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SocStudies - Test Review: Early Greeks, Greek Gods and Mythology
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Gods and Goddesses from Story of the World and Famous Men of Greece - without maps questions.
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1
Fighting for the Trojans were:
The Goddess Aphrodite
All of the Above
Paris
Hector
2
Achilles, son of Peleus and Thetis was:
3) god-like in running and fighting
1) fated to kill Patroclus
Both 2 & 3
2) fated to have a short but glorious life
3
The Greeks failed to capture Troy until the sixth year of war.
True
False
4
Theseus sailed back to Athens and:
Only 2 and 3
1) became King of Sparta
3) returned from death to help Athens at the Battle of Marathon
2) lost his father Aegeus who threw himself over the cliff
5
The golden apple:
2) bore the words "For the Most Beautiful"
4) All of the above
3) was eventually won by Athena
1) was claimed by Athena, Thetis, and Aphrodite
6
The villain whom Theseus met who either stretched his guests or cut them down to size to fit the bed, was:
Sinis
Procrustes
Minos
Club-Bearer
7
Hephaestus is the crippled blacksmith god whose wife is:
Aphrodite
Minerva (Roman name)
Persephone
Hera
8
What did the Greeks receive from the Phoenicians?
2) A phonetic alphabet
3) The stories of Homer
Only 1-2
1) Ships to sail from island to island
9
In his short but glorious life, Achilles:
was dipped into the Styx to become invulnerable
All of the above.
dressed as a girl to avoid going to Troy
lost his armor and had to beg for new armor from the gods
10
The god who wields the thunderbolts is Zeus
False
True
11
Paris judged Aphrodite to be winner after she promised him the most beautiful Helen, wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae.
True
False
12
What did Aegeus leave his son, Theseus, under the huge stone?
A stone tablet
A letter and map to Athens
Sandals and a sword
A golden key
13
What happens when Persephone is with Hades in the Underworld?
It is Summer
It is autumn and winter
Zeus is no longer king of the gods
Hades is King of all the Gods
14
The first Olympics in ancient Greece were:
celebrated Greek virtues of strength and skill
held in honor of Zeus
competitions among Greeks
All of the above
15
Using context clues, determine: Who is this god?
Mars (Roman name)
Zeus
Pluto (Roman name)
Hercules
16
Using context clues: Everyday, this beautiful god drives his chariot of the Sun across the sky:
Artemis or Diana (Roman name)
Ares
Zeus
Apollo
17
What is true about the early Greeks?
3) Their civilization collapsed into a 'Dark Age'
1) They lived nomadically
2) They were pirates and barbarous
Only 2-3
18
These goddesses determine what happens in your life and when to cut its thread.
The Graces
The Cyclopses
The Furies
The Fates
19
What did the Minoans have?
All of the above
An early navy
Dangerous arena sports
A civilized society
20
The gods unanimously voted for Athena to be patroness of Athens.
False
True
21
What brought about the Bronze Age Collapse or 'Greek Dark Age'?
All of the Above
2) Doric barbarians invading
1) Droughts, famines, and vulcanos
3) Raids by the 'Sea Peoples'
22
What happened with the Minoans?
Only 2-3
2) A volcano made Crete unlivable for them
3) They may have inspired the Atlantis legend
1) They migrated to Spain
23
Ariadne sailed away with Theseus and became his wife.
True
False
24
Athena gave Athens the olive trees but the women of Athens paid the price by surrendering their political right to vote.
True
False
25
Using context clues, determine: Who is this god?
Jupiter (Roman name)
Haephestus
Neptune (Roman name)
Persephone
26
Theseus received gifts of help from:
Minos
Ariadne
Athena
Apollo
27
Where do most of the gods and goddesses live?
In the stars
Athens
Under the sea
Mount Olympus
28
Odysseus was known for:
living by wits and cunning
his twenty years of suffering and adventures
All of the above
his patience and clever queen Penelope
29
If Zeus disagrees with what the Fates decide, he can overrule them.
False
True
30
The goddess Athena :
was patroness of Wisdom
was a favorite daughter of Zeus
All of the Above
was patroness of strategic warfare
31
Who are giants who appeared before the gods?
The Dryads
The Sons of Zeus
The Graces
The Titans
32
If you were under attack from an enemy army, which god would you ask especially for help?
Cupid (Roman name)
Vulcan (Roman name)
Apollo
Ares or Mars
33
Helen, queen of Sparta:
All of the above
was taken by Paris to Troy
had the "face that launched a thousand ships"
had been the wife of King Menelaus
34
Unusually, how was Athena born?
From her sister, Hera
Out of Zeus' head.
Made by the blacksmith god Hephaestus
From the three Fates
35
Zeus and Hera are the first and original father and mother of the world and the gods.
True
False
36
According to the Greeks, how do you get into the Underworld?
Cross the River Styx
Pay the silent ferryman Charon to pass
All of the Above
Throw a cake to distract Cerberus
37
The Wooden Horse was:
4) All of the above
2) a trick to get troops inside the walls
1) a plan proposed by Odysseus
3) a pretended offering to the Goddess Athena
38
Fighting for the Greeks were:
King Priam
Paris
All of the above
Agamemnon
39
Achilles is remembered for his fighting and for his mercy to Hector.
True
False
