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Greek Myths

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is pasiphae son

a)

Chiron

b)

Minotaur

c)

Sirens

d)

Cyclopes

2.

Who is the big 3

(a)  

3.

Who is the child of echidna and typhon?

a)

Hydra

b)

Centaur

c)

Drakon

d)

Dragon

4.

Check all echidnas and typhons children

a)

Nemean Lion

b)

Sphinx

c)

Chimera

d)

Hydra

e)

Ceberus

5.

How many times did sisyphus cheat death

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.
Where the Greek gods live.
a)
Mount Olympus
b)
Mount Everest
7.

I am the biggest and strongest Titan who holds up the sky as punishment from Zeus. Who am I?

a)

Hercules

b)

Atlas

8.

When Hades kidnapped my daughter, I became very sad, causing the change in seasons. Who am I?

a)

Demeter

b)

Persephone

9.

I did not listen and flew too close to the sun. Who am I?

a)

Icarus

b)

Pandora

c)

Prometheus

d)

Minotaur

10.

Why did Zeus punish Prometheus?

a)

He punished him because he was his brother.

b)

He punished him because he fell in love with Pandora.

c)

He punished him because he gave fire to humans.

d)

He punished him because he was a powerful god.

11.

Who was the first being to emerge from chaos?

a)

Tartarus

b)

Gaea

c)

Pontus

d)

Amalthea

12.
How many Titans were there?
a)
14
b)
16
c)
12
d)
10
13.

Which son of Uranus overthrew his father to become kings of the world?

a)

Koios

b)

Iapetus

c)

Hyperion

d)

Kronos

14.

After he had overthrown his father, how did Kronos prevent Rhea from having a child more powerful than he?

a)

He killed them

b)

He threw a thunderbolt at them

c)

He threw them into Tartarus

d)

He swallowed the babies as they were born

15.

Who advised Rhea as to how to trick Kronos into swallowing a rock instead of his sixth child?

a)

Hera

b)

Amalthea

c)

Gaea

d)

Thetis

16.
As a baby, to which island was Zeus taken to be raised?
a)
Crete
b)
Naxos
c)
Rhodes
d)
Delos
17.

What was the name of the goat who nursed Zeus as a baby?

a)

Gaea

b)

Theia

c)

Doris

d)

Amalthea

18.
What bird did Zeus favor?
a)
Eagle
b)
Vulture
c)
Owl
d)
Peacock
19.

When I opened the box, all sorts of terrible evils and terrifying things that cause people sorrow flooded out. Who am I?

a)

Prometheus

b)

Icarus

c)

Myths

d)

Pandora

20.

King Eurysthesus made me complete twelve (12) most difficult tasks that he could think of, also known as the Labors of ______________.

a)

Pandora

b)

Hercules

c)

Icarus

d)

Persephone

21.

Which Greek Myth explains the Creation of the four seasons?

a)

Prometheus

b)

Achilles' Heel

c)

Pandora's Box

d)

Demeter and Persephone

22.

Which myth is considered a morality myth?

a)

Pandora's Box

b)

Arachne

c)

Demeter and Persephone

d)

Creation Myth

23.

Who was Minerva?

a)

The goddess of love

b)

The goddess of wisdom and war.

c)

The goddess of fire.

d)

The goddess of the Underworld

24.

Which myth explains why there are bad things that happen in the world?

a)

Prometheus

b)

Demeter and Persephone

c)

Achilles' Heel

d)

Pandora's Box

25.
Who was Heracles' real mother in the Greek Myth?
a)
Hera
b)
Io
c)
Alcmena
d)
Hyppolyta
26.
Which choice best describes Eurystheus, Heracles' cousin?
a)
a weak little man who hated Heracles
b)
another child of Zeus who hated Heracles
c)
a strong, large man whose weakness was cutting his long hair
d)
a weak little man who loved Heracles
27.
Which labor did Heracles keep the skin of a beast to wear as protection?
a)
Nemean Lion
b)
Wild Boar
c)
Hydra
d)
Cerberus
28.
Which labor involved Hades, the Greek underworld?
a)
The Belt of Hyppolyta
b)
Retrieving Cerberus
c)
The Stymphalian Birds
d)
The Nemean Lion
29.
Which labor involved a fire-breathing beast?
a)
Ladon the Dragon
b)
Giant Crab
c)
Cretan Bull
d)
Hydra, the snake
30.
After completing the 12 labors successfully, how did Heracles end up?
a)
He spent 3 years as a slave to a Queen who dressed him in women's clothes
b)
He was made a god & married the love of his life
c)
The poison from the Hydra finally killed him
d)
He continued ridding the countryside of beasts for the people of Greece
31.

With what item did Zeus set his siblings free?

a)

Curved sword

b)

A club

c)

A dagger

d)

A magical herb

32.

The Iliad and the Odyssey were written by ....

a)

Hesiod

b)

Hercules

c)

Homer

33.

....... is the most popular hero in all classic mythology.

a)

Hades

b)

Hercules

c)

Ulises

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