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Greek Mythology Review


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?





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