WorksheetsMythology Benchmark Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Myths are stories from and about the...
ancient past
recent past
present
future
The ancient Greeks used their myths to explain....
how things were created
important lessons and values
why certain things happened in nature
all of the answers
The ancient Greeks were polytheistic which meant that they worshipped....
one god
one goddess
one god and one goddess
many gods and goddesses
According to the stories, the Gods and Goddesses of Greek mythology....
fought with each other
fell in love easily
punished people who were bad
all of the answers
The ancient Greeks believed that their gods and goddesses experienced many of the same problems or dilemmas (like jealousy, anger, betrayal) as humans on Earth
True
False
The ancient Greeks used the story of Theseus and the Minotaur to explain the origin of the name "Aegean", which is the name of a real....
mountain
river
sea
island
The ancient Greeks used the story of Arachne to explain the origin of....
scorpions
spiders
poplar trees
ice caps
This popular and competitive goddess of wisdom and the arts was a daughter of Zeus who the ancient Greeks believe created the first spider and was the protector of the city of Athens
Aphrodite
Hera
Athena
Demeter
The ancient Greeks would make a sacrifice to this goddess if they had a crush on someone because she was the goddess of love and beauty
Hera
Artemis
Aphrodite
Demeter
The punishment that Theseus received from the gods for his crime was...
the death of his mother
the death of his father
his own death
the death of the woman he loved
The punishment that Arachne received for her crime was....
the death of her father
she was executed by hanging
being turned into a spider
she had her weaving skills taken away
The ancient Greeks used the story of Arachne to warn people about the dangers of....
Overconfidence and disrespect
Cheating
Lying
Stealing
The ancient Greeks believed that this god was responsible for the rising and setting of the sun with his chariot
Hades
Ares
Poseidon
Apollo
A sailor in ancient Greece would make a sacrifice to this god before going on an ocean journey because he was the Greek god of the sea
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
Apollo
A person who was sick in ancient Greece would make a sacrifice to this god because he was the god of medicine and the sun
Apollo
Zeus
Hermes
Ares
