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Myths and Beliefs surrounding constellations

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the boastful queen placed upside down in the Heavens?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Hestia

c)

Hera

d)

Cassiopeia

2.

Why did Zeus turn Ganymede into a constellation?

a)

to escape the wrath of his wife, Hera

b)

to escape the wrath of his daughter, Athena

c)

Zeus grew tired of Ganymede

d)

Zeus wanted another lover

e)

Ganymede cheated on Zeus with Poseidon

3.

Who hunted the she-bear Callisto?

a)

Hera

b)

Orion

c)

Apollo

d)

Artemis

4.

What constellation did Callisto become?

a)

Ursa Major

b)

Aquarius

c)

Ursa Minor

d)

Gemini

5.

What is the name of the monster Poseidon unleashed in Cassiopeia's kingdom?

a)

Kraken

b)

Cetus

c)

Minotaur

d)

Cerberus

e)

Hydra

6.

What is an imaginary belt around the heavens extending 9° on either side of the ecliptic, the plane of Earth’s orbit, And of the Sun’s apparent annual path?

a)

Saturn's Rings

b)

Asteroid Belt

c)

Multiverse

d)

Zodiac

7.

People born in this particular Zodiac sign are said to be hardworking, ambitious and pragmatic.

a)

Gemini

b)

Capricorn

c)

Cancer

d)

Taurus

8.

What Zodiac sign did the cup-bearer Ganymede become?

a)

Aquarius

b)

Leo

c)

Taurus

d)

Libra

9.

This Zodiac sign represents 2 different personalities

a)

Gemini

b)

Janus

c)

Leo

d)

Libra

10.

What does zōdiakos kyklos mean?

a)

"circle of stars"

b)

"circle of animals"

c)

"circle of asteroids"

d)

"circle of planets"

11.

Due to the wide-scale adoption of the scientific method, (a)   lost its scientific validity.

12.

this branch of Astrology is used for a range of different ways of looking at the future and also finding meaning in the past.

a)

Predictive

b)

Diagnostic

c)

Crystal Ball

d)

Compatibility

13.

(a)   is a branch of Astrology that describes a relationship between 2 people.

14.

True or False: Astrology also believed that the positioning of the stars and planets affects the way events occur on earth.

a)

False

b)

True

15.

True or False: Astrology is a pseudo-science that interprets the positions and interrelations of asteroids and other comets and associates them with the orbits of other planets.

a)

False

b)

True

c)

neither

16.

How many are the recorded number of constellations seen in the night sky?

a)

77

b)

888

c)

88

d)

42

e)

1,000,000,000,000

17.

How many stars is Ursa Minor composed of?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

4

d)

9

e)

10

18.

True or False: A constellation is a group of planets that forms a pattern in the sky, normally made up of five to twenty planets.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What is a Scientific field that investigates the patterns and behavior of celestial objects in the universe?

a)

Astronomy

b)

Gastronomy

c)

Astrology

d)

Vulcanology

e)

Bibliography

20.

What year was it possible to assign any star to a constellation?

a)

2005

b)

1935

c)

1930

d)

2018

e)

2003

21.

What is the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?

a)

Thanos and his infinity gauntlet

b)

42

c)

World Peace

d)

Hoomans

e)

There is no answer to life because it is pointless.