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Greek Myths

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where the Greek gods live.
a)
Mount Olympus
b)
Mount Everest
2.

I am a very strong man who has to seek help from Apollo to learn how to control my own temper. Who am I?

a)

Hercules

b)

Theseus

c)
d)
3.

Who was the first being to emerge from chaos?

a)

Tartarus

b)

Gaia

c)

Pontus

d)

Amalthea

4.
How many Titans were there?
a)
14
b)
16
c)
12
d)
10
5.
Which son of Uranus overthrew his father to become kings of the gods?
a)
Coeus
b)
Iapetus
c)
Hyperion
d)
Cronus
6.

With what item did Zeus set his siblings free?

a)

Curved sword

b)

A club

c)

A dagger

d)

A magical herb

7.
After he had overthrown his father, how did Cronus prevent Rhea from having a child more powerful than he?
a)
He killed them
b)
He threw a thunderbolt at them
c)
He threw them into Tartarus
d)
He swallowed the babies as they were born
8.
Who advised Rhea as to how to trick Cronus into swallowing a rock instead of his sixth child?
a)
Hera
b)
Amalthea
c)
Gaia
d)
Thetis
9.
What bird did Zeus favor?
a)
Eagle
b)
Vulture
c)
Owl
d)
Peacock
10.
Neptune, god of earthquakes, the sea, and horses
a)
Poseidon
b)
Hades
c)
Zeus
d)
Hermes
11.
Minerva, goddess of wisdom and war strategy, born from Zeus' head
a)
Athena
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Ares
12.
Juno, wife of Zeus, whose symbols are the peacock and the pomegranate
a)
Hera
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Athena
d)
Hestia
13.
Jupiter, king of the gods who defeated the Titans, including his father Cronus
a)
Zeus
b)
Hades
c)
Hermes
d)
Poseidon
14.
Mercury, messenger god whose symbol is used in the medical world
a)
Hermes
b)
Hephaestus
c)
Ares
d)
Nike
15.
Pluto, god of the Underworld who is mistakenly portrayed as a villain in modern culture
a)
Hades
b)
Poseidon
c)
Zeus
d)
Ares
16.
Mars, god of warfare
a)
Ares
b)
Hermes
c)
Hephaestus
d)
Hades
17.
god of music and light, twin of Artemis
a)
Apollo
b)
Hephaestus
c)
Dionysus
d)
Helios
18.
goddess of the hunt, the moon, and childbirth; accidentally killed Orion
a)
Artemis
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Persephone
19.
Venus, goddess of love born from sea foam
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Apollo
c)
Artemis
d)
Hestia
20.
son of Zeus, made mad by Hera and killed his family, completed 12 Labors
a)
Hercules
b)
Achilles
c)
Perseus
d)
Jason
21.
their defeat brought the Olympian gods to power
a)
Titans
b)
Fates
c)
Furies
d)
Vulcans
22.

Who did Gaea have monstrous children with?

a)

Uranus

b)

Cronus

c)

Zeus

d)

Tartarus

23.

What kind of monsters did Uranus and Gaea create and consider their children? (select all that apply)

a)

Cyclopes

b)

Hecatonchires - Hundred-Handed Giants

c)

Giant Sharks

d)

Man-Eating Birds

24.

What did Uranus do to the Cyclopes and Hundred-Handed Giants?

a)

He treated them with love and kindness

b)

He gave them control of the heavens

c)

He imprisoned them in the underworld

d)

He fought them to the death

25.

How did Gaea feel about her children being imprisoned in the underworld by Uranus?

a)

She was angry and wanted revenge

b)

She was happy and celebrated

c)

She was disappointed and upset

d)

She did not care too much

26.

Who was the youngest, but most clever Titan?

a)

Atlas

b)

Cronus

c)

Styx

d)

Prometheus

27.

Gaea represents

a)

Earth

b)

The sea

c)

The skies

d)

Space

28.

Which child does Cronus not eat?

a)

Demeter

b)

Hades

c)

Zeus

d)

Poseidon

e)

Hera

29.

Zeus

a)

eagle

b)

"foam-born"

c)

caduceus

d)

hunting

30.
Which younger siblings of the Titans were called "goggle eyes", because of the one large eye in the middle of their foreheads?
a)
Typhoeus
b)
Hecatoncheires
c)
Cyclops
d)
Echidnas