WorksheetsD'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths: Zeus and His Family
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who did Zeus choose for his first wife?
Rhea
Hera
Gaea
Metis
Who did Zeus free from Tartarus?
his siblings
monstrous sons of Mother Earth
fairy nymphs
his friends from Crete
What did the Cyclopses do for Zeus & his brothers?
gave them a kingdom in the mountains
invited them for meals
fell to their knees in honor
forged mighty weapons
The goddess Demeter is
Goddess of light
Goddess of love
Goddess of the harvest
Goddess of war
What is Zeus's symbol?
thunderbolt
trident
helmet and spear
winged helmet
What is Hera known as?
Queen of all women
Queen of the gods
Queen of Heaven
Queen of the Underworld
Who is Artemis?
Goddess of grain and wheat
Goddess of the harvest
Goddess of moon and hunting
Goddess of war and wisdom
Atlas,the strongest of the Titans,was punished by having to do what?
(a)
Who were the two monsters Mother Earth brought forth to fight Zeus?
Cronus and Uranus
Hades and Tartarus
Uranus and Pontus
Typhon and Echidna
Who was the God that ruled the Underworld?
Hermes
Hades
Apollo
Poseidon
Who was the god of smiths and fire?
Hephaestus
Hades
Ares
Dionysus
What does the myth of Demeter explain?
(a)
Why did Athena turn the mortal Arachne into a spider?
(a)
What was the wish that Artemis asked Zeus for?
(a)
What god wanted to win the oracle of Delphi?
Poseidon
Apollo
Ares
Hades
Who was the man that Artemis had ever favored?
Otus
Ephialtes
Argus
Orion
What items did Zeus give Hermes because of his ready wit?
(a)
Hermes guided the souls of the dead down the river of__________.
Delos
Chios
Styx
Lemnos
In the myth about Persephone and Demeter, what was the fruit that Hades tried to tempt her with?
pomegranate
pear
apple
peach
Who was the youngest of the Olympians?
Aphrodite
Demeter
Dionysus
Persephone
