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It's All Greek (and Roman) to Me!
It's All Greek (and Roman) to Me!
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A game to review for the Greek and Roman Mythology quiz.
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1
Daedalus warns Icarus about
flying too low so that they will be seen.
eating the food from inside the palace.
flying too close to the sun.
talking to gulls.
2
The "R" in C.R.E.T.E. stands for?
reinforce a belief system
remind people of the gods
recall actual events
reinforce a sense of history
3
Pantheon part 2- ...specific to a _______, ______, ________, or time period.
era
region
religion
civilization
4
Hermes/Mercury was the god of?
Planet Express
speed and medicine
speech, eloquence, and merchants
marathon runners
5
Artemis/Diana was the goddess of
strategic warfare, wisdom and crafts
hunting, children, virgins, and the moon
the moon, and hunting children
owls, wolves, and other night creatures
6
Greek goddess of love and beauty?
Aphrodite
Venus
Cupid
Minerva
7
If you were a Greek farmer and wanted crops to grow, who would you pray to?
Demeter
Ceres
Hera
Juno
8
Of the 5 Purposes of Mythology, the "T" stands for...?
Teach me how to dougie
Tell an ancient story
Teach a moral lesson
Teach about mythology
9
She was Ares' counterpart, the goddess of strategic warfare and was the patron of a major city?
Houston
Demeter
Minerva
Athena
10
Apollo was the god of?
Space, stars, and constellations
Speech, eloquence, and merchants
Sun, music, and the arts
movies starring Tom Hanks
11
He was the Greek god of fire and smithing.
Vulcan
Haephestus
Hades
Pluto
12
Which of the following is
not
a type of explanatory myth?
Religious explanatory myth - explains the origins of a religius ritual
Etymological explanatory myth- explains the origins of a word
Natural explanatory myth- explains an aspect of nature
Social explanatory myth- explains the rules in a society
13
He was the Roman god of the ocean
Pluto
Triton
Poseidon
Neptune
14
Roman god of the underworld
Pluto
Satan
Hades
James Woods
15
Which hero of the Trojan War was invulnerable because he was dipped in the river Styx as an infant?
Agamemnon
Odysseus
Achilles
Hercules
16
He was the Greek god of wine and merrymaking.
Alcoholoticus
Bacchus
John Belushi
Dionysus
17
Which goddess did Paris give the golden apple to?
Hera
Athena
Aphrodite
Venus
18
Narcissus
falls in love with his own reflection
falls in love with Echo
falls in love with Venus
falls in love with a nymph
19
Pantheon: A ___________ of ________...
group, deities
collection, gods and or goddesses
collection, ancient stories
bunch, gods and or goddesses
20
Which god does Daedalus build a temple to after his son dies?
Apollo
Zeus
Hades
Ares
21
This is the Roman god of war
Mars
Ares
Zeus
Julius Caesar
22
What is a psychological myth?
Explains where certain mental health disorders come from
A myth that makes you think about the gods' motivations
Explains why we feel and act the way we do (because of the gods influence)
A myth that has to do with Psyche, the wife of Cupid
23
For better or worse, she was married to Jupiter.
Aphrodite
Megara
Hera
Juno
24
What were Daedalus and Icarus' wings made of?
feathers, wood, and glue
plastic, feathers, and wire
wax, feathers, and thread
paper, wax, and wire
25
What was the
most important
thing about the Trojan War?
It proves that the Greek gods were real
It links the Greek civilization to the Roman civilization
It explains why Troy was destroyed
It had the most vocab words
26
Who punished Echo ?
Juno
Vulcan
Venus
Minerva
27
Which gods were the god of the sky?
Apollo
Neptune
Zeus
Jupiter
28
If a myth gives a reason for something in the natural world they didn't understand, it's...
entertainment
explain the unknown
create a sense of history
reinforce a belief system
29
What is a gender-neutral term for a god or goddess?
deity
Bob
dignitary
god
30
Which isn't a Purpose of Mythology?
Entertainment
Create a belief system
Teach a moral lesson
Explain the unknown