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Mythology Test, Study Sheet
The following should remind you of the different myths for which you will be responsible. Page numbers
indicate the start page for these assignments. If you have lost your packets, the book often has the same
stories with mostly the same details. It has an index as well as a table of contents that you might use to
review.
You may use your archetypal cards on the test. You may also use my cardstock info., which covers the
Olympians, the Titans, and a few minor characters. Students will take their test in class in small groups (or
individually if anyone prefers); there might be a take-home essay as well. Students may have index cards of
hand-written notes. They may not, however, copy and paste info. from the computer or use handouts or
books on the test. Groups will be composed of a maximum of 4 people. Students without note cards may not
join groups where students have note cards (and archetypal cards alone are not enough to join a group with
Greek cards). A min. of 5-7 decent note cards is enough to join a group who has done note cards.
For the test, students will be asked to sign an honesty declaration affirming that they have honestly taken the
test according to the guidelines. This would include only using the materials allowed and also not speaking
with other students who have already taken the test about the test.
Greek
The Titans and the 12 Great Olympians (blue cards & ch. in book) ............. ………24
“The Olympian Family of Zeus” (tan chapter handout—jigsaw sharing & 1/3 read it)
The Virgin Goddesses (yellow handout—jigsaw sharing & 1/3 read it)
Dionysus & Demeter/Ch. 2 in book (jigsaw sharing & 1/3 read it) ............. ………48
The Underworld & “What the Hell Packet” about Tantalus, Sisyphus, Demeter &
Persephone, & Orpheus… ............................................................................. ….39&51
Orpheus & Eurydice (if want to review in the book)......………………………….107
Prometheus and Pandora (2 packets—pink & white); in book, Prometheus is pg.... 78
Hercules ......................................................................................................... ……..166
Atalanta ......................................................................................................... ……..180
Perseus, the Dainaids, & King Midas (pink packet); in book, pg..146, 295, & 292
Mythical Creatures (blue packet & white page)
Cupid and Psyche (green packet); in the book, C&P is on pg…….. ............ ………96
Pyramus and Thisbe (Cupid & Psyche packet); in the book P&T is on pg. . ……..105
Pomona and Vertumnus ................................................................................ ……..299
Baucis & Philemon (powerpoint); in book, pg. ............................................ ……..115
The Sword of Damocles (gold packet)
The 2 stories of Athens (Gift of Athena, Battle of Marathon) (green and yellow packets)
Arachne (tan sheet); in the book, on pg......................................................... ……..302
Oedipus Rex, Antigone, 7 Against Thebes (green packet); in the book, pg . …268-280
Theseus .......................................................................................................... ……..155
Daedalus & Icarus (I read in class) .............................................................. ……..144
Constellations (blue packet)
The Quest of the Golden Fleece/Jason and the Argonauts (pink packet or book—
may want to read both, or at least have people in your team who have)....122
Odysseus (yellow packet); in book, pg ......................................................... ……...211
The Trojan War & Achilles (tan packet); in the book, pg. ............................ …185-229
Phrase Origins (blue & pink sheets)—also think through the planets
Possible Greek (if we get to, required; if not, may show up on extra credit section)
Love Myths: Pygmalion & Galatea (Powerpoint); in book, pg. .................. ………….…112
Flower Myths: Echo & Narcisuss, Hyacinth, Adonis (Powerpoint & E&N a packet); in book,
pg. ................................................................................................................. …………….89
For the Olympians, know symbols, animals, cities, and spouses (at least the important
ones). Know the main events, births and deaths, side characters (such as spouses or parents),
villains, and objects involved with the different heroes (such as Hercules having to gain the girdle of
Hippolyta [Amazon queen’s], cleaning out the Aegean stables, wearing the lion’s fur after slaying
him, killing the hydra, etc.).
Archetypes
Be able to apply them to the different Greek myths (such as “call to action,” “threshold guardians,” mentors,
large obstacle, boons, etc.). You might also use hero types or the white packet (such as “descent to the
underworld,” “damsel in distress,” “into the belly of the beast,” etc.).
Holidays (few questions for each) (You may want to read up on them on Wikipedia.)
Maybe Labor Day
Halloween
Thanksgiving
St. Lucia—if we get to before the test
Think of questions that were asked on quizzes; they could come up again. There will be quite a few extra
credit questions, so that should help you if the test proves difficult. It is a lot of information; therefore, I
suggest reviewing the material and spending some decent time on it. There will be a lot of questions, so
the better you know the material, the faster you’ll be able to tackle the questions, and the more successful
you will be. Finishing the test on time has been an issue for some groups because they don’t know their
material well enough. Questions will include multiple choice, true/false, matching, short answer, fill-in-theblank, etc. The majority of the questions are fill-in-the-blank. There is also an essay, which will likely be
take-home and optional. There are approx. 180-200 questions on the test, and the test will be worth 200-250
points. If people study hard, come prepared with cards, and work together, they usually do well. Here are a
few practice questions (which likely won’t be on the test, but might be, and they also should provide a sense
of the type of questions I’ll ask).
1. Fill in the blanks below.
Gr. Name
Rm. Name
Domain
Marriage
Symbol
Animal
City/Location
Myrtle Tree
2. Fill in the blanks:
________________ He built the labyrinth
________________ All but one killed their husbands at a post-wedding dinner.
________________ Aphrodite’s main lover (a god)
________________ The river of forgetfulness (in the Underworld)
________________ She was the goddess of orchards and didn’t want to marry at first
________________ She was a good daughter and sister; she may have been killed for her kindness
in burying her brother’s body.
________________ Apollo gave him donkey ears
________________ the god/goddess associated with the Oracle of Delphi
________________ He fed the gods human flesh
________________ Identify the person in the slide (or the overhead)
Name 6 of Hercules’s labors:
What is a similarity and a difference between the stories of Pandora and Psyche?
Name one of the kings of Athens and one of the kings of Thebes, and tell something important
about each of these cities.
What is the name of the two sons of titans who created the animals and mankind (but not
womankind)?
Give an example of the great importance of hospitality in Greek culture.
How did the Sphinx cause problems for Thebes and how was the problem of the Sphinx
taken care of?
What is a word/name from Greek mythology that has meaning today? Explain the connection. (For
example, Ceres is the Roman name for Demeter, the goddess of grain, and cereal is a breakfast food
made of grain.)