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Ancient greek stuff like heroes and gods

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many labours did Heracles perform?

a)

12

b)

10

c)

3

d)

6

2.

When Jason and his argonauts rowed though the Symplegades or The clashing rocks, what part of his ship was destroyed?

a)

The head

b)

The tail

c)

The stern

d)

The whole ship was destroyed

3.

Tick the boxes that have REAL Greek heroes.

a)

Heracles

b)

Percy Jackson

c)

Perseus

d)

Jason

e)

King Midas

4.

Which two lovers are the original Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Acis and Galatea

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Perseus and Andromea

d)

Pyramus and Thisbe

5.

What did Orpheus do to become a hero?

(a)  

6.

Do you like this quiz so far?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I don't know

d)

I'm not going to say

7.

What god was the Anthens named after?

(a)  

8.
God of travelers, thieves, messages, a many other things; has winged shoes
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Apollo
d)
Hades
9.

God of Prophecy, Music, and Medicine; plays the lyre

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Hermes

d)

Apollo

10.

Goddess of the wilderness, hunt, chase, childbirth; twin of Apollo

a)

Artemis

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hera

d)

Athena

11.
Sprouted fully armed from Zeus's head; goddess of wisdom, battle strategy
a)
Hera
b)
Persephone
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
12.

The ancient Greeks told myths to:

a)

Pass the time

b)

Scare foreign countries from invading

c)

Explain why things happened on Earth

13.

Myths also taught:

a)

Lessons, like the danger of pride

b)

Roman history

c)

Math

14.

In the myths, the Greek gods had human-like emotions (ex: jealousy, impatience, anger).

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Goddess of love.

a)

Athena

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hera

d)

Charibdis

16.

A mythological creature with the head and torso of a man and the bottom half of a goat:

a)

Centaur

b)

Satyr

c)

Nymph

d)

Heroine

17.

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

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Apollo

d)

Ares

18.

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

a)

Hades

b)

Ares

c)

Apollo

d)

Poseidon

19.

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

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Hades

d)

Apollo

20.

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

21.

Goddess of the harvest, growth, fertility and the seasons.

a)

Persephone

b)

Demeter

c)

Dementer

d)

Apollo

22.

The sun titan

a)

Helios

b)

Eos

c)

Apollo

d)

Zeus

23.

God of fire, blacksmiths, artisans, sculptors and metalworkers.

a)

Vulcan

b)

Athena

c)

Hephaetus

d)

Hera

24.

Goddess of the dawn

a)

Eos

b)

Helios

c)

Eros

d)

Eors

25.

Zeus's wife, goddess of marriage

a)

Hera

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Ares

26.

God of war

a)

Someone

b)

Anthena

c)

Athena

d)

Ares

27.

Which god or goddess was born from the sea?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Hestia

c)

Hermes

d)

Aphrodite

28.

Who was Aphrodite forced to marry?

a)

Ares

b)

Hephaetus

c)

King Midas

d)

Posiedon