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FF19 part I

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to Roman mythology, the god of the sea also created the horse. What was his name?

a)

Neptune

b)

Apollo

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

2.

What was the Greek name for the Roman god known as Jupiter?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Dionysus

d)

Hermes

3.

What happened to those who looked into the eyes of Medusa?

a)

They grew wings and flew away.

b)

They had bad dreams at night.

c)

They melted into a pile of sludge.

d)

They turned into stone

4.

Which deities were twins and were represented by the Sun and the Moon?

a)

Ceres and Bacchus

b)

Vulcan and Venus

c)

Apollo and Diana

d)

Pluto and Ceres

5.

Who was the Roman god of war?

a)

Mars

b)

Pluto

c)

Mercury

d)

Janus

6.

Where did the gods supposedly live?

a)

Mt. Vesuvius

b)

Mt. Ararat

c)

Mt. Olympus

d)

Iowa

7.

Which phrase best describes Juno?

a)

goddess of food

b)

goddess of the sky

c)

queen of the gods

d)

messenger of the gods

8.

Saturn, Jupiter's father, was of a race of gods called the...

a)

Muses

b)

Hecatoncheires

c)

Rexorians

d)

Titans

9.

Minerva, Roman goddess of war, wisdom, and weaving, is traditionally associated with which Greek goddess?

a)

Hera

b)

Artemis

c)

Demeter

d)

Athena

10.

In which structure was the Minotaur trapped?

a)

Pandora's Box

b)

Labyrinth

c)

Devil's Snare

d)

Procrustean Bed

11.

Which creature is pictured here?

a)

Pegasus

b)

Chimaera

c)

Cerberus

d)

Sphinx

12.

Cerberus guarded the entrance to what location?

a)

Underworld

b)

Rome

c)

Vulcan's Workshop

d)

Labyrinth

13.

Who kidnapped Cerberus as the last of his 12 Labors?

a)

Perseus

b)

Heracles

c)

Theseus

d)

Jason

14.

If the Romans wished for a good harvest, to which goddess would they most likely pray?

a)

Juno

b)

Vesta

c)

Diana

d)

Ceres

15.

Which of the following pairs in NOT a correctly-matched Roman/Greek deity?

a)

Pluto/Hades

b)

Mercury/Hermes

c)

Vesta/Venus

d)

Mars/Ares

16.

In return for helping a friend, Dionysus granted King Midas' wish by giving him...

a)

a powerful sword

b)

the golden touch

c)

a beautiful wife

d)

a huge palace

17.

Odysseus, after the Trojan War and years at sea, finally returned home to his wife and son. Who were they?

a)

Galatea and Pygmalion

b)

Pyrrha and Deucalion

c)

Penelope and Telemachus

d)

Helen and Menelaus

18.

Which god was said to have kept his workshop, where he made the weapons of gods and heroes, inside Mt. Etna in Sicily?

a)

Vulcan

b)

Bacchus

c)

Prometheus

d)

Mercury

19.

What kind of creature is pictured here?

a)

Satyr

b)

Gorgon

c)

Centaur

d)

Hippocampus

20.

Who trained heroes like Achilles and Diomedes, and was placed in the stars by Zeus as the constellation Sagittarius?

a)

Chiron

b)

Acastus

c)

Peleus

d)

Beorn

21.

What happened to Phaeton after he unsuccessfully drove Apollo's sun-chariot?

a)

He drowned in the sea.

b)

Apollo locked him inside a cave.

c)

Jupiter struck him down with a lightning bolt.

d)

Pluto buried him alive.

22.

Jupiter and Mercury, disguised as humans, once searched for a place to stay late at night. All refused them entry, until an elderly couple received them. Who were they?

a)

Io and Creon

b)

Midas and Phrygia

c)

Iole and Dryope

d)

Baucis and Philemon

23.

Cupid shot Apollo and Daphne with different arrows; the arrow which struck Apollo was tipped with gold. With what element was Daphne's arrow tipped?

a)

Silver

b)

Copper

c)

Iron

d)

Lead

24.

After Actaeon glimpsed Diana while she was bathing, into which animal did she transform him?

a)

Dog

b)

Fly

c)

Bear

d)

Stag

25.

Punished by Apollo after a musical contest, Midas was cursed with having which animal body part(s)?

a)

donkey ears

b)

goat eyes

c)

snake tongue

d)

lion mane