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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 38mins
The ancient Greeks told myths to:
Pass the time
Scare foreign countries from invading
Explain why things happened on Earth
Many of the ancient Greek myths focused on:
Greek gods, humans, and their interaction with each other
Just humans
Just Greek gods
Myths also taught:
Lessons, like the danger of pride
Roman history
Math
In the myths, the Greek gods had human-like emotions (ex: jealousy, impatience, anger).
True
False
A mythological creature with the head and torso of a man and the bottom half of a goat:
Centaur
Satyr
Nymph
Heroine
The god of the sea. Second in power amongst the gods, and brother to Zeus.
Hades
Ares
Apollo
Poseidon
The god of death and the Underworld. His wife is Persephone, whom he abducted.
Poseidon
Zeus
Hades
Apollo
The belief in many gods and goddesses.
Monotheism
Polytheism
Monistic
Atheistic
Which of the following is NOT an objective of Greek Mythology?
Explain natural phenomena
Provide a path for salvation
Explain human qualities
Explain life events
Who is the Goddess of wisdom and war?
Athena
Ares
Helena
Hera
Women who live on an island & lure men into their doom (boat crashes into rocks) by singing.
Charybdis
Circe
Scylla
Sirens
"Herculean" means
a bad habit
a mighty try
a weakness
a long trip
"Achilles Heel" means
a person that is always lucky
a person's weakness
a person's strength
to invite trouble
"Midas Touch" means
always lucky
a weakness
a long trip
to invite trouble
Pandora's box means
a mighty try
honor
to invite trouble
strength
In Pandora's Box, what led to the box being opened?
sadness
lonliness
curiosity
greed
Which myth means huge and powerful?
The Midas Touch
Herculean
Cupid's Arrow
Achille's Heel
Titan
Which myth means to play matchmaker or falling in love?
The Midas Touch
Herculean
Cupid's Arrow
Achille's Heel
Titan
Why did Prometheus love the human race so much?
He was once a human.
He considered them pets.
He was the creator of the human race.
His mother was a human.
What would Zeus do when he thought that humans were acting too proudly?
He sent the Cyclopes to correct their behavior.
He stomped his feet and made earthquakes.
He punished Poseidon.
He threw mighty thunderbolts.
Prometheus went to Zeus and requested that Zeus give the humans what?
water
cattle
fire
clothing
Hercules was half-god and half-man, also called a ________
semi-god
demi-god
remi-god
The snake that Hercules killed was _______
Cerberus
Hydra with 9 heads
Thanos
chron(o)
time
believe
through/across
say/speak
