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Mythology: The Beginning
Mythology: The Beginning
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D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths pp. 1 - 25 with PPoint Deck: Mythology in Society Today.
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1
"Argus" would be a good name for
A security company
A fast food restaurant
A mattress store
A peacock farm
2
Who forced Uranus to flee?
Zeus
Cronus
Zues
Crouns
3
What happened to Argus?
Hera fired him .
A gadfly chased him away.
Hermes put him to sleep so Io could escape.
He was bored to death.
4
Where is the Bosporus strait and why is it called that?
The "cow jump" separates Greece from India.
The "cow patty" camouflages Egypt from Greece.
The "cow hide" shelters Greece from Turkey.
The 'cow ford' separates Europe from Asia.
5
Name the island Hephaestus landed on:
Lemnos
Egypt
Bosporus
Crete
6
According to Greek mythology, the gods lived
on mount olympus
On Mount Olympus
in mighty palaces
in ambrosia
7
Atlas is the weakest Titan
True
False
8
Hera did not know that the little white cow was Io in disguise.
False
True
9
Who is goddess of the hearth?
Hestia
Hephaestus
Hera
Hermes
10
Who were the Titans that joined Zeus in a revolt.
atlas, metis
Prometheus, Epimetheus
prometheus, epimetheus
Atlas, Metis
11
Name the goddess that tends to the hearth.
Dionysus
Hera
Hestia
Hermes
12
Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty.
True
False
13
Zeus' two brothers are:
Hades and Hephaestus
Poseidon and Hades
Hephaestus and Ares
Poseidon and Ares
14
Last Question: Why do we study Greek mythology?
Because it's everywhere!
Because it's a real religion.
Because my teacher says we have to.
Because its symbolism is still around us.
15
Name the wife and sister of Cronus; a Titaness
Gaea
Rhea
Crete
Amaltheia
16
The gods honored Mother Earth.
True
False
17
The Greeks invented the gods
to honor and obey them.
to provide a scientific explanation of Nature
to explain natural phenomenon
to add excitement and drama to their daily lives.
18
Io remained a cow forever.
True
False
19
Who built the palace on Mount Olympus?
The Titans
Mrs. Pacetti
The Cyclopes
The gods
20
Divine ichor makes the gods and goddesses live forever.
False
True
21
Why did Zeus allow mythological monsters to live?
They ran underground, so he left them alone.
He had a kind heart.
He left them to challenge future heroes.
He knew he could not defeat them all.
22
Hideous is a quality adjective
True
False
23
Hera became Zeus's wife because
he gave her a peacock
he tricked her
he saved her life
she loved him
24
Another name for the Earth is
Universe
Gaea
gaea
Geaea
25
What explains the reason why the River Inachos in Greece has been a dry river for so long?
Zeus cursed it because the river god tried to attack him.
Zues dried it up with a thunderbolt to protect himself from the river god.
Zeus struck it with a thunderbolt and dried it up.
Io jumped over it and changed it to the Bosporus.
26
Aegis was a fairy goat
False
True
27
Cronus was just as bad as his father, because he
tried to kill his own children
did not want his children around him
ignored them completely
ruled with a very strict hand
28
The only Titans to join Zeus after he became lord of the universe were
Typhon and Echidna
the Cyclopes
Epimetheus and Prometheus
Hades and Athena
29
Who was the messenger of the gods?
Tulip
Rose
Buttercup
Iris
30
What is Tartarus?
tarter sauce
church
deepest, darkest pit of the earth
island
