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WorksheetsNLE Practice (Mythology, Intro/1)
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Ceres, mother of Proserpina, was the goddess of
a)
Love
b)
Widsom
c)
Hunting
d)
Agriculture
2.
Quis est frater Dianae?
a)
Apollo
b)
Pluto
c)
Mercurius
d)
Neptunus
3.
Who released all evils into the world by opening a box<br />she was told never to open?
a)
Ceres
b)
Pandora
c)
Arachne
d)
Diana
4.
Sum deus belli et pater Romuli Remique. Quis sum?
a)
Iuppiter
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Vulcanus
5.
Quis est pater Minervae?
a)
Iuppiter
b)
Neptunus
c)
Saturnus
d)
Pluto
6.
What Roman god of music was often seen with a lyre?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Apollo
d)
Vulcan
7.
For the ancient Romans, Pluto’s kidnapping of Proserpina to the Underworld was used to explain
a)
the seasons
b)
volcanic eruptions
c)
earthquakes
d)
the rainbow
8.
What goddess, mother of Cupid, had doves, sparrows, and the myrtle tree as her symbols?
a)
Ceres
b)
Venus
c)
Juno
d)
Minerva
9.
The peacock is the symbol of which goddess?
a)
Minerva
b)
Juno
c)
Diana
d)
Vesta
10.
Which god was thought to ride in a chariot carried by seahorses?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Vulcan
d)
Neptune
11.
What god is associated with the stories of Orpheus, Proserpina, and Cerberus?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Neptune
12.
What is the Roman name for the Greek god Hermes?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Vulcan
d)
Pluto
13.
Into what creature did Minerva transform Arachne?
a)
Deer
b)
Cow
c)
Bird
d)
Spider
14.
What Roman goddess was the twin of Apollo?
a)
Diana
b)
Vesta
c)
Juno
d)
Minerva
15.
What deity is associated with the owl?
a)
Juno
b)
Venus
c)
Minerva
d)
Vesta
16.
“To the fairest,” “Beware of Greeks even bearing gifts,” and “The face that launched a thousand ships” are phrases commonly associated with
a)
The Trojan War
b)
The Founding of Rome
c)
The Punic Wars
d)
The Fall of the Monarchy
17.
Who attempted to drive his father’s sun chariot across the sky but was unable to control the horses?
a)
Hercules
b)
MIdas
c)
Orpheus
d)
Phaethon
18.
Which god worked at a forge under Mt. Etna and had an unfaithful wife?
a)
Pluto
b)
Neptune
c)
Jupiter
d)
Vulcan
19.
Which Roman god rules the Underworld?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Apollo
20.
Which deity's symbol is a lightning bolt?
a)
Venus
b)
Cupid
c)
Juipter
d)
Minerva
21.
Which Roman god is often represented by a statue of a long-haired youth with a lyre or a bow and a quiver of arrows?
a)
Apollo
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Vulcan
22.
Who was the Roman goddess of wisdom, war, and weaving?
a)
Juno
b)
Diana
c)
Minerva
d)
Venus
23.
Which Roman god was a blacksmith who forged weapons for gods and heroes?
a)
Vulcan
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Apollo
24.
Quis erat deus mūsicae et sōlis et medicīnae?
a)
Mars
b)
Apollo
c)
Vulcanus
d)
Pluto
25.
Which deity might bring help to a beauty pageant contestant?
a)
Pluto
b)
Vesta
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
26.
Although his symbol was the eagle, this powerful god appeared to mortal women in other forms, such as a bull, a swan, and even a shower of gold. Who was he?
a)
Ares
b)
Zeus
c)
Hermes
d)
Apollo
27.
The son of Jupiter and Juno who became the god of war was
a)
Mercury
b)
Vulcan
c)
Apollo
d)
Mars
28.
The goddess associated with the hearth and an eternal fire in Rome was
a)
Vesta
b)
Venus
c)
Juno
d)
Minerva
29.
According to Greek mythology, what curious woman opened a box and released evils onto mankind?
a)
Helen
b)
Pandora
c)
Medea
d)
Persephone
30.
What Roman god with winged sandals and a caduceus delivered messages for Jupiter?
a)
Vulcan
b)
Mars
c)
Neptune
d)
Mercury
31.
Who was the Roman goddess of wisdom who sprang fully-armored from Jupiter’s forehead?
a)
Diana
b)
Venus
c)
Vesta
d)
Minerva
32.
Who, disguised as an old woman, visited Arachne and challenged her to a weaving contest?
a)
Juno
b)
Proserpina
c)
Minerva
d)
Diana
33.
Who fell in love with his own image while staring into a pool of water?
a)
Echo
b)
Psyche
c)
Narcissus
d)
Orpheus
34.
Which Roman god was lame and forged Jupiter’s thunderbolts?
a)
Neptune
b)
Apollo
c)
Mars
d)
Vulcan
35.
Which god is associated with winged sandals?
a)
Apollo
b)
Vulcan
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
36.
The Greeks said that Demeter was the goddess of grain; the Romans called her
a)
Juno
b)
Ceres
c)
Diana
d)
Venus
37.
When the mythical musician Orpheus lost his young bride Eurydice to a snake bite, where did he go to retrieve her?
a)
The Underworld
b)
Crete
c)
Mt. Olympus
d)
Circe's Palace
38.
Neptune has a trident; Jupiter has a
a)
cornucopia
b)
bow and arrow
c)
lyre
d)
lightning bolt
39.
