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Origins of Greek words

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Chronological and chronic originate from

a)

Cronus-Father Time

b)

logical-makes sense

c)

Hour

d)

Minute

2.

Martial has its origins from:

a)

Mars the god war according to the Romans

b)

a candy bar

c)

a mathematical computation

d)

a planet

3.

Cereal has is origins in

a)

Ceres the Roman god of the harvest

b)

Cereptition

c)

serial

d)

Demeter the Greek god of the harvest

4.

The term "atlas" originates from

a)

the Titan Atlas who held the world on his shoulder

b)

a car store

c)

a candy bar

d)

the Titan who killed Cerberus

5.

The word geography has its roots "geo" from

a)

Gaea-Mother Earth

b)

Rhea-wife of Cronus

c)

Metis-first wife of Zeus

d)

graphy-

6.

Arachnids has is origins from

a)

the story of Arachne and Athena

b)

the story of Arachne and Ares

c)

the story of Athena and Poseidon

d)

the story of Apollo and Hermes

7.

The word panic has its origins form

a)

Pan who caused fear among mortals

b)

Pan who held parties for mortals

c)

Spam the wonderful canned ham type food

d)

All of the above

8.

This element is named for the god of the sky

a)

Uranium

b)

Helium

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

9.

An odyssey is

a)

a long journey named for Odysseus

b)

a long journey named for Uranium

c)

Odysseus' mother

d)

Odysseus' uncle

10.

a very difficult and laborious set of tasks

a)

Herculean

b)

Hectorian

c)

Achillean

d)

Agemmanonian

11.

Relating to the moon

a)

Luna

b)

moonish

c)

wanish

d)

man in the moon