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The Ultimate Greek Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two gods are TECHNICALLY not Olympians?

a)

Hestia

b)

Hades

c)

Hera

d)

Poseidon

e)

Dionysus

2.

Athena became the patron of Athens by giving them...

a)

an olive tree

b)

really fast sail boats

c)

her shield

d)

a fountain

3.

King of the gods. As the god of thunder, he also controlled the weather.

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Apollo

d)

Ares

4.

The god of the sea. Second in power amongst the gods, and brother to Zeus.

a)

Hades

b)

Ares

c)

Apollo

d)

Poseidon

5.

The god of death and the Underworld. His wife is Persephone, whom he abducted.

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Hades

d)

Apollo

6.

The god of the sun, music and poetry. His daily task is driving the sun across the sky.

a)

Hermes

b)

Hades

c)

Apollo

d)

Ares

7.

The god of war. He was bested by Heracles in battle and was almost killed by two giants!

a)

Hades

b)

Poseidon

c)

Zeus

d)

Ares

8.

The messenger god. Fastest of the gods, he often traveled long distances to deliver messages.

a)

Hermes

b)

Poseidon

c)

Hades

d)

Poseidon

9.

The goddess of love and beauty. She was married to Hephaestus, but wanted to marry Ares.

a)

Athena

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hera

d)

Demeter

10.

The goddess of harvest. She made the crops grow each year, and her daughter is Persephone.

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Demeter

d)

Aphrodite

11.

Queen of the gods. Protector of marriage. Zeus' wife. She was often jealous and mean.

a)

Athena

b)

Hera

c)

Persephone

d)

Aphrodite

12.

The goddess of wisdom, war and the arts. Zeus' favorite child, allowed to use his thunderbolt!

a)

Persephone

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Athena

d)

Demeter

13.

Goddess of hunting, animals, and the moon. She is the twin sister of Apollo!

a)

Artemis

b)

Demeter

c)

Persephone

d)

Aphrodite

14.

God of fire, metalworking and sculpture. He made all the weapons of the gods in Olympus.

a)

Ares

b)

Apollo

c)

Hephaestus

d)

Zeus

15.

Who is Hector?

a)

The greatest of all Trojan warriors

b)

The greatest of all Mesopotamian warriors

c)

The greatest of all Greek warriors

d)

The greatest of all Persian warriors

16.

Achilles still refuses to fight. Patroclus puts on Achilles armor, fights the Trojans and dies. Who kills Patroclus?

a)

Achilles

b)

Hector

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Odysseus

17.
Who was Helen's husband?
a)
Paris
b)
Hector
c)
Agamemnon
d)
Menelaus
18.

Who is believed to be the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

a)

Homer

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Socrates

19.

What is the main setting of the Iliad?

a)

Paris

b)

Troy

c)

Rome

d)

Sparta

20.

Who is called "the most beautiful woman in the world?" When she runs off with Paris, she starts the Trojan War.

a)

Helen

b)

Frances

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Troy

21.

Psyche and Eros is a story about...

a)

Figuring out love with both your mind and your heart

b)

A man who learns to love an ugly woman

c)

Learning to keep in the middle (not too high and not too low)

d)

Humans tricking the gods

22.

Where can you find your Achilles tendon?

a)

On the back of your heel

b)

On the back of your hand

c)

On the back of your knee

d)

On the outside of your elbow

23.

Why does King Priam want his son's body returned to him?

a)

He doesn't want to let Achilles have his son's body.

b)

He wants a proper burial for his son.

c)

It's a trick to capture and punish Achilles.

d)

He wants to give his son's armor to another warrior

24.

Which three goddesses did Paris have to pick between in the "beauty contest?"

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Helen

25.

Who made Heracles (Hercules) go insane and kill his wife and children?

a)

Eurystheus

b)

Athena

c)

Hyppolyta

d)

Hera

26.

How many labors did Heracles (Hercules) famously accomplish?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

12

d)

50

27.

When the sailors ate lotus, they would...

a)

fight.

b)

stop caring about anything.

c)

turn into pigs.

d)

mutiny against Odysseus.

28.

The cyclops Odysseus faced was the son of

a)

Athena

b)

Circe

c)

Artemis

d)

Poseidon

29.

By bragging about his name to the Cyclops, Odysseus shows that he has the fatal flaw of...

a)

being afraid

b)

hunger

c)

pride

d)

jealousy

30.
The Charybdis was
a)
a whirlpool
b)
a mermaid
c)
a monster with many heads
d)
a siren
31.

Narcissus is famous for...

a)

falling in love with himself

b)

surviving a trip to the underworld

c)

being chased by Pan

d)

defeating a skeleton army

32.
She had twelve tentacles and six heads that stole men from their ships as they sailed by.
a)
Cyclops
b)
Calypso
c)
Scylla
d)
Penelope
33.

The Trojan Horse was made by...

a)

The Greeks

b)

The Trojans

c)

The Myrmidons

d)

The Gods

34.

Who is Odysseus's wife?

a)

Penelope

b)

Patricia

c)

Peter Parker

d)

Persephone

35.

The woman who turns Odysseus's men into pigs is

a)

Calypso

b)

Circe

c)

Penelope

d)

Athena

36.

The woman who keeps Odysseus captive for 7 years is...

a)

Circe

b)

Calypso

c)

Cardi B

d)

Carmen

37.

How does Odysseus blind the cyclops?

a)

Gets him drunk and stabs him.

b)

Throws poison in his eye.

c)

Camera flash.

d)

Using his sheep.

38.

How does Penelope know Odysseus is truly her husband?

a)

He shaves his beard.

b)

He has a familiar tattoo.

c)

He knows about a secret door.

d)

He knows the bed cannot be moved.

39.

Which child did Rhea keep Cronos from swallowing?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Prometheus

c)

Penelope

d)

Zeus

40.

Who invented the labyrinth and made wings to escape an island?

a)

Dionysus

b)

Daedalus

c)

Athena

d)

Acropolis

41.

Which two boys didn't listen to their dads, flew too high and too low, and died?

a)

Icarus

b)

Phaeton

c)

Paris

d)

Bellerophon

42.

Who turned into a spider?

a)

Arachne

b)

Athena

c)

Atalanta

d)

Aphrodite

43.

Who lost a race because she was distracted by golden apples?

a)

Arachne

b)

Athena

c)

Atalanta

d)

Aphrodite

44.

Who opened a box and released evils into the world?

a)

Daedalus

b)

Midas

c)

Pandora

d)

Phoebus

45.

What is Midas famous for?

a)

Stealing fire from the gods

b)

Turning things to gold

c)

Killing Medusa

d)

Getting the Golden Fleece

46.

Who killed the minotaur?

a)

Theseus

b)

Hercules

c)

Ares

d)

Tartar sauce

e)

Jason

47.

Orpheus was a famous...

a)

Musician

b)

Artist

c)

King

d)

Soldier

48.

Hades agreed to let Eurydice leave the underworld as long as...

a)

Orpheus keeps playing the lyre

b)

Orpheus brings Persephone 6 pomegranate seeds

c)

Orpheus doesn't look behind him as he leaves

d)

Orpheus stays in her place.

49.

The gods rewarded Alcyone and Ceyx for their love by...

a)

Bringing Ceyx back to life

b)

Turning them into birds

c)

Naming an ocean after them

d)

Turning them into constellations.

50.

Pygmalion carved a woman out of marble because...

a)

He was mad about being rejected by women

b)

He thought he could carve better than anyone, even the gods

c)

His wife died and he wanted to remember her

d)

He lost a bet