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Mythology Benchmark Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Myths are stories from and about the...

a)

ancient past

b)

recent past

c)

present

d)

future

2.

The ancient Greeks used their myths to explain....

a)

how things were created

b)

important lessons and values

c)

why certain things happened in nature

d)

all of the answers

3.

The ancient Greeks were polytheistic which meant that they worshipped....

a)

one god

b)

one goddess

c)

one god and one goddess

d)

many gods and goddesses

4.

According to the stories, the Gods and Goddesses of Greek mythology....

a)

fought with each other

b)

fell in love easily

c)

punished people who were bad

d)

all of the answers

5.

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

a)

True

b)

False

6.

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....

a)

mountain

b)

river

c)

sea

d)

island

7.

The ancient Greeks used the story of Arachne to explain the origin of....

a)

scorpions

b)

spiders

c)

poplar trees

d)

ice caps

8.

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

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Hera

c)

Athena

d)

Demeter

9.

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

a)

Hera

b)

Artemis

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Demeter

10.

The punishment that Theseus received from the gods for his crime was...

a)

the death of his mother

b)

the death of his father

c)

his own death

d)

the death of the woman he loved

11.

The punishment that Arachne received for her crime was....

a)

the death of her father

b)

she was executed by hanging

c)

being turned into a spider

d)

she had her weaving skills taken away

12.

The ancient Greeks used the story of Arachne to warn people about the dangers of....

a)

Overconfidence and disrespect

b)

Cheating

c)

Lying

d)

Stealing

13.

The ancient Greeks believed that this god was responsible for the rising and setting of the sun with his chariot

a)

Hades

b)

Ares

c)

Poseidon

d)

Apollo

14.

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

a)

Zeus

b)

Hades

c)

Poseidon

d)

Apollo

15.

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

a)

Apollo

b)

Zeus

c)

Hermes

d)

Ares