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Greek Mythology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

. What two major works are attributed to Homer?

a)

The Odyssey and The Aeneid

b)

The Odyssey and The Iliad

c)

The Iliad and The Aeneid

d)

The Odyssey and Hercules

2.

" a long series of wanderings or adventures" is called..

a)

Epic

b)

Epic Hero

c)

Mythology

d)

Odyssey

3.

Who is the God of the sea?

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Athena

d)

Poseidon

4.

Who is the king of all other gods?

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Apollo

d)

Helios

5.

Who is the God of sun & light?

a)

Athena

b)

Apollo

c)

Artemis

d)

Poseidon

6.

"He is clever, Poseidon hates him, and Athena favors him" describes...

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Odysseus

d)

Telemachus

7.

Wife of Odysseus

a)

Athena

b)

Hera

c)

Penelope

d)

Circe

8.

A giant whirlpool monster that swallows Odysseus' ship

a)

Charybdis

b)

Circe

c)

Polyphemus

d)

Scylla

9.

Cyclops whose island Odysseus lands on. Eats several of the crew members. Odysseus outsmarts him & escapes.

a)

Charybdis

b)

Circe

c)

Polyphemus

d)

Scylla

10.

Women who live on an island & lure men into their doom (boat crashes into rocks) by singing.

a)

Charybdis

b)

Circe

c)

Scylla

d)

Sirens

11.

6-headed monster that snatches 6 men & eats them whenever a ship sails by. Lives opposite side of Charybdis.

a)

Sirens

b)

Scylla

c)

Polyphemus

d)

Circe

12.

Odysseus' third stop

a)

Troy

b)

Land of Cicones

c)

Island of the Lotus Eaters

d)

Island of Polyphemus

13.

The belief in many gods and goddesses.

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Monistic

d)

Atheistic

14.

Which of the following is NOT an objective of Greek Mythology?

a)

Explain natural phenomena

b)

Provide a path for salvation

c)

Explain human qualities

d)

Explain life events

15.

Artemis and Apollo are sibilings

a)

True

b)

False