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Greek Myths: Short Creation and Deities
Greek Myths: Short Creation and Deities
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This quiz was created to help freshmen English students review for their final exam.
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1
What did Metis turn herself into?
a beetle
an ant
a fly
a spider
2
Who do the Erinyes hound?
Those who kill their relatives
Those who have kill their spouse
Those who kill their in-laws
Those who kill their bosses
3
Which is NOT true about Aphrodite's strange birth?
born from the foam of the ocean
born from blood
born with sea shells covering her
born an adult
4
What did Rhea give Cronus to swallow instead of Zeus?
a ball of cloth
a human baby
an animal
a stone
5
How many seeds did Persephone eat to make her stay in the underworld?
2
12
5
6
6
What is the pomegranate called?
fruit of Hades
fruit of death
fruit of the dead
fruit of the underworld
7
What modern day word do we use that has to do with father time?
crumby
crohn's disease
chronicle
chrome
8
What is this symbol and who owned it first?
Thyrsus / Apollo
Caduceus / Hermes
Caduceus / Apollo
Thyrsus / Hermes
9
Why did Gaia want Uranus overthrown?
didn't like how he disciplined the titans
didn't like his lies
didn't like how he treated her
didn't like how he chose favorites among his kids
10
What came from the blood that fell to the earth from the castration?
The 3 Maednads
The 3 Erinyes
The 3 Cyclops
The 3 Hecatoncheires
11
What did the Cyclops make for Hades?
Invisible Helmet
Helmet of Invisibility
War Helmet
Trident
12
Their name means...
round-eyes
orb-eyed
giant-eyed
one-eyed
13
The modern day word "aphrodisiac" comes from which deity?
Cupid
Artemis
Eros
Aphrodite
14
Which river do gods swear by that they can't break?
Styx
Phlegathon
Acheron
Cocytus
15
How did Zeus free his brothers and sisters?
Drink of ambrosia, pepper, and mustard
Drink of nectar, mustard, and ketchup
Drink of nectar, mustard, and salt
Drink of ambrosia, salt and mustard
16
Who swallowed his kids to prevent being overthrown?
Uranus
Tartarus
Cronus
Zeus
17
How many heads do the Hecatoncheires have?
25
10
50
100
18
Why did Gaia make Uranus?
She made him by mistake
She didn't make him
She had no one to love
Tartarus wasn't a good conversationalist
19
How did the three original boys decide who would rule over what?
They let Zeus decide
They flipped for it
They drew lots
They fought over each
20
What modern allusion refers to mother earth?
mother nature
nature vs nurture
panoramic/horizon
terrestrial/geology
21
What came first in Greek mythology?
Gaia
Tartarus
Chaos
Uranus
