WorksheetsGorgon's Head
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who among the following is a Gorgon?
Danae
Medussa
Perseus
Zeus
Who looked after Danaë and Perseus?
Fisherman
Polydectes
People
Gods and Goddesses
Who is the fisherman that let Danae and Perseus live together with his wife?
Polydectes
Zeus
Dictys
Hermes
Zeus changed himself into a _____.
Hermes gave Perseus sword, winged sandals, helmet of invisibility and ________.
To get rid of Perseus, Polydectes sent him to a _______ adventure.
wonderful
dangerous
amazing
tragic
It is a competition which athlete throws a heavy disc that what we called discus.
Discus Competition
Discus-throw
Discus-throw Competition
Throw Competition
She has snaky hair and metal-scaled skin.
Medusa
Gorgon
Nymph
Danae
How many Gorgons are there?
1
2
3
4
What happens if you look at a Gorgon?
You will be filled with a desire to "hold hands"
You will be driven crazy
You will be turned to stone
You will go blind
What do the Grey Women share between them?
What does Athena give Perseus?
A helmet
Why is Andromeda being sacrificed?
She defied Zeus
Her father refused to sacrifice to Poseidon
It is what the kingdom does every 7 years
Her mother claimed to be more beautiful than the sea nymphs
How was the prophecy fulfilled?
Acrisius was hit in the head with a discus by Perseus during some games
Acrisius slipped and fell
Acrisius was condemned to be sacrificed to the sea monster also because he tried to stop the prophecy
Acrisius befriended Hades and told him to chase and kill Perseus but he died instead
What motivated Perseus to volunteer to kill the Gorgon?
Pride
Fear
Loyalty
Hatred
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 —
love for the person he is speaking to
fear toward the person he is addressing
mistrust of the person he is asking
respect for the person he is talking to
True or False Myths have gods and goddesses.
True
False
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?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
True or False Myths are set in a future time.
True
False
Which of the following was NOT given by the Nymphs of the North?
curved sword
magic wallet
invisibility helmet
winged shoes