Who was the Roman god of the Underworld and Proserpina's kidnapper?
a)
Pluto
b)
Mars
c)
Neptune
d)
Vulcan
40.
A Roman sailor wishing to avoid a shipwreck or an earthquake would pray to
a)
Juno
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Minerva
41.
What son of Jupiter killed the Nemean Lion and the Lernian Hydra?
a)
Ulysses
b)
Hercules
c)
Apollo
d)
Perseus
42.
The Trojan War was fought between forces from Troy and
a)
Egypt
b)
Rome
c)
Greece
d)
Gaul
43.
To the Romans, he was Jupiter, but to the Greeks he was
a)
Pluto
b)
Hermes
c)
Zeus
d)
Poseidon
44.
Identify the Roman god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses.
a)
Neptune
b)
Mars
c)
Vulcan
d)
Pluto
45.
Who was the wife of Vulcan and goddess of love?
a)
Minerva
b)
Ceres
c)
Juno
d)
Venus
46.
Who was the Roman goddess of grain and mother of Proserpina
a)
Minerva
b)
Ceres
c)
Juno
d)
Aurora
47.
The gods most associated with the daily life of a Roman household were
a)
Castor and Pollux
b)
Diana and Apollo
c)
Lares and Penates
d)
Proserpina and Hades
48.
Who was punished by Zeus for giving mankind fire, which he stole from the gods?
a)
Apollo
b)
Atlas
c)
Hephaestus
d)
Prometheus
49.
Whow as the Roman god who ruled the heavens and wielded a lightning bolt?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Vulcan
d)
Pluto
50.
What is the name of the mythical winged horse who carried Bellerophon?
a)
Sphinx
b)
Medusa
c)
Cerberus
d)
Pegasus
51.
What girl fled from Apollo and was turned into a laurel tree?
a)
Europa
b)
Proserpina
c)
Psyche
d)
Daphne
52.
Who is the Greek goddess of love and beauty whose name means "born from the foam of the sea"?
a)
Hera
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Demeter
d)
Artemis
53.
What one-eyed monster did Ulysses encounter on his journey home to Ithaca?
a)
Cyclops
b)
Cerberus
c)
Medusa
d)
Minotaur
54.
Which goddess was the wife of Jupiter, the king of the gods?
a)
Ceres
b)
Venus
c)
Vesta
d)
Juno
55.
How many heads does the canine guard of the Underworld have?
a)
quinque
b)
octo
c)
tres
d)
quattor
56.
What divinity do grapes and wine suggest?
a)
Juno
b)
Minerva
c)
Bacchus
d)
Vesta
57.
What animal's skin did Hercules wear over his shoulder?
a)
Erymanthian Boar
b)
Nemean Lion
c)
Lernean Hydra
d)
Cerberus
58.
Who was the queen of the Underworld and wife of Pluto?
a)
Proserpina
b)
Ceres
c)
Minerva
d)
Juno
59.
Quis est dea Romanae silvae?
a)
Diana
b)
Minerva
c)
Juno
d)
Venus
60.
Which goddess, known for her wisdom, was born from the head of Zeus?
a)
Hera
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Athena
d)
Artemis
61.
Who was the goddess of the hunt who became identified with the changing aspects of the moon?
a)
Diana
b)
Minerva
c)
Juno
d)
Venus
62.
Which Greek hero who fought at Troy returned home to find his palace taken over by greedy suitors?
a)
Aeneas
b)
Theseus
c)
Perseus
d)
Ulysses
63.
Quis erat pater Romuli et Remi?
a)
Pluto
b)
Mars
c)
Neptune
d)
Mercury
64.
The Greek god of the sun, music, and prophecy is
a)
Hermes
b)
Zeus
c)
Poseidon
d)
Apollo
65.
The Roman goddess of wisdom, often depicted wtih an owl, is
a)
Minerva
b)
Juno
c)
Venus
d)
Diana
66.
The trident and horses were associated with
a)
Neptune
b)
Orpheus
c)
Cyclops
d)
Aeneas
67.
Quis est Romanus deus belli?
a)
Mars
b)
Pluto
c)
Mercurius
d)
Iupitter
68.
Olympus is famous as
a)
A mountain home of the gods
b)
a river on which Rome is located
c)
capital of Greece
d)
entry into the Underworld
69.
Athena was known to the Romans as
a)
Juno
b)
Minerva
c)
Proserpina
d)
Venus
70.
Osiris was the Egyptian lord of the Underworld; his Roman counterpart was
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Apollo
71.
Even the gods feared the arrows of Cupid, the son of
a)
Juno
b)
Minerva
c)
Diana
d)
Venus
72.
The Greek name for Juno, the queen of the gods, was
a)
Artemis
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hestia
d)
Hera
73.
Rex deorum et deus tempestatis erat
a)
Neptunus
b)
Apollo
c)
Mars
d)
Iuppiter
74.
Aeneas, the ancestor of the Roman race, came to Italy from
a)
Troy
b)
Brundisium
c)
Alexandria
d)
Athens
75.
What was the Roman name for Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, revelry, and theatrical performace?
a)
Pluto
b)
Mercury
c)
Bacchus
d)
Apollo
76.
Quis erat dea lunae et silvarum?
a)
Juno
b)
Diana
c)
Vesta
d)
Minerva
77.
What god was the patron of poetry and prophecy?
a)
Athena
b)
Apollo
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Zeus
78.
Which of these was a messenger of the gods?
a)
Mercury
b)
Apollo
c)
Pluto
d)
Vesta
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