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D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths: Zeus and His Family

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did Zeus choose for his first wife?

a)

Rhea

b)

Hera

c)

Gaea

d)

Metis

2.

Who did Zeus free from Tartarus?

a)

his siblings

b)

monstrous sons of Mother Earth

c)

fairy nymphs

d)

his friends from Crete

3.

What did the Cyclopses do for Zeus & his brothers?

a)

gave them a kingdom in the mountains

b)

invited them for meals

c)

fell to their knees in honor

d)

forged mighty weapons

4.

The goddess Demeter is

a)

Goddess of light

b)

Goddess of love

c)

Goddess of the harvest

d)

Goddess of war

5.

What is Zeus's symbol?

a)

thunderbolt

b)

trident

c)

helmet and spear

d)

winged helmet

6.

What is Hera known as?

a)

Queen of all women

b)

Queen of the gods

c)

Queen of Heaven

d)

Queen of the Underworld

7.

Who is Artemis?

a)

Goddess of grain and wheat

b)

Goddess of the harvest

c)

Goddess of moon and hunting

d)

Goddess of war and wisdom

8.

Atlas,the strongest of the Titans,was punished by having to do what?

(a)  

9.

Who were the two monsters Mother Earth brought forth to fight Zeus?

a)

Cronus and Uranus

b)

Hades and Tartarus

c)

Uranus and Pontus

d)

Typhon and Echidna

10.

Who was the God that ruled the Underworld?

a)

Hermes

b)

Hades

c)

Apollo

d)

Poseidon

11.

Who was the god of smiths and fire?

a)

Hephaestus

b)

Hades

c)

Ares

d)

Dionysus

12.

What does the myth of Demeter explain?

(a)  

13.

Why did Athena turn the mortal Arachne into a spider?

(a)  

14.

What was the wish that Artemis asked Zeus for?

(a)  

15.

What god wanted to win the oracle of Delphi?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Apollo

c)

Ares

d)

Hades

16.

Who was the man that Artemis had ever favored?

a)

Otus

b)

Ephialtes

c)

Argus

d)

Orion

17.

What items did Zeus give Hermes because of his ready wit?

(a)  

18.

Hermes guided the souls of the dead down the river of__________.

a)

Delos

b)

Chios

c)

Styx

d)

Lemnos

19.

In the myth about Persephone and Demeter, what was the fruit that Hades tried to tempt her with?

a)

pomegranate

b)

pear

c)

apple

d)

peach

20.

Who was the youngest of the Olympians?

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Demeter

c)

Dionysus

d)

Persephone