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1
Quis est Minerva?
dea agrorum
dea solis
dea sapientiae
dea amoris
2
In mythology, the hero who led the Argonauts was
Hercules
Jason
Perseus
Theseus
3
Which mythological character was changed into a tree?
Proserpina
Medea
Daphne
Arachne
4
The constellation Gemini is named for ________, the brothers of Helen of Troy
Tiberius and Gaius
Castor and Pollux
Romulus and Remus
Agamemnon and Menelaus
5
The hero associated with a labyrinth, a ball of string, and the Minotaur is
Hercules
Theseus
Jason
Odysseus
6
Select the pair that is mismatched
Jason and Medea
Theseus and Ariadne
Dido and Aeneas
Orpheus and Andromeda
7
Which monster, slain by Bellerophon, had a lion head, goat body and serpent tail?
Pegasus
Python
Griffin
Chimaera
8
King ___ owned an enormous herd of cattle whose filthy stable Hercules cleaned in a single day.
Augeas
Minos
Eurystheus
Theseus
9
Sailors who heard the sweet singing of the ___ were lured to their death.
Gorgons
Muses
Sirens
Centaurs
10
Aquila erat avis ___
Apollinis
Plutonis
Iovis
Martis
11
Scylla, Circe, and Polyphemus were some of the challenges that faced
Hercules
Odysseus
Jason
Theseus
12
Theseus : Minotaur :: Hercules : ___________
Chimaera
Harpies
Nemean lion
Medusa
13
This beautiful maiden lost a race because she stopped to pick up golden apples
Arethusa
Atalanta
Artemis
Daphne
14
The Titan who swallowed his newborn offspring lest one of them depose him was
Chronos
Prometheus
Polyphemus
Oceanus
15
With which legendary hero are clashing rocks, Medea, and a golden ram all associated?
Aeneas
Perseus
Jason
Hercules