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Professor Leonard's Greek Mythology Grand Championship Quiz!

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of Jason's ship?

a)

Arcturus

b)

Argos

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Athena

2.

What did Athena give to Bellerophon that enabled him to tame Pegasus?

a)

A copper halter

b)

A golden bridle

c)

A platinum blanket

d)

A silver saddle

3.

Psyche is the Greek word meaning

a)

insanity

b)

intelligence

c)

peace

d)

soul

4.

What was the name of Orpheus' true love?

a)

Edith

b)

Eurydice

c)

Hero

d)

Leda

5.

What monster is Perseus most famous for slaying?

a)

Charybdis

b)

Medusa

c)

Minotaur

d)

Scylla

6.

While most of Greece prefers Perseus, what hero is the favorite of the residents of Athens?

a)

Bellerophon

b)

Daedalus

c)

Orpheus

d)

Theseus

7.

The world's largest pinball machine was built by Atari and is named after what Greek mythological character?

a)

Atlas

b)

Chronus

c)

Hercules

d)

Orion

8.

Check all the statements below that accurately describe Atalanta.

a)

She was a great huntress.

b)

She was a super-fast runner.

c)

She slayed some unruly satyrs.

d)

In some stories, she was one of the Argonauts.

9.

Which goddess did Paris give the golden apple to (which lead to the Trojan War)?

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Artemis

c)

Athena

d)

Hera

10.

Who was the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War?

a)

Achilles

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Ajax

d)

Menelaus

11.

How long did it take Odysseus to get home from the Trojan War?

a)

1 year

b)

5 years

c)

10 years

d)

15 years

12.

What was the name of Odysseus' very patient wife?

a)

Cassandra

b)

Clytemnestra

c)

Helen

d)

Penelope

13.

Who did Glaucus turn to for help with his unrequited love for Scylla?

a)

Aprhrodie

b)

Artemis

c)

Athena

d)

Circe

14.

Check all of the statements that are true about the Amazons.

a)

They may have been real.

b)

Invaded Lycia and were repulsed by Bellerophon

c)

May have fought in the Trojan War

d)

Their Queen was killed by Ajax.

15.

Which Shakespeare play may have been inspired by the story of Hero and Leander?

a)

Hamlet

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Midsummer Night's Dream

d)

Romeo and Juliet

16.

Which of the stories that we studied was your favorite?

4 lines
17.

Who was the great-grandson of Sisyphus?

a)

Achilles

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Ajax

d)

Atreus