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Exploring Famous Greek Myths

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Greek hero is known for completing twelve nearly impossible labours, including slaying the Nemean Lion and capturing the Golden Hind?

a)

Perseus

b)

Heracles

c)

Theseus

d)

Odysseus

2.

In the myth of the Trojan War, who was the Greek hero that devised the plan of the Trojan Horse?

a)

Achilles

b)

Odysseus

c)

Hector

d)

Paris

3.

Who was turned into a spider after challenging the goddess Athena to a weaving contest?

a)

Medusa

b)

Arachne

c)

Pandora

d)

Helen

4.

Which myth explains the changing of the seasons through the story of a goddess’s daughter being taken to the Underworld?

a)

The Labours of Heracles

b)

The Odyssey

c)

Persephone and Demeter

d)

The Birth of Athena

5.

Who killed the Minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete?

a)

Jason

b)

Theseus

c)

Perseus

d)

Orpheus

6.

What was released into the world when Pandora opened her box?

a)

Hope

b)

Evil and suffering

c)

Fire

d)

Wisdom

7.

Which hero sailed with the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?

a)

Jason

b)

Perseus

c)

Heracles

d)

Achilles

8.

Who was the king whose touch turned everything to gold?

a)

Minos

b)

Midas

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Oedipus

9.

Which Greek hero killed Medusa, the Gorgon whose gaze could turn people to stone?

a)

Perseus

b)

Theseus

c)

Heracles

d)

Jason

10.

Who was the musician who tried to rescue his wife Eurydice from the Underworld by charming Hades with his music?

a)

Orpheus

b)

Daedalus

c)

Apollo

d)

Hermes

11.

Which mythological figure flew too close to the sun, causing his wax wings to melt?

a)

Daedalus

b)

Icarus

c)

Perseus

d)

Bellerophon

12.

Who was the queen of Sparta whose abduction sparked the Trojan War?

a)

Penelope

b)

Helen

c)

Andromeda

d)

Medea

13.

Which monster did Oedipus defeat by solving its riddle?

a)

Hydra

b)

Sphinx

c)

Cerberus

d)

Chimera

14.

Who was the goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts, born fully grown from Zeus’s head?

a)

Hera

b)

Artemis

c)

Athena

d)

Aphrodite

15.

Which hero’s only vulnerable spot was his heel?

a)

Odysseus

b)

Achilles

c)

Hector

d)

Paris

16.

Who was the king punished to eternally push a boulder up a hill in the Underworld?

a)

Sisyphus

b)

Tantalus

c)

Minos

d)

Oedipus

17.

Which Greek myth explains the origin of the peacock’s tail?

a)

The story of Persephone

b)

The story of Argus and Hera

c)

The story of Orpheus and Eurydice

d)

The story of Daedalus and Icarus

18.

Who was the goddess of love and beauty, said to have been born from sea foam?

a)

Hera

b)

Demeter

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Artemis

19.

Which hero blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus during his journey home from Troy?

a)

Heracles

b)

Odysseus

c)

Perseus

d)

Jason

20.

Who was the winged horse that sprang from the blood of Medusa?

a)

Pegasus

b)

Cerberus

c)

Chimera

d)

Hydra

21.

Describe one of the stories from the questions above. How can this be changed into a dramatic scene?

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