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Who is the god of the underworld and the dead?
Apollo
Poseidon
Hades
Zeus
2
The collected myths or stories associated with a particular religious or cultural tradition is called:
Syncretism
Cinematic Universe
Mythology
Pantheon
3
Which god throws thunderbolts made for him by the cyclopses?
Zeus
Hermes
Poseidon
Hades
4
Who were the first two deities (gods) according to Greek mythology?
Zeus and Hera
Apollo and Athena
Poseidon and Demeter
Gaea and Uranus
5
What mountain do the Greek gods live on?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Fuji
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Everest
6
The Athenian hero said to have slain the minotaur in Crete was:
Perseus
Hercules
Theseus
Achilles
7
Who was the god of wine?
Dionysus
Ares
Hades
Apollo
8
What Greek city was known for its oracle of Apollo?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Delphi
9
Who is the goddess of love and beauty?
Athena
Hera
Artemis
Aphrodite
10
What is our major source for Greek and Roman mythology?
Oral Tradition
Greek and Roman literature
Inscriptions on Roman Temples
Greek Scripture
11
Who is the goddess of wisdom and war?
Artemis
Athena
Aphrodite
Hera
12
What goddess’s moods were considered the cause of the changing seasons?
Hera
Athena
Aphrodite
Demeter
13
What god’s forge did the Greeks use to explain volcanos?
Hermes
Apollo
Ares
Hephaestus
14
Cronus's Wife was:
Rhea
Thetis
Phoebe
Mnemosyne
15
Who is the goddess of hearth and home?
Hera
Hestia
Artemis
Aphrodite
16
Who was the god of the sea and earthquakes?
Zeus
Poseidon
Hades
Hermes
17
The Greek Sun Gods are:
Zeus and Poseidon
Artemis and Selene
Apollo and Helios
Ares and Athena
18
The nine-headed snake monster who grew back two heads every time Heracles cut one off was called:
The Chimera
The Hydra
The Medusa
The Cerberus
19
What is another name for Hephaestus in Roman mythology?
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Vulcan
20
Why do we talk about Greek and Roman mythology together?
Greek myth and religion is mostly based on Roman myth and religion
They have mostly the same mythology
Many Greek myths are only preserved in Roman literature
Romans are a type of Greek
21
Hades kidnapped and married the daughter of the goddess:
Athena
Aphrodite
Demeter
Artemis
22
The Greek goddess who is not a war goddess, but whose Roman equivalent is is:
Hera
Artemis
Demeter
Athena
23
Artemis's twin brother was the the sun god:
Poseidon
Zeus
Apollo
Hades
24
The goddess of the hunting and the moon was:
Hestia
Aphrodite
Hera
Artemis
25
The messenger of the gods was:
Hephaestus
Hades
Hestia
Hermes
26
The King of the Olympian Gods, who overthrew the Titans, is
Apollo
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
27
The Titan who is punished by having to hold up the heavens is named:
Cronus
Atlas
Oceanus
Hyperion
28
Combining similar gods of different polytheistic religions is called:
Mythology
Artistic License
Pantheon
Syncretism
29
What is the meaning of the Greek word '
heros
'?
Mythical king
Warrior
Protector
Main Character
30
Cronus's plan to keep his children from overthrowing him was:
To imprison his children in Tartarus.
To eat each of his children as soon as they were born.
To be a kind and caring father.
To have the cyclopses as his bodyguards.
31
The Twelve Gods and Goddesses who reign from Olympus are called:
The Titans
The Zeus Squad
The Cyclopses
The Olympian Gods
32
The Leader of the Titans was:
Oceanus
Hyperion
Cronus
Atlas
33
What did poets and authors mainly do with mythology?
Took artistic license to do with them as they wished
Created consistent narratives with other poets and authors
Followed the most widely accepted religious beliefs exactly
Preserved the original stories exactly as they had heard them
34
Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses are:
Completely different from each other.
Basically the same, except with different names
Exactly the same as each other
Similar enough that they considered them the same, but not exactly the same
35
Which goddess is the protector of marriage?
Hera
Athena
Aphrodite
Artemis
36
What was the war between the Titans and the Olympian gods called?
The Olympian War
The Clash of the Gods
The Titanomachy
The Heavenly Battle
37
Who is the god of war?
Poseidon
Ares
Apollo
Zeus