WorksheetsCh. 8 Section 3
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What i s the modern expression that refers to a person's weak spot and is base on a figure from Greek Mythology?
Elmer's elbow
Achillies heel
the Midas touch
Greek writers used short stories to teach lessons about life and give advice on how to live called...
fables
tables
tales
Ancient Greeks explained weather, seasons , and natural disasters by using ....?
biology
literature
Mythology
Who wrote two great epic poems called the Illiad and the Odysseus?
Draco
Homer
Pericles
Most poets were men, but the most famous lyric poet was a woman named?
Sappho
Hera
Dionysis
He is known as the king of the Greek gods?
Hades
Hercules
Zues
Greek mythology and literature has influenced many English ______________ and expressions.
lessons
letters
words
_______________are main characters in Greek fables.
people
animals
insects
A poem that is set to music is called a_________.
lyric poem
haiku
sonnet
The Greeks enjoyed telling stories of heroes who had special abiities and often face terrible monsters.
True
False
The ancient olympics took place in the city-state of...
Thebes
Olympia
Athens
The Greeks were monotheistic, they believed in one God.
True
False
Greeks built great ____________to honor their gods.
monuments
staircases
temples
The most famous of all Greek heroes killed a huge snake with nine heads called the Hydra.
Hercules
Hades
Hephaestus
