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Ancient Greek Mythical Creatures

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

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1.

What is a Greek myth?

a)

A collection of stories told by my parents.

b)

A collection of traditional stories that were told by the ancient Greeks.

c)

A collection of stories about events that have never happened before.

d)

A folktale told by old people

2.

How many ancient Greek mythical creatures you have learnt today?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

4

d)

2

3.

How does Medusa look like?

a)

Medusa was a dragon in the ancient Greek

b)

Medusa had woman's face and body but she had a pair of horse's legs

c)

Medusa had woman's body and face but her head was full of snakes intsead of hair

d)

Medusa had a head full of lizards instead of hair

4.

How did Medusa die?

a)

She was killed by Perseus in a war

b)

One of the snakes on her head eventually died of old age

c)

She was turned into rocks

d)

She was killed by Perseus using the reflection in Athena's bronze shield

5.

What are Chimera's special abilities?

a)

Ability to breathe fire

b)

She had lion's strengths, goat's cunning and snake's venom

c)

Chimera can fly

d)

Ability to talk to humans

6.

Who was Pegasus?

a)

He was the son of Odin

b)

Pegasus was Medusa's son

c)

He was Medusa's warrior

d)

Pegasus was Athena's lover

7.

Select statements that are true about Pegasus.

a)

He could create springs of water with his hooves

b)

He could pass between mortal and immortal realms

c)

Pegasus was a beautiful, pure-white horse with feathered wings on his back

d)

Pegasus helped Thor in the Avengers

8.

What does 'cyclops' mean in Greek?

a)

Lumbering giant

b)

Big round eyes

c)

Talented blacksmith

d)

One-eyed giant

9.

Griffins were majestic creatures that represented...

a)

Wisdom

b)

Strength

c)

Cunning

d)

Hardworking

10.

Select statements that are false about Griffins.

a)

Griffins had the body of a lion and the head of an eagle

b)

Griffins still exist in 2022

c)

They fiercely protected gold and riches that they hoard

d)

Griffins could not fly

11.

How did Hercules defeat Hydra during the 'Twelve Labours of Hercules'?

a)

He lured Hydra into a dark cave where he set her to die on fire

b)

He cut off Hydra's immortal head with a golden sword, given by Athena

c)

He teamed up with other mythical creatures to cut off Hydra's immortal head

d)

He fought her with the warriors from the kingdom

12.

How long can Centaurs live?

a)

200 to 300 years

b)

100 years

c)

300 to 500 years

d)

30 to 50 years

13.

Minotaur was a terrifying creature with the head of a bull. What are his special abilities?

a)

He could understand human speech

b)

Extremely strong, fierce and powerful

c)

He had a keen sense of smell

d)

He had four legs and a wing

14.

If you could select one mythical creature to fight alongside you, who would it be and why?

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