Download Research Quiz on Greek Mythology

English 9
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Research Quiz on Greek Mythology
Aphrodite
Apollo
Ares
Athena
Hades
Hermes
Poseidon
Zeus
The Furies
The Fates
The Muses
Dionysus
Hephaestus
The Trojan War
Helen
Paris
Menelaus
Agamemnon
Bacchus
mortal
Pyramus
Theater
Artemis
Demeter
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Fill in the Blank. (Each blank is worth one point.)
1.
According to Greek mythology, three brother gods, having defeated their father, Chronos
(or Kronos), and his generation of gods (known collectively as the Titans), then divided
the three primary realms of the world among themselves. _________________, the
leader in the war against the Titans, was given rule over the gods and men.
___________________ was made god of the oceans (as well as earthquakes and horses)
and ___________________ became lord of the Underworld. One of the daughters of
Chronos, named _________________, became the wife of the god of gods and men.
2.
Five of the major Olympian gods have names beginning with “A.”
_________________ was god of the sun, as well as music and the arts.
_________________ was his twin, goddess of the moon, and huntress of the bow.
_________________ was the god of war and violence.
_________________ was the goddess of love and desire.
_________________ was the goddess of wisdom and of weaving.
3.
Dionysus, the god of wine, was also known by his Roman name, ________________.
He is unusual among the Olympian gods because his mother, Semele, was a
________________. In Greece, his annual festival is associated particularly with one of
the arts: ______________________
4.
The myth about Demeter and her daughter ____________________, who was kidnapped
by the god ___________________ and taken to the Underworld, can be seen as a myth
that explains a natural phenomenon, namely ___________________________________.
5.
The goddess ________________________ was one of the indirect causes of the
_____________________ War when she offered the most beautiful woman in the world
to Paris if he would name her as the prettiest of the goddesses. The woman,
____________________, happened to be married to the King of Sparta (Menelaus or
Agamemnon? Circle one.), and he wasn’t happy when Paris took his wife to live with
him in Troy.
________________________ 6.
A group of three female gods, _____________________, were said
to control people’s destiny. One spun a “thread of life,” a second
measured it, and a third goddess cut the thread, which ended the
person’s life.
_____________________7. A group of nine goddesses, ______________________, were the
inspiration for the arts and for artists. Each of the nine goddesses
was the patron of one of the arts, such as music, dance, love
poetry, epic poetry, tragedy, history, and astronomy.
____________________ 8. Who was the Greek goddess of love and desire? She was very
beautiful and she played a role in starting the Trojan War when she
won a beauty contest with two other goddess.
____________________ 9. Who was the beautiful Greek woman who also had a role in starting
the Trojan War? She was married to the Greek king Menelaus, but
was “kidnapped” by Paris and taken to Troy.
____________________ 10. The Greek god _______________________ was the messenger
god. He is often portrayed as having wings on his feet.
____________________ 11. Who was the group of three ugly goddesses who were said to
torment and punish criminals, especially murderers, sometimes to
the point where the wrongdoer committed suicide?
____________________ 12. Who was the Greek king who organized and led the Greek citystates in their attack on Troy, and who returned home after the
Trojan War only to be killed by his wife Klytemnestra and her
lover?