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Mythology Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does mythos mean?

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2.

What does logos mean?

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3.

Define mythology in your own words.

4 lines
4.

What does mythology deal with most?

a)

the human condition

b)

gods and goddesses

c)

changes in nature

d)

creatures and heroes

5.

Check ALL that apply. The human condition includes:

a)

Good & Evil

b)

Suffering

c)

Demonic Possession

d)

Human origins

6.

What do myths express or show?

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7.

Which group of gods/goddesses represent the most commonly known to us?

a)

Primordial

b)

Titan

c)

Olympians

8.

goddess of war

a)

Athena

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Artemis

d)

Hera

9.

His Roman name is Neptune

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Hades

d)

Apollo

10.

Twin of Artemis

a)

Apollo

b)

Ares

c)

Dionysus

d)

Hephaestus

11.

Roman name is Mercury, and he is the messenger of the gods.

a)

Hades

b)

Hermes

c)

Hephaestus

d)

Dionysus

12.

The Greeks believed that the universe created the gods. To them, heaven and earth were parents of the _________ and grandparents of ___________.

a)

Elder Gods; the Titans

b)

the Titans; the twelve great Olympians

c)

the gods; the lesser gods of the Ocean

d)

the gods of Mount Olympus; the Titans

13.

He was King of the Dead not Death himself.

a)

Phoebus Apollo

b)

Hades

c)

Mercury

d)

Hephaestus

14.

She was the daughter of Zeus alone, goddess of war and wisdom.

a)

Hera

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Artemis

d)

Athena

15.

She was the goddess of love and beauty

a)

Hera

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Athena

d)

Artemis

16.

She was protector of marriage and married women, wife and sister of Zeus.

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Artemis

c)

Hera

d)

Athena

17.

Loved by Apollo, she was transformed into a tree, a laurel, by her father, Peneus the river-god.

a)

Artemis

b)

Daphne

c)

Psyche

d)

Galatea

18.

Why did the Ancient Greeks create myths?

a)

They enjoyed telling stories.

b)

To explain natural events.

c)

To explain historical events.

d)

All of the above.

19.

What do we call a person's greatest weakness?

a)

Their Achilles' Heal

b)

Their saving grace

c)

Their Zeus' toe

d)

Their Apollo's nose

20.

From which mountain does Zeus rule from?

a)

Mount Olympus

b)

Mount Kilimanjaro

c)

Mt.Everest

d)

The highest cloud in the sky