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Greek Fax

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the girl Athena turned into a spider, after the girl mocked the gods?

a)

Arachne

b)

Kore

c)

Thalia

d)

Persephone

2.

Who is the goddess of Spring?

a)

Demeter

b)

Athena

c)

Eris

d)

Persephone

3.

Who did Athena curse after she found Poseidon and the one she cursed, with each other in secret?

a)

Nyx

b)

Hecate

c)

Medusa

d)

Atalanta

4.

Who was Zeus's queen before Hera?

a)

He had no queen before Hera.

b)

Metis

c)

Pandora

d)

Clytemnestra

5.

Who is the oldest Olympian?

a)

There is no oldest Olympian. They were all born together.

b)

Zeus.

c)

Hades.

d)

Aphrodite

6.

How many wives has Zeus had?

a)

7

b)

2

c)

Zeus has had too many wives to count.

d)

5

7.

What is the name of the place heroes go when they die?

a)

Elysium

b)

HEAVEN

c)

The Asphodel Meadows

d)

Tartarus

8.

How did Aphrodite come to be?

a)

When Uranus died, she turned into foam for many years until she came out a beautiful goddess

b)

She was born from Kronos and Rhea just like the others.

c)

When the first people fell in love she appeared in a pinkish mist promising that more would feel this emotion.

d)

Eros, a god type dude didn't have a body and made one, a beautiful one.

e)

She was born from Zeus and Hera.

9.

Who is "The glory of Hera?"

a)

Hercules

b)

Perseus

c)

Heracles

d)

Hera

10.

How was the Minotaur born?

a)

A woman fell in love with a bull and. . . Boom Minotaur

b)

Poseidon made a woman fall in love with a bull because he was mad at Minos for not sacrificing it for the gods... Boom Minotaur

c)

A man made a statue of Minotaur and it came to life.

d)

MINOTAUR JUST POOFED INTO EXISTANCE! ! !

11.

What did Hera do when she saw Zeus with another lover?

a)

She scolded Zeus and told the other lover to stay away from him.

b)

She would shrug and walk away, Thinking it was bound to happen!

c)

She would punish the lover and all children of that lover.

12.

How many of these are Hera's symbols?

a)

Spear

b)

Pomegranate seeds

c)

Tiara

d)

Dove

e)

Diadem

13.

How many important gods are at Olympus.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

13

14.

Why did Hestia give up her throne on Olympus?

a)

Hestia gave up her throne because she felt as if she didn't deserve it but she thought Dionysus did deserve it.

b)

Because Dionysus wanted the throne and she gave it up without a fight, to avoid war.

c)

Hestia gave up her throne because it was to much stress.

d)

Hestia gave up her throne because she was angry at the other gods.

15.

Who is the father of Aphrodite's Son, Eros {Cupid}?

a)

Apollo

b)

Zeus

c)

Hephaestus

d)

Ares

16.

How was Athena born?

a)

Her mother was eaten by Zeus, while shape shifting into a dragonfly and gave birth to Athena in Zeus's Forehead.

b)

When people started getting smarter, Athena appeared out of mist and guided everyone to a safer future.

c)

Athena came out of Zeus's Forehead.

d)

Athena is a child of Zeus just like the others. Nothing different.

e)

When the first war started, unborn Athena felt it and chose to be born.

17.

Who is a minor goddess of the moon?

a)

Urania

b)

Alcyone

c)

Artemis

d)

Achelois

18.

Who is the muse of comedy and idyllic poetry?

a)

Melpomene

b)

Thalia

c)

Euterpe

d)

Polyhymnia

e)

Calliope

19.

Perseus, a great hero of Greek mythology, saved a princess. What was her name and why did she need saving?

a)

Andromeda, and her mom outraged Poseidon by saying that Andromeda was more beautiful than the sea nymphs, so Poseidon fed Andromeda to Cetus, a fearsome beast.

b)

Cassiopeia, and she outraged Aphrodite, by claiming to be more pretty than a goddess. So, to prove a point, Aphrodite made her hideous and gave her to Medusa. Perseus strolled by and saved Cass, breaking her hideous curse.

c)

Cassiopeia, and she was with her friend, Matasula, Matasula betrayed her and pushed her into Hephaestus's workspace. A Volcano. Perseus who was exploring there, then got her out of there.

d)

Andromeda, and she was strolling out with her lover, Zeus {Perseus's father} and she fell off a cliff. Perseus caught her and she fell in love with him instead.

20.

How many of these are Zeus's siblings?

a)

Hestia

b)

Hermes

c)

Agdistis

d)

Hera

e)

Aphrodite