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Greek Gods, Goddesses, & Heroes

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the goddess of love and beauty?

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Apollo

c)

Athena

d)

Artemis

2.

Was was the god of war?

a)

Athena

b)

Persephone

c)

Ares

d)

Hermes

3.

Who was "the battle maiden" and the goddess of wisdom?

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Persephone

d)

Hephaestus

4.

Who is the god of fire and the forge?

a)

Hades

b)

Zeus

c)

Demeter

d)

Hephaestus

5.

Who is the god of music, poetry, light, and truth? Hint: He never told a lie.

a)

Apollo

b)

Hermes

c)

Hestia

d)

Aphrodite

6.

Was the goddess of spring and Queen of the Underworld?

a)

Artemis

b)

Hestia

c)

Hera

d)

Persephone

7.

Where was the Home of the Gods?

a)

Rome

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Mount Olympus

d)

Minoa

8.

Who is the God of the sky, lightning, and thunder--carrying a thunderbolt as his symbol?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hades

c)

Posideon

d)

Demeter

9.

Who is the god of the underworld and ruler of the dead?

a)

Hestia

b)

Apollo

c)

Artemis

d)

Hades

10.

Who is the ruler of the seas and the oceans?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Zeus

d)

Hermes

11.

Who is Zeus' wife and protector of marriage and married women?

a)

Demeter

b)

Hera

c)

Persephone

d)

Artemis

12.

Who was the messenger god & god of thieves & trade?

a)

Hermes

b)

Eros

c)

Dionysus

d)

Hades

13.

Who was the goddess of victory?

a)

Eris

b)

Persephone

c)

Artemis

d)

Nike

14.

Who was the god of love?

a)

Dionysus

b)

Eros

c)

Apollo

d)

Ares

15.

Who was the goddess of chaos & discord?

a)

Eris

b)

Persephone

c)

Nike

d)

Artemis

16.

Who was the hero known for his strength?

a)

Jason

b)

Achilles

c)

Hercules

d)

Perseus

17.

Who was the hero that was the leader of the Argonauts & retrieved the golden fleece?

a)

Hercules

b)

Theseus

c)

Achilles

d)

Jason

18.

Who was the Greek hero of the Trojan War that died from an arrow to the heel?

a)

Achilles

b)

Odysseus

c)

Hercules

d)

Theseus

19.

Who was the Greek hero that killed Medusa?

a)

Hercules

b)

Achilles

c)

Perseus

d)

Theseus

20.

Who was the Greek hero that is known for killing the Minotaur?

a)

Achilles

b)

Odysseus

c)

Theseus

d)

Perseus

21.

Who was the Greek that thought of the Trojan Horse & was the main character in the Odyssey?

a)

Jason

b)

Perseus

c)

Hercules

d)

Odysseus

22.

Who risks their life to make the world a better place?

a)

gods

b)

goddesses

c)

heroes

d)

oracles

23.

Fill in the blank:

___________ was a poet in ancient Greece who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey.

a)

Homer

b)

Aesop

24.

Myths are traditional stories about gods and heroes. Greek mythology expressed the Greek people’s religious beliefs. The Greeks believed in many gods and goddesses. They believed gods and goddesses affected people’s lives and shaped events. That is why the most impressive buildings in Greek cities were religious temples.


What does the word myth most likely mean?

a)

Real stories

b)

Historical Events

c)

Fantasies

25.

What are the features of a myth?

a)

Animal characters, based on fact

b)

Long, narrative poem, larger-than-life her

c)

Teaches lesson, heroes, animal characters

d)

Heroes, gods/goddesses, elements of nature, teaches lesson

26.
What types of questions are addressed by myths?
a)
What is the meaning of life?
b)
What gods and heroes do
c)
Origins of nature
d)
Long journeys
27.
What did the ancient greeks value, based on their myths?
a)
Boldness and physical attractiveness
b)
Fighting the power and being yourself
c)
Being brave and fighting
d)
Strength, family, humility
28.
True or False:  Some legends are based on fact, while others are purely fictional
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Define a myth
a)
a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
b)
a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
c)
a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
d)
an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.
30.
Creation myths tell how the world and human beings came to exist
a)
False
b)
True
31.
Oral literature is that which is shared through spoken language
a)
True
b)
False
32.
The purpose of a myth is to
a)
scare the audience.
b)
give another perspective on life.
c)
teach humans to love another no matter what.
d)
entertain, inform, and/or explain.
33.
Myths contain these elements of storytelling:
a)
original ideas.
b)
comedic relief, love stories, sirens, and cake.
c)
plot, characters, setting, and theme.
d)
peace, harmony, and fables.
34.
A quality of a myth is
a)
creepy characters that scare humans.
b)
often unrealistic and illogical.
c)
it has to be humorous and educational.
d)
an animal is always the main character.
35.
A quality of a myth is
a)
it can have inanimate objects and characters that change.
b)
about Greek Gods and the underworld.
c)
relevant to superficial features and special super powers.

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