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Mythology Practice Test/Study Guide Name ________________ Circle the letter of the correct answer. 1. He was the god of the heavens, lightning, law, and mortality a. Zeus b. Cronus c. Theseus d. Olympus 2. He was the god of the sea and earthquakes. a. Zeus b. Hades c. Ares d. Poseidon 3. He was the god of the underworld. a. Ares b. Hehpaestus c. Hades d. Hermes 4. She was the goddess of marriage and childbirth, married to Zeus. a. Hestia b. Athena c. Aphrodite d. Hera 5. She was the goddess of the home and hearth. a. Demeter b. Artemis c. Hestia d. Hera 6. She was the goddess of the harvest, goddess agriculture a. Artemis b. Athena c. Demeter d. Aphrodite 7. He was the god of war. a. Ares b. Hephaestus c. Dionysus d. Poseidon 8. She was the goddess of wisdom, war, arts, and crafts. She was also goddess of the most important city in Greece. a. Athena b. Hera c. Artemis d. Demeter 9. She was the goddess of love and beauty. a. Athena b. Aphrodite c. Artemis d. Hestia 10. He was the god of the forge (fire). a. Hades b. Apollo c. Hermes d. Hephaestus 11. He was the god of light (sun), truth, healing, music, and archery. a. Apollo b. Ares c. Hermes d. Dionysus 12. She was the goddess of the moon, the hunt (wild things), and children. a. Ares b. Hera c. Artemis d. Demeter 13. He was the god of motion, sleep and dreams, travelers, and thieves. He was the messenger for the gods. a. Eros b. Hermes c. Zeus d. Apollo 14. She caused the seasons to change because of her love for her daughter. a. Demeter b. Hera c. Persephone d. Arachne 15. He was the god of the vine (wine). a. Dionysus b. Hermes c. Ares d. Apollo 16. The gods granted him the "gift" of turning everything he touched to gold. a. Theseus b. Perseus c. Heracles d. Midas 17. He killed the Minotaur in the labyrinth on the island of Crete. a. Theseus b. Jason c. Perseus d. Heracles 18. He went on the quest for the "golden Fleece." a. Theseus b. Jason c. Perseus d. Heracles 19. According to the Greek creation story what was the first thing to exist? a. Light b. Love c. Chaos d. Gaea-Mother Earth 20. Who gave man the gift of fire? a. Zeus b. Gaea c. Cronus d. Prometheus 21. Who unleashed all the diseases and evils on the earth? a. Arachne b. Echo c. Pandora d. Narcissus 22. What was the generation of gods that Cronus and Rhea belonged to called? a. Olympians b. Titans c. Athenians d. Trojans 23. What explained things the ancient Greek people could not understand? a. myths about gods and goddesses b. science c. kings and queens d. mothers and fathers 24. The Greek gods lived a. on Mt. Olympus b. on Mt. Vesuvius c. in Hades d. at the bottom of the sea 25. Who were brother and sister? a. Medusa and the Gorgon b. Theseus and Perseus c. Demeter and Persephone d. Apollo and Artemis 26. Greek mythology gave us answers to such things as which of the following? a. objects in nature (animals, flowers, etc.) b. the seasons c. the constellations d. words now in our vocabulary e. all of the above 27. Which of the following was NOT true? a. Usually an oracle's prophecies came true. b. Although he was married to Hera, Zeus often had affairs with other women. c. Hera was not a jealous woman d. The gods were basically immortal, but they did have children with mortals who often became heroes. Make sure you know who these gods were and/or the basic stories that we have read: The first gods and goddesses Zeus and his family Hera, Io, and Argus Hephaestus Aphrodite Ares Athena and Arachne Poseidon Apollo and Artemis Orion Hermes and Apollo Hades, the Underworld, and Persephone and Demeter The final test is made up of fill in the blank with a word bank In addition to a matching section. Echo and Narcissus Prometheus & Epimetheus & Pandora Tantalus and Pelops, Sisyphus Danaus, Perseus, and the Gorgon Medusa King Midas Heracles Theseus, Daedelus, and Icarus Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece Atalanta