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Greek Mythology Unit Exam
I. Mythology Matching – Match the correct identifier to the character listed. There will be, obviously, some
options that are left unmatched.
_____1. Perseus
a. My husband is also my son.
_____2. Minos
b. Perseus rescued me and I became his loving wife.
_____3. Zeus
c. I liked my pet turtle a lot until it ate me as a snack.
_____4. Poseidon
d. Kronos swallowed a stone instead of swallowing me.
_____5. Pitocamptes
e. I have the golden touch.
_____6. Aegeus
f. I am thrilled to discover that Theseus has my secret sword.
_____7. Zephyrus
g. My mom gave birth to me while locked all alone in a brass tower.
_____8. Aristeus
h. My curiosity to see the beautiful Eurydice led to her death as she ran away _____9. Andromeda
from me and into a bed of snakes.
_____10. Gaea
i. Aphrodite punishes me for turning down Echo’s romantic advances.
_____11. Procrustes
j. My wife gave birth to a half-man/half-bull baby. I don’t like to talk about it.
_____12. Sciron
k. I am the “pine bender.”
_____13. Corynetes
l. Aphrodite did me a favor and turned me into vapor.
_____14. Theseus
m. As the goddess of grain and harvest, I control the four seasons.
_____15. Midas
n. I’m not the smartest mom; I allowed my husband to swallow most of my kids.
_____16. Narcissus
o. I am the god of love and desire.
_____17. Eros
p. I am emptiness; everything came out of me.
_____18. Echo
q. Zeus visited me when I was trapped in a bronze tower.
_____19. Demeter
r. I am the Theseus’ biological father.
_____20. Chaos
s. I am the river nymph that Zeus flirts with while his wife searches for him.
_____21. Rhea
t. I made the roads into Athens safe for travelers.
_____22. Persephone
u. I just can’t resist the tangy tartness of pomegrante seeds.
v. I am the first villian Theseus kills on the road to Athens. I was bashed by
my own club.
w. I am the west wind, often serving as Eros’ taxi service.
x. I can’t help that I have snakes for hair; I was cursed by Athena.
y. I was strapped to my own torture bed before my legs and head were chopped off.
z. We are the three sisters tormented for a while by Perseus.
II. Mythology Multiple Choice – Choose the best answer from the options provided.
23. Uranus angered Gaea by
a. eating her children
b. imprisoning her children
c. disowning her children
d. killing her children
27. Who is Persephone’s father?
a. Zeus
b. Kronos
c. Poseidon
d. Uranus
24. Why does Orpheus lose his wife on
the way out of the Underworld?
a. she ate pomegrante seeds
b. she took a wrong turn
c. he looked back to make sure
she was really there
d. she turned to stone
28. What does Theseus’ father ask the hero
to use as a signal of his victory against
Minos?
a. an owl
b. a white sail
c. a black sail
d. a special sword
25. At first, Psyche’s relationship with her
husband is difficult because
a. he’s ugly
b. he’s invisible
c. he’s mean
d. he’s in love with himself
29. Daedalus was gossiped about in Athens
because
a. he made a wooden cow
b. he offended Zeus
c. he killed the minotaur
d. he pushed a young boy off a cliff
26. Who overthrew Uranus and became the
ruler of Mount Olympus?
a. Zeus
b. Kronos
c. Poseidon
d. Hades
30. When she was little, she played with
mechanical dolls made by Daedalus
a. Psyche
b. Andromeda
c. Danae
d. Ariadne
III. Mythology True/False – Clearly write “true” or “false” for each of the following:
__________31. Rhea was the wife of Uranus and Hera was the wife of Zeus.
__________32. Hera was the wife of Uranus and Rhea was the wife of Zeus.
__________33. Echo was given a diamond ring for protecting Zeus.
__________34. The Gray Sisters shared three eyes and one tooth.
__________35. Apollo punishes Midas, but later shows mercy toward the foolish king.
__________36. Aphrodite was born from the blood of Kronos that seeped into Gaea, the earth mother.
__________37. Sciron and Pitocamptes, thugs Theseus kills on the way to Athens, were actually brothers.
__________38. Daedalus drowns in the ocean as he tries to save his son, Icarus.
__________39. Procrustes is the creepy inn-keeper who had a bed of tortures for his unfortunate guests.
__________40. Greek myths are not only entertaining, but also provide a multitude of important life lessons.
Greek Mythology Unit Exam
KEY
I. Mythology Matching – Match the correct identifier to the character listed. There will be, obviously, some
options that are left unmatched.
