Download Greek Mythology Review

1. What continent is Greece on?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Italy
Asia
Europe
Athens
2. What is the purpose of a myth?
• A. To give the people something to
worship.
• B. To explain the marvels of nature.
• C. To give people stories to write
• D. To teach children about their ancestors
3. Where did the most important
Greek gods live?
•
•
•
•
A. Mt. Olympus
B. Athens
C. Rome
D. Italy
4. How many Greek gods lived
there?
•
•
•
•
A. 12
B. 15
C. 20
D. 24
5. Who eventually conquered the
Greeks and took their myths?
•
•
•
•
A. The French
B. The Muses
C. The Trojans
D. The Romans
6. Who is the king of the gods?
•
•
•
•
A.
B.
C.
D.
Zeus
Hades
Cronos
Apollo
7. Who is the god of the sea?
•
•
•
•
A. Hermes
B. Ares
C. Poseidon
D. Zeus
8. Who is the god of war?
•
•
•
•
A. Zeus
B. Apollo
C. Ares
D. Hermes
9. Who is the goddess of love?
•
•
•
•
A. Aphrodite
B. Cupid
C. Athena
D. Demeter
10. Who was kidnapped by Hades
and taken to the underworld?
•
•
•
•
A. Hestia
B. Demeter
C. Athena
D. Persephone
11. How did Cronos attempt to
remain king?
•
•
•
•
A. He defeated his rival.
B. He ate his children
C. He asked his brother for help
D. He killed all of the gods.
12. Who is responsible for giving
fire to man?
•
•
•
•
A. Zeus
B. Prometheus
C. Pandora
D. Hephaestus
13. Who did not want man to
receive fire?
•
•
•
•
A. Zeus
B. Pandora
C. Prometheus
D. Hades
14. Who created women?
•
•
•
•
A. Zeus
B. Pandora
C. Hermes
D. Hephaestus
15. Who opened the box which
brought evil into the world?
•
•
•
•
A. Pandora
B. Persephone
C. Demeter
D. Poseidon
16. What did Persephone eat in the
underworld?
•
•
•
•
A. Fried Chicken
B. Pomegranate seeds
C. Nectar
D. Ambrosia
17. Who is Apollo’s sister?
•
•
•
•
A. Athena
B. Artemis
C. Demeter
D. Pandora
18. What did King Midas wish for?
• A. gold
• B. the ability to turn whatever he touched
into gold
• C. Good food
• D. A daughter
19. What made him change his
mind about what he wished for?
•
•
•
•
A. His food turned into gold.
B. He fell into the river
C. He turned his daughter into gold
D. His son’s wings melted
20. Who was the greatest architect
and inventor?
•
•
•
•
A. King Minos
B. Icarus
C. Apollo
D. Daedalus
21. What did Minos have Daedalus
build the labyrinth to hold
•
•
•
•
A.
B.
C.
D.
Theseus
Minotaur
Centaur
Pan
22. What did the inventor Daedalus
build for his son?
•
•
•
•
A. Wings
B. Flying Shoes
C. A maze
D. A castle
23. Who was Hercules’ mother
•
•
•
•
A. Hera
B. Athena
C. Artemis
D. Alcmene
24. What did Hercules do to get the
respect of herdsmen?
•
•
•
•
A. Strangled a lion
B. Killed a serpent
C. Killed his music teacher
D. Defeated the Hydra
25. What did Hera trick Hercules
into doing?
•
•
•
•
A. Kill his wife and two sons
B. Defeat the lion
C. Follow Virtue
D. Attack Zeus