded

d)

it doesn't