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Greek Stories Pt.1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Persephone?

a)

Daughter of Athena

b)

Daughter of Demeter

c)

Goddess of Love and Beauty

d)

Goddess of Wisdom

2.

How did Hades get Persephone into the underworld?

a)

He sent her an invitation

b)

She went on her own

c)

He abducted her (forced her to go)

d)

None of these are correct

3.

What fruit did Persephone eat in the underworld?

a)

Apple

b)

Banana

c)

Orange

d)

Pomegranate

4.
Why can Echo only repeat the things people say to her.
a)
She is too lazy to think of anything to say herself.
b)
Hera cursed her so she couldn't mindlessly talk anymore.
c)
She doesn't know how to talk she can only repeat things that people say. 
d)
She is too shy to say anything herself so she repeats things from other people.
5.

After his death, Narcissus turns into a

a)

Pool of water

b)

Flower

c)

Mountain

d)

Voice

6.

How did Psyche anger her husband, Eros?

a)

She didn't please him

b)

She betrayed his trust

c)

She fell in love with another man

d)

She couldn't have children

7.

Aphrodite was jealous of Psyche, so she ordered

a)

Her daughter Harmonia to steal her voice

b)

Her son Eros to pierce her with an arrow

c)

Her son Eros to take her a poison apple

8.

How does Eros get Aphrodite to let him marry Psyche?

a)

He stops using his arrows to spread love.

b)

He has an amazing ability to convince others.

c)

She didn't need convincing.

9.

Daedalus was a great ...

a)

Inventor

b)

dreamer

c)

teacher

10.

The son of the most famous inventor in ancient Greece was...

a)

Minos

b)

Minotaur

c)

Icarus

d)

Daedalus

11.

What is a labyrinth?

a)

A maze

b)

A palace

c)

A tower

d)

A prison cell

12.

What is the effect of Icarus not listening to his father's warning and flying too close to the sun?

a)

Icarus' wings melted and he plummeted into the sea.

b)

Icarus' father was mad at him for not listening.

c)

Icarus was able to escape the prison and fly away.

d)

Icarus' wings caught on fire and he fell into the sea.