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Gods and Goddesses of Olympus

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Titan overthrew his father and banished him from the sky?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hades

c)

Cronus

d)

Uranus

2.

What is the name of the deepest pit in the Underworld?

a)

Mt. Olympus

b)

Teeton

c)

Toyota

d)

Tartarus

3.

Mother Earth is also known as...

a)

Gaea

b)

Gigi

c)

Grandma

d)

Grammy

4.

The dark space that Gaea grew out of was called...

a)

Outer space

b)

Sky

c)

Chaos

d)

Tartarus

5.

Why did Uranus not love his Cyclopes and Hecatoncheire children?

a)

They didn't listen to him.

b)

They were bad.

c)

They were ugly.

d)

They ate their brothers.

6.

How many Titans did Gaea and Uranus have?

a)

12

b)

10

c)

15

d)

8

7.

Why was Gaea upset with Cronus?

a)

Because he banished his father.

b)

Because he was better than his brothers and sisters.

c)

Because he didn't rescue his brothers from the pit.

d)

Because he wasn't nice to her.

8.

Rhea was horrified by Cronus because...

a)

He ate their babies.

b)

He wanted to throw her into the pit.

c)

He was Lord of the Universe.

d)

He was a liar.

9.

Rhea saved one of her babies from being eaten. Who was it?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Hades

c)

Zeus

d)

Cronus

10.

What did Rhea and Metis tell Cronus the special drink would do?

a)

Make him undefeatable.

b)

Make him nicer.

c)

Make him throw up the babies he ate.

d)

Make him a better father.

11.

How many babies did Cronus throw up?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

4

d)

5

12.

After Zeus was reunited with his puked up brothers and sisters, what did they do?

a)

Rescue their ugly uncles from the pit.

b)

Go up to Mt. Olympus.

c)

Fight with each other.

d)

Have a party.

13.

Who made the weapons for Zeus, Poseidon and Hades?

a)

Cronus

b)

Cyclopes

c)

Hecatoncheires

d)

Gaea

14.

What weapon was made for Zeus that could shake the universe?

a)

Thunderbolt

b)

Sickle

c)

Trident

d)

Helmet of darkness

15.

What could Poseidon's trident do?

a)

Shake the universe.

b)

Split the seas.

c)

Crack the earth.

d)

Make him invisible.

16.

Who had a helmet of darkness that made him invisible to his enemies?

a)

Uranus

b)

Zeus

c)

Poseidon

d)

Hades

17.

How many years did the war last between the old gods and the new gods?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

6

d)

10

18.

What did the new gods do with the old gods after they defeated them in war?

a)

Made them their servants.

b)

Threw them into the pit.

c)

Banished them from the universe.

d)

Threw them into the sea.

19.

Where did the Cyclopes build the new gods a palace after their victory?

a)

Mt. Saint Helens

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Mt. Olympus

20.

Why did ancient Greek people tell myths?

a)

So people had gods to worship.

b)

To explain the mysteries of life.

c)

To have something to do.

d)

To be funny.