Download Honors English 6th grade Mr. Kowalick Study Guide #1 Answer

Honors English
6th grade
Mr. Kowalick
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Study Guide #1
Answer each response by writing complete sentences with correct punctuation.
Some responses might require you to write a paragraph.
Mother Earth and Her Children (pgs. 3-10)
1. Mother Earth, named Gaea, had three monstrous sons. Describe them.
2. Mother Earth and Father Heaven had three gigantic sons. Describe them.
3. Why did these creatures help the brothers Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon? Give three reasons.
4. Who were the six children born to Cronus and Rhea? What did each one rule?
5. What did Cronus do each time Rhea had a child by him? Explain why.
6. What did Zeus do to Cronus to help his brothers and sisters escape from inside Cronus?
The Gods & Goddesses of Mount Olympus (pgs. 11-21)
1. Describe the relationship between Zeus and Hera. Why did Hera agree to become Zeus’s wife?
2. Who was Zeus’s favorite daughter? Explain.
3. Why was Hephaestus important to the other Olympian gods? What did he make for Aphrodite
and what effect did it have?
4. Cupid is the Roman name for the Greek god of love who shot his arrows at mortals and gods and
made them fall in love instantly. What is the name of this Greek god and who are his parents?
5. What special duties did Hermes perform for Zeus?
Zeus and the Creation of Mankind (pgs. 22-32)
1. Zeus had two Titan brothers create man and give man all animal gifts to insure his survival.
Which brother created man and which brother gave out gifts?
2. When the humans had no gift, one of the Titan brothers wondered if he could give humans
this gift. What gift did he want to give humans?
3. What did this Titan do in order to get this gift for man? What was his punishment?
4. Which of Zeus’s sons created woman? What was she named and what does the name mean?
5. What “gifts” did Zeus give to her? What warning did he give to her?
6. What happened when she disobeyed Zeus?
7. Explain all the bad things that were released from inside the sealed jar. What one good thing
was inside the jar?
8. What did Zeus discover when he visited Earth? How did he react?