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WorksheetsIntro to Mythology
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the root word mythos mean?
a)
legends
b)
stories
c)
religion
d)
the study of
2.
What does the root word -ology mean?
a)
studies
b)
someone who studies
c)
the world
d)
the study of
3.
What does the study of mythology do?
a)
reveals a way of life
b)
reveals the thoughts of a culture
c)
attempts to explain life, the universe, and everything
d)
all of the above
4.
Which of the following statements about mythology is TRUE?
a)
The myths were first told after Homer wrote them down in about 800 BC.
b)
The myths were told by word of mouth long before they were written down.
c)
When the Romans conquered Greece, they completely did away with Greek mythology.
d)
There is only one real version of each Greek myth.
5.
Which of the following writers wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
a)
Hesiod
b)
Ovid
c)
Virgil
d)
Homer
6.
Why did Greeks create their Mythology?
a)
To give homage to their ancestors
b)
To worship what the Romans showed them
c)
To explain what they do not understand
7.
Myths follow patterns.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Who was the God of War?
a)
Eros
b)
Ares
c)
Helios
d)
Hades
e)
Hector
9.
Who was the Goddess of Love?
a)
Athena
b)
Rhea
c)
Demeter
d)
Artemis
e)
Aphrodite
10.
Zeus had many love-affairs, but whom
was he married to?
a)
Hekate
b)
Persephone
c)
Hera
d)
Helen
e)
Hebe
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