__G___1. Perseus
a. My husband is also my son.
__J___2. Minos
b. Perseus rescued me and I became his loving wife.
__D___3. Zeus
c. I liked my pet turtle a lot until it ate me as a snack.
__R___4. Poseidon
d. Kronos swallowed a stone instead of swallowing me.
__K___5. Pitocamptes
e. I’m embarrassed by my donkey-like ears.
__F___6. Aegeus
f. I am thrilled to discover that Theseus has my secret sword.
__W___7. Zephyrus
g. My mom gave birth to me while locked all alone in a brass tower.
__H___8. Aristeus
h. My curiosity to see the beautiful Eurydice led to her death as she ran away __B___9. Andromeda
from me and into a bed of snakes.
__A___10. Gaea
i. Aphrodite punishes me for turning down Echo’s romantic advances.
__Y___11. Procrustes
j. My wife gave birth to a half-man/half-bull baby. I don’t like to talk about it.
__C___12. Sciron
k. I am the “pine bender.”
__V___13. Corynetes
l. Aphrodite did me a favor and turned me into vapor.
__T___14. Theseus
m. I punish the whole world when my daughter is taken from me.
__E___15. Midas
n. I’m not the smartest mom; I allowed my husband to swallow most of my kids.
__I___16. Narcissus
o. I am the god of love and desire.
__O___17. Eros
p. I am emptiness; everything came out of me.
__L___18. Echo
q. Zeus visited me when I was trapped in a bronze tower.
__M___19. Demeter
r. I am Theseus’ biological father.
__P___20. Chaos
s. I am the river nymph that Zeus flirts with while his wife searches for him.
__N___21. Rhea
t. I made the roads into Athens safe for travelers.
__U___22. Persephone
u. I just can’t resist the tangy tartness of pomegranate seeds.
v. I am the first villian killed on the road to Athens. I was bashed by my own club.
w. I am the west wind, often serving as Eros’ taxi service.
x. I can’t help that I have snakes for hair; I was cursed by Athena.
y. I was strapped to my own torture bed before my legs and head were chopped off.
z. We are the three sisters tormented for a while by Perseus.
II. Mythology Multiple Choice – Choose the best answer from the options provided.
23. Uranus angered Gaea by
a. eating her children
b. imprisoning her children
c. disowning her children
d. killing her children
27. Who is Persephone’s father?
a. Zeus
b. Kronos
c. Poseidon
d. Uranus
24. Why does Orpheus lose his wife on
the way out of the Underworld?
a. she ate pomegranate seeds
b. she took a wrong turn
c. he looked back to make sure
she was really there
d. she turned to stone
28. What does Theseus’ father ask the hero
to use as a signal of his victory against
Minos?
a. an owl
b. a white sail
c. a black sail
d. a special sword
25. At first, Psyche’s relationship with her
husband is difficult because
a. he’s ugly
b. he’s invisible
c. he’s mean
d. he’s in love with himself
29. Daedalus was gossiped about in Athens
because
a. he made a wooden cow
b. he offended Zeus
c. he killed the minotaur
d. he pushed someone off a cliff
26. Who overthrew Uranus and became the
ruler of Mount Olympus?
a. Zeus
b. Kronos
c. Poseidon
d. Hades
30. When she was little, she played with
mechanical dolls made by Daedalus
a. Psyche
b. Andromeda
c. Danae
d. Ariadne
III. Mythology True/False – Clearly write “true” or “false” for each of the following:
__false____31. Rhea was the wife of Uranus and Hera was the wife of Zeus.
__false____32. Hera was the wife of Uranus and Rhea was the wife of Zeus.
__false____33. Echo was given a diamond ring for protecting Zeus.
__false____34. The Gray Sisters shared three eyes and one tooth.
__true_____35. Apollo punishes Midas, but later shows mercy toward the foolish king.
__false____36. Aphrodite was born from the blood of Kronos that seeped into Gaea, the earth mother.
__true_____37. Sciron and Pitocamptes, thugs Theseus kills on the way to Athens, were actually brothers.
__false____38. Daedalus drowns in the ocean as he tries to save his son, Icarus.
__true_____39. Procrustes is the creepy inn-keeper who had a bed of tortures for his unfortunate guests.
__true_____40. Greek myths are not only entertaining, but also provide a multitude of important life lessons.