WorksheetsGreek Myths Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Daedalus known for?
a)
Painting beautiful portraits
b)
Sculpting difficult statues
c)
Designing buildings and temples
d)
Inventing magical creatures
2.
Why did King Minos invite Daedalus to Crete?
a)
To build a maze for the Minotaur
b)
To paint a portrait of the king
c)
To teach the king's children how to swim
d)
To create a flying machine
3.
How did Daedalus and Icarus escape from Crete?
a)
They built a boat and sailed away
b)
They flew away using wings made of feathers and wax
c)
They swam across the sea to a nearby island
d)
They hid in the maze
4.
What happened to Icarus?
a)
He flew too close to the sun and his wings melted
b)
He got lost in the maze and was never found
c)
He decided to stay on Crete and live with the Minotaur
d)
He became a famous artist
5.
What were the three things that King Midas loved the most?
a)
His castle, his garden, and his gold
b)
His daughter, his garden, and his gold
c)
His daughter, his roses, and his food
d)
His gold, his wealth, and his power
6.
Who did King Midas find in his rose garden?
a)
A satyr
b)
A god
c)
A servant
d)
A beautiful nymph
7.
What did King Midas wish for?
a)
For his daughter to have everything she wanted
b)
For his rose garden to grow even more beautiful roses
c)
For everything he touched to turn to gold
d)
For eternal life
8.
What happened when King Midas touched things after his wish was granted?
a)
They turned into food
b)
They turned into gold
c)
They disappeared
d)
They turned into flowers
9.
How did King Midas feel when he saw his daughter turn to gold?
a)
Happy and proud
b)
Angry and frustrated
c)
Sad and regretful
d)
Indifferent
10.
Why did Zeus ask Echo for help?
a)
He wanted her to distract Hera
b)
He wanted her to tell him gossip about Hera
c)
He wanted her to sing for him
d)
He wanted her to find a lost treasure
11.
How did Echo distract Hera?
a)
By singing a beautiful song
b)
By talking and gossiping
c)
By hiding Zeus in the woods
d)
By creating a magical illusion
12.
What happened to Echo as a punishment?
a)
She lost her beautiful voice
b)
She was banished from the woods
c)
She was turned into a nymph
d)
She became a tree
13.
What could Echo do after being punished?
a)
She could only repeat the last few sounds she heard
b)
She could still sing beautifully
c)
She could only speak in whispers
d)
She could talk freely
14.
Why was Echo unable to tell Narcissus that she loved him?
a)
She was too shy to speak to him
b)
Hera had taken most of her voice
c)
She did not know how to express her feelings
d)
She was afraid of rejection
15.
What did Narcissus see when he looked into the stream?
a)
His own reflection
b)
Echo hiding behind a tree
c)
A beautiful flower
d)
A magical creature
16.
How did Narcissus die?
a)
He fell in love with Echo
b)
He became a wolf
c)
He died while admiring his own reflection
d)
He turned into a flower
17.
Why was Demeter considered to have one of the most important jobs among the gods in ancient Greece?
a)
She was the queen of all the gods
b)
She was in charge of the crops
c)
She controlled the weather
d)
She protected the animals
18.
What was the deal that Hermes worked out with Hades?
a)
Persephone would live in the Underworld all year round
b)
Persephone would marry Hades and live in the Underworld for six months each year
c)
Persephone would become the queen of the gods
d)
Persephone would never return to the surface
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