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What did Pandora do to all us human?
Brought hope into the world
Brought hope and took it away
Brought only evil into the world
Brought evil into the world, but also hope
2
Aphrodite is the goddess of...
Hunt
Love
War
Wisdom
3
Hermes is the...
peace god
war god
messenger god
judgement god
4
Where was Zeus born?
In a cave
In an igloo
In the sea
In Rhea's chamber
5
Athena is the goddess of...
Love
Hunt
Wisdom
War
6
Cronos was married to...
Aphrodite
Alcmene
Hera
Rhea
7
Who was a son of Zeus who was extremely strong and proved his worth by completed 12 tasks?
Ares
Hades
Hercules
Perseus
8
In return for his kindness, they gave him a gift of a power. What was it?
Eternal Life
Lightning
Extrvagant food
Thunder
9
Artemis is the goddess of...
Hunt
Wisdom
War
Love
10
Hera and Zeus had a
strenuous
relationship. What does strenuous mean?
Long and lasting
Difficult and argumentative
Easy and loving
Patient and familial
11
What was a big part of Hermes' job?
Taking souls to Earth after birth
Taking souls to Cronos
Taking souls to Mt. Olympus
Taking souls to the underworld
12
Why did they name her something that meant all-gifted?
Each god made her beautiful
Each god took something away from her
Each god gave her opposite qualities
Each god made her immortal
13
Perseus was born to Zeus & Danae. He didn't want his mother to marry the king. True or false?
True
False
14
The 12 main Greek gods live on top of...
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Everst
Mt. Helen
Mt. Kenya
15
He was a given a helmet which...
shined line a mirro
made him invisible
16
Hades is god of the...
Underworld
Overworld
17
When Zeus was of age, he freed his siblings from his father. How did he do this?
Cut his stomach open
Gave him poison
Asked politely
Sacrificed himself
18
Who was Hercules' half brother?
Medusa
Perseus
Ares
Hephastus
19
With all these gods, we know the Ancient Greeks were...
polythestic
atheistic
monothestic
20
Cronos and Rhea had how many children (in
total
)?
6
4
None
5
21
Who were 2 of Zeus' siblings?
Poseidon and Hades
Athena and Hera
22
The evil king wanted Perseus dead. What did he send him to do, hoping he would die?
Defeat Zeus and bring Cronos back
Defeat his half brother Hercules
Defeat Medusa and cut off her head
23
Who was the king of all things during the reign of The Titans?
Cronos
Rhea
Zeus
Hercules
24
Greek Mythology is the study of...
Ancient Greek story telling
Myths about Greek animals
Greek food in modern day culture
Egyptian story telling
25
How many children did Cronos swallow?
4 out of 6
1 out of 6
None
5 out of 6
26
How did Zeus get the Hundred Handers and Cyclops on his side?
He mistreated them just like Cronos
He forced them into submission
He treated them kindly, unlike Cronos
27
Medusa is an extremely dangerous monster because when you look at her...
You have a heart attack
You stop breathing
You turn to stone
You melt
28
How many main gods and goddesses were there?
20
2
6
12
29
When Rhea realized what Cronos had begun to do, what was her tricky way out?
Birth child six, and eat it before he did
Birth child six, and feed him a replacement stone
Birth child six, and give it away
Birth child 6, and feed it to him anyways
30
Movie or Myth: Megara lives.
Movie
Myth
31
What did Ares and Hephaestus have in common?
They were both gods of war
They were both in love with Hera
They were twins
They were both in love with Aphrodite
32
Hercules' mother was Alcmene; however, he named her son Hercules, which meant...
gift of the gods
gift of Alcmene
gift of Hera
gift of Zeus
33
Ares is the god of...
Love
War
Wisdom
Hunt
34
Why did Cronos did not want to have children?
He would love them too much
He would forget them all
He was scared they would run away
He was scared they would overtake him
35
How did the gods help Perseus?
Gave him a weapons
Gave him advice and location of Medusa
36
What did Cronos do so his children would surely be unable to overrule him?
Swallowed them whole as adults
Killed them all
Sent them in the volcano
Swallowed them whole as infants
37
Apollo is the god of...
Moon, food, and tidal waves
Medicine, music, and sun
38
What does "Pandora" mean?
All-gifted
All-present
All-darkness
All-knowing
39
What is the word for a terrible mythical monster?
sphinx
gorgon
minotaur
medusa
40
He was given a shield which...
Made him invisible
Shined like a mirror
41
Movie or myth: Hades wants to kill Hercules and rule all gods, not just the Underworld.
Movie
Myth
42
Poseidon is the god of...
the stars
the moon
the sea
the dirt
43
Hercules was entirely, 100% mortal.
True, his mother was mortal so he is all mortal.
False, his father was a god so he is half god/half mortal
44
Who did Zeus, god of heavens and all things, marry?
Artemis
Hera
Aphrodite
Athena
45
Movie or myth: Zues sent Hercules to Earth to keep him safer than he'd be on Mt. Olympus.
Myth
Movie
46
Before the Olympians were the most powerful gods and goddesses, who ruled?
The Reversals
The Underworlders
The Avengers
The Titans
47
Hera tried multiple times to kill Hercules and make his life miserable. Why?
She was so jealous and he was not her son
She did not want him to love her
48
How did the Gray sisters help Perseus?
Gave him advice and location of Medusa
Gave him multiple weapons
49
What were the gods called after Zeus had defeated the Titans?
They became The Reversals
They became The Olympians
They remained to be called The Titans
They became The Avengers
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Who was the first woman ever created?
Perseus
Pandora
Princess
Penelope
