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Greek Creation Myth

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before science, myths were used to

a)

explain the unexplainable

b)

entertain children

c)

inform other countries of Greece's greatness

d)

scare people

2.

Myths are

a)

fairytales

b)

American legends

c)

a series of questions

d)

stories that try to answer important questions about the human condition

3.

What, according to the Greeks, existed before everything else?

a)

The Titans

b)

Gaia

c)

Uranus

d)

Chaos

4.

Who did Gaia have monstrous children with?

a)

Uranus

b)

Zeus

c)

Cronus

d)

Chaos

5.

What kind of monsters did Uranus and Gaia create? (Select all that apply)

a)

Lockness Monster

b)

Cyclopes

c)

Bigfoot

d)

Hecatoncheires

6.

What did Uranus do to the Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires?

a)

He treated them with love and kindness

b)

He gave them control of the heavens

c)

He imprisoned them in the Underworld

d)

He fought them to the death

7.

Who helped Gaia enact her revenge on Uranus?

a)

Prometheus

b)

Cronus

c)

Pontus

d)

A unicorn

8.

From a fear of being overthrown by his children (like he did to his father, Uranus), what does Cronus do to his children?

a)

Eats them

b)

Throws them into the sea

c)

Imprisons them in Tartarus

d)

Buries them

9.

Which child does Cronus not eat?

a)

Demeter

b)

Hades

c)

Poseidon

d)

Zeus

e)

Hera

10.

Zeus and the Olympians defeat Cronus and the Titans. Where does Zeus send the Titans who fought against him after their defeat?

a)

The sea

b)

Tartarus

c)

Under Mount Olympus

d)

Crete