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Greek Mythology Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the exaggerated power of the gods and goddesses in Greek mythology?
a)
They can fly
b)
They can control natural phenomena
c)
They can turn invisible
d)
They can shape shift
2.
What is the name of the culture that created myths to explain the world around them?
a)
Egyptian
b)
Greek
c)
Native American
d)
Roman
3.
What is the purpose of mythology in ancient Greek culture?
a)
To create fictional stories
b)
To teach moral lessons
c)
To entertain children
d)
To explain natural phenomena
4.
Wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage
a)
Athena
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Persephone
5.
God of travelers, thieves, messages, a many other things; has winged shoes
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Apollo
d)
Hades
6.

A goddess of the hunt; twin of Apollo.

a)
Artemis
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Athena
7.

A god of mean war and not very popular.

a)
Poseidon
b)
Artemis
c)
Hercules
d)
Ares
8.

Goddess of the harvest; sister of Zeus and mother of Persephone; she caused winter.

a)
Hera
b)
Demeter
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite 
9.

Sprouted fully armed from Zeus's head; goddess of wisdom and a more popular battle strategy.

a)
Hera
b)
Persephone
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
10.

God of the sky; chief god; who controls thunder and lightning.

a)
Zeus
b)
Athena
c)
Hades
d)
Poisidon
11.
Who is the goddess of love and beauty? 
a)
Hades
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Athena
12.

Who is the god of fire and the blacksmith to the gods ?

a)

Hephaestus

b)
Troy
c)
Zeus
d)
Achilles 
13.
The home of the Greek gods
a)
Titans
b)
Styx
c)
Perseus
d)
Mt. Olympus
14.
Who was the Greek God of the sea?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Hephaestus
c)
Hades
d)
Cyclopes
15.
Who was the Greek Goddess of hunt, moon, and children?
a)
Demeter
b)
Hera
c)
Artemis
d)
Poseidon
16.
Who was the Greek lord of the underworld?
a)
Hermes
b)
Hades
c)
Dionysus
d)
Eros
17.
Who was the Greek Goddess of the home?
a)
Hera
b)
Athena
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Hestia
18.

What is a myth?

a)

a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of a story.

b)

a story using made up characters but could happen in real life

c)

a story that explains how something came to be in the world and usually focuses on good and evil

d)

a made up story that actually takes place during an actual time in history

19.

"Achilles Heel" means

a)

a person that is always lucky

b)

a person's weakness

c)

a person's strength

d)

to invite trouble

20.

What does Odyssey mean?

a)

a person's weakness

b)

a long, interesting trip

c)

to invite trouble

d)

a person's strength

21.

God of Prophecy, Music, Healing and Light; plays the lyre

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Hermes

d)

Apollo

22.

What is the minor god of love, Eros's (son of Aphrodite & Hermes) name, in Roman mythology?

a)

Hades

b)

Cupid

c)

Pluto

d)

Poseidon

23.

Who made it that Honey bees can only sting once and then die?

a)

Apollo

b)

Hades

c)

Poseidon

d)

Zeus

24.
What started the Trojan War?
a)
Helen kidnapped Paris.
b)
Menelaus slapped Priam.
c)
Paris kidnapped Helen.
d)
Zeus.
25.

Who fights Patroclus thinking he was Achilles?

a)

Achilles

b)

Hector

c)

Patroclus

d)

Gavin

26.
The Odyssey begins at the end of
a)
The Trojan War
b)
The Civil War
c)
The Greek War
27.
The cyclop's real name was
a)
Telemachus
b)
Poseidan
c)
Polyphemus
d)
Fred
28.

Who is the author of the Iliad and Odyssey?

a)

Ms. Anderson

b)

Homer

c)

Walter

d)

Helen

29.

Who came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse?

a)

Zeus

b)

Telemachus

c)

Odysseus

30.

The Iliad was fought outside the walls of ...

a)

Verona

b)

Troy

c)

Greece

d)

Derek

31.

During the Trojan War, Odysseus had a plan to build a ______ and hide a few Greek soldiers inside its hollow belly.

a)

wooden dog

b)

wooden horse

c)

wooden serpent

d)

wooden cyclops

32.

The goddess of wisdom, ____, was always on Odysseus' side.

a)

Hera

b)

Penelope

c)

Helen

d)

Athena

33.

Who is Helen (the most beautiful woman on Earth) married to?

a)

The King of Sparta

b)

The King of Ithaca

c)

The King of Athens

d)

The King of Olympus

34.

In The Trojan War, which two nations go to war?

a)

The Greeks and The Trojans

b)

The Spartans and The Greeks

c)

The Trojans and The Parisians

d)

The French and The Spartans

35.

The Trojan Horse is filled with...

a)

Greek soldiers

b)

Trojan women

c)

tasty food

d)

gasoline and wood

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