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Gorgon's Head

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who among the following is a Gorgon?

a)

Danae

b)

Medussa

c)

Perseus

d)

Zeus

2.

Who looked after Danaë and Perseus?

a)

Fisherman

b)

Polydectes

c)

People

d)

Gods and Goddesses

3.

Who is the fisherman that let Danae and Perseus live together with his wife?

a)

Polydectes

b)

Zeus

c)

Dictys

d)

Hermes

4.

Zeus changed himself into a _____.

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Hermes gave Perseus sword, winged sandals, helmet of invisibility and ________.

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

To get rid of Perseus, Polydectes sent him to a _______ adventure.

a)

wonderful

b)

dangerous

c)

amazing

d)

tragic

7.

It is a competition which athlete throws a heavy disc that what we called discus.

a)

Discus Competition

b)

Discus-throw

c)

Discus-throw Competition

d)

Throw Competition

8.

She has snaky hair and metal-scaled skin.

a)

Medusa

b)

Gorgon

c)

Nymph

d)

Danae

9.

How many Gorgons are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

What happens if you look at a Gorgon?

a)

You will be filled with a desire to "hold hands"

b)

You will be driven crazy

c)

You will be turned to stone

d)

You will go blind

11.

What do the Grey Women share between them?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

What does Athena give Perseus?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

A helmet

13.

Why is Andromeda being sacrificed?

a)

She defied Zeus

b)

Her father refused to sacrifice to Poseidon

c)

It is what the kingdom does every 7 years

d)

Her mother claimed to be more beautiful than the sea nymphs

14.

How was the prophecy fulfilled?

a)

Acrisius was hit in the head with a discus by Perseus during some games

b)

Acrisius slipped and fell

c)

Acrisius was condemned to be sacrificed to the sea monster also because he tried to stop the prophecy

d)

Acrisius befriended Hades and told him to chase and kill Perseus but he died instead

15.

What motivated Perseus to volunteer to kill the Gorgon?

a)

Pride

b)

Fear

c)

Loyalty

d)

Hatred

16.

Read this sentence from paragraph 16.


Forgive me, great goddess, how shall I know which is Medusa?


The language in this sentence highlights the speaker’s —

a)

love for the person he is speaking to

b)

fear toward the person he is addressing

c)

mistrust of the person he is asking

d)

respect for the person he is talking to

17.

True or False Myths have gods and goddesses.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Read the dictionary entry below.


oracle \΄ôr-ә-kәl\ n 1. a shrine consecrated to the worship and consultation of a prophetic deity, as that of Apollo at Delphi 2. a person considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinions 3. a command or revelation from God 4. in the Bible, the sanctuary of the Temple


Which definition most closely matches the way the word oracle is used in paragraph 1?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

19.

True or False Myths are set in a future time.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of the following was NOT given by the Nymphs of the North?

a)

curved sword

b)

magic wallet

c)

invisibility helmet

d)

winged shoes