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Greek Mythology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage
a)
Athena
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Persephone
2.
God of travelers, thieves, messages, a many other things; has winged shoes
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Apollo
d)
Hades
3.
God of Prophecy, Music, and Healing; plays the lyre
a)
Poseidon
b)
Zeus
c)
Hermes
d)
Apollo
4.
goddess of the hunt; twin of Apollo
a)
Artemis
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Athena
5.
Sprouted fully armed from Zeus's head; goddess of wisdom, battle strategy
a)
Hera
b)
Persephone
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
6.

The ancient Greeks told myths to:

a)

Pass the time

b)

Scare foreign countries from invading

c)

Explain why things happened on Earth

7.

Many of the ancient Greek myths focused on:

a)

Greek gods, humans, and their interaction with each other

b)

Just humans

c)

Just Greek gods

8.

Myths also taught:

a)

Lessons, like the danger of pride

b)

Roman history

c)

Math

9.

In the myths, the Greek gods had human-like emotions (ex: jealousy, impatience, anger).

a)

True

b)

False

10.
Zeus' wife; goddess of marriage (ironically)
a)
Scylla
b)
Hera
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
11.
A group of one-eyed monsters/giants
a)
Cyclops
b)
Cyclopes
c)
Hermes
d)
Hades
12.
Goddess of love.
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Charibdis
13.
Wife of Zeus.
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Charibdis
14.

A mythological creature with the head and torso of a man and the bottom half of a goat:

a)

Centaur

b)

Satyr

c)

Nymph

d)

Heroine

15.
The judgment of the right or wrong of action and character:
a)
Mortal
b)
Immortal
c)
Morals
d)
Hubris
16.
A made up story, usually with gods and heroes, whose purpose is to explain a natural phenomenon or cultural practice:
a)
Morals
b)
Centaur
c)
Phenomena
d)
Myth
17.

King of the gods. As the god of thunder, he also controlled the weather.

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Apollo

d)

Ares

18.

The god of the sea. Second in power amongst the gods, and brother to Zeus.

a)

Hades

b)

Ares

c)

Apollo

d)

Poseidon

19.

The god of death and the Underworld. His wife is Persephone, whom he abducted.

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Hades

d)

Apollo

20.

The god of the sun, music and poetry. His daily task is driving the sun across the sky.

a)

Hermes

b)

Hades

c)

Apollo

d)

Ares