WorksheetsGreek Mythology & Literature
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
Why did the ancient Greeks create myths?
to have control over the people
to be granted wishes
to explain natural & historical events
to defeat the titans
Who is the goddess of agriculture?
Hera
Artemis
Athena
Demeter
Who is the god of celebration?
Dionysus
Zeus
Hestia
Poseidon
Which god did the Greeks think was responsible for volcanic eruptions?
Zeus
Apollo
Hephaestus
Hades
What Greek god is responsible for the changing of the seasons?
Aphrodite
Demeter
Ares
Athena
What did the Greeks do in order to appease the gods?
they built temples
they made human sacrifices
they fought wars
they built pyramids
The oracle at Delphi was so respected that
gods asked her for help
she was granted immortality
Greek leaders asked her for advice
she was exempt from traditional women duties
According to legend, what Greek hero traveled to Crete and defeated the Minotaur?
Hercules
Jason
Theseus
Perseus
Which is Not one of the three types of Ancient Greek literature?
Lyric Poetry
Tragedy
Fables
Epic Poetry
Who do historians believe is responsible for producing the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Sophocles
Aesop
Walt Disney
Short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live.
(a)
The most famous lyric poet was a woman
named
(a)
One of the most famous fables is the tale of the ants and the
(a)
We call a long journey an " (a) " after Odysseus.
Something very large and powerful is called (a) ? This word comes from the Titans, a group of large and powerful
gods in Greek myth.
When a person has a really hard job to do it is called a " (a) " task.
Lyric poets played a stringed instrument called a (a) while reading a poem.
The heroes in Homer's poems fought in the (a) War.
