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A review of #Greek mythology#7th grade
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She is the Greek goddess of the hunt.
Aphrodite
Athena
Artemis
Ares
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He was the king whose wife, Pasiphae, gave birth to the Minotaur.
Minos, King of Crete
Acrisius, King of Tiryns
Creon, King of Corinth
Polydictes,King of Seriphos
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He was the grandfather, the Oracle predicted would be killed by, his grandson, Perseus.
Minos, the King of Crete
Polydictes, the King of Seriphos
Creon, king of Corinth
Acrisius, the King of Tiryns
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He is the ferryman that ferried souls to the underworld.
Sharon
Virgil
Charon
Lucifer
5
"Icarus's Flight", by Stephen Dobyns, differs from the myth because
for the poet, Icarus needed to be happy with a boring life
the poet admires Icarus for his daring
the poet thinks that Icarus was disobedient
the poet believes that Icarus did not respect the gods
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The myth of Icarus is meant to teach all of the following lessons EXCEPT
never be afraid to try new things
reverence of the gods
obedience
moderation in all things
7
An Oracle is most like a
con artist
magician
psychic
musician
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She is the Greek goddess of the harvest.
Demeter
Hestia
Artemis
Aphrodite
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Hubris means:
excessive pride
excessive playfulness
excessive laziness
excessive eating
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He was known as the "Father of All Monsters"
Cerberus
Orthrus
Cynocephalus
Typhon
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This monster of ancient Greek lore has only one eye.
A Cyclops
The Charybdis and Scylla
The Kraken
Medusa
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For the ancient Greeks there was no such place as Heaven or Hell. Everyone that died went here
Jupiter
Elysium
Hades
Corinth
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The Romans called Ares, the Greek god of war,
Vulcan
Neptune
Pluto
Mars
14
This monster can re-grow its head. If you cut of its head two more will grow in its place.
The Harpies
Hydra
Griffin
Medusa
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She is the Greek goddess of wisdom
Athena
Minerva
Hera
Persephone
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Greek myths were created to do all EXCEPT
teach life lessons
entertain
encourage disrespect of the gods
attempt to answer basic questions about the world
17
This mountain was home to the gods
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Horeb
Mount Rushmore
Mount Olympus
18
Hubris lead to her being turned into a spider.
Arachne
Artemis
Athena
Aphrodite
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This myth explained why the seasons changed.
The myth of "Persephone"
"Perseus and the Prophecy"
"The Flight of Icarus"
"Arachne"
20
This Greek hero killed Medusa
Theseus
Perseus
Odysseus
Jason
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This is the winged horse that aided Bellerophon in killing the Chimera.
Unicorn
Pegasus
Sphynx
Griffin
22
He is the messenger of the gods.
Hestia
Hermes
Hercules
Hephaestus
23
This three-headed monster guards the gates of Hades, preventing the dead from leaving.
Ceres
Cronus
Calypso
Cerberus
24
He was the Roman god of the underworld.
Lucifer
Pluto
The Devil
Hades
25
The stories in Greek mythology originate from which country?
Macedonia
Rome
Greece
Italy
26
He was not an Olympian god
Hermes
Hades
Hephaestus
Hercules
27
The name of this planet is the Roman name of, the Greek king of the gods, Zeus.
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Venus
28
She is the Queen of the gods.
Hades
Hera
Hestia
Helen
29
Greek myths are
fiction
non-fiction
biographical
autobiographical
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He designed the Labyrinth.
Danae
Pygmalion
Daedalus
Polydictes
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Bellerophon killed
The Sphynx
The Nemean Lion
The Hydra
The Chimera
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The Greek hero, Theseus, slayed
A Satyr
A Centaur
A Harpy
The Minotaur