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Greek Gods & Heroes Introductory Take Home Quiz
(Complete after reading the Forword and the Afterword at the beginning and end of the book, respectively.)
Forword
1. The ancient greek people beleived that there were many gods and that those gods controlled the
universe. TRUE
FALSE (circle your answer)
2. The above sentence has two mistakes. On the line below explain to me, using one sentence only,
what is wrong with the sentence.
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3. Neatly rewrite the sentence from #1 so that it is correct. _________________________________
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4. Zeus predicted the weather.
TRUE
FALSE
(circle your answer)
5. Is the outline below a proper summary of the ideas in paragraph 3?
III.
YES
NO
(circle one)
Ancient Greek beliefs about nature
A. Either was or contained gods and goddesses
B. Stories explained natures
C. Natural world was alive
D. Nature had feelings
E. Should be treated with respect
6. What is the main idea of paragraph 4? ________________________________________________
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7. Did the Greeks believe these gods and goddesses really exist and influenced human lives? YES NO
8. What was the basic difference between humans and the gods? _____________________________
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9. Who alone, of all human heroes, was allowed to join the gods on Olympus? __________________
10. What two other things were given to this person? _______________________________________
11. The ancient Greeks were a mixture of two groups of people, one who worshipped male sky god and
another who worshipped earth goddesses. When the two groups fought and the earth goddess
worshippers won, female goddesses became the rulers of the divine world of gods and humans.
TRUE
FALSE
(circle your answer)
12. Many rich and/or powerful members of Greek society claimed that they were related to the gods.
TRUE
FALSE
(circle your answer)
13. Ancient Greek mythology reflects the human world of ancient Greece, its understanding of nature,
its personal relationships, and its wars. The stories are part of the oral tradition and tell us about
ancient Greek culture as well as entertain us.
TRUE
FALSE
(circle your answer)
Afterword
14. Ancient Greek myths tell us how Greeks understood the world before science, as we know it in
today’s world.
TRUE
FALSE
(circle your answer)
15. Because of what science teaches us today, we definitely believe that Zeus, Hera, or all of the other
gods existed.
TRUE
FALSE
(circle your answer)
16. We should accept myths as fact because they are things that actually happened and are based on
true and historically provable events.
TRUE
FALSE
(circle your answer)
17. Myths are stories about gods, goddesses, and nature, while legends are stories based on real
historical events.
TRUE
FALSE
(circle your answer)
18. The Romans conquered the Greeks and borrowed many of their gods and stories, making them their
own.
TRUE
FALSE
(circle your answer)
19. Compare and contrast Greek attitudes about war to the Roman’s attitudes toward war.
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20. The Greeks created the myths we will read in this book, but the Romans preserved and added to
these stories.
TRUE
FALSE
(circle your answer)
Correctly fill in the chart below for 12 points of extra credit.
Greek gods & goddesses
Zeus
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Hera
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Artemis
Hestia
Apollo
Hermes
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Roman gods & goddesses
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Neptune
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Minerva
Venus
Mars
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Ceres
Vulcan