Your Name:
Instructions:
SPELLING COUNTS, to begin with. If you misspell a greek god's name, you will
automatically
be marked wrong by the computer, so be careful! Also--keep in mind that each Greek
god
will be used more than once in the below questions.
1)
Aphrodite was the goddess of...
war
love
horses
water
2)
Ares was the god of...
wisdom
the sky
war
wine
3)
Artemis was the goddess of...
hunting
dancing
sewing
giving
4)
Hephaestus was the god of...
lightning
writing
wind
fire
5)
Zeus was...
the god of the underworld
ruler of the other gods and goddesses
the god of the sea, sky, and underworld
a famous greek hero
6)
Hera was the goddess of...
marriage
children
toys
woodworking
7)
Demeter was the goddess of...
rocks
building
agriculture
the ocean
8)
Dionysus was the god of...
olives
water
milk
wine
9)
Hermes was known for...
eating lots of food
delivering messages
being a great hunter
moving very slowly
10)
Apollo was the god of...
prophecy (telling the future)
music making
making people fall in love
starting wars
11)
Poseidon was the god of...
the sky
the underworld
the sea
space
12)
Athena was the goddess of...
crafts
woodworking
medicine
food
13)
The goddess of beauty was...
Hera
Aphrodite
Demeter
Athena
14)
The goddess of childbirth was...
Hera
Aphrodite
Athena
Artemis
15)
The god of the sky was...
Hades
Poseidon
Zeus
Apollo
16)
The god of wine was...
Dionysus
Hephaestus
Hermes
Poseidon
17)
The god of medicine and healing was...
Ares
Apollo
Hephaestus
Hades
18)
The goddess of wisdom was...
Athena
Hera
Demeter
Artemis
19)
The god of the sea was...
Dionysus
Poseidon
Apollo
Zeus
20)
The goddess of grain and the harvest is...
Hera
Athena
Demeter
Hera
21)
The god of metalworking was...
Ares
Hephaestus
Hades
Dionysus
22)
The god of war was...
Apollo
Zeus
Hermes
Ares
23)
The god of pranks--who also brought the dead to the underworld was...
Hermes
Poseidon
Hades
Apollo
24)
Fill in the blank: Mythology explains why the _______________ is the way it is.
25)
In general, are myths old or new?
26)
How long ago did these Greek myths take place?
--100 years
--one thousand years
--thousands of years
27)
How many gods were considered to be the "Olympian" gods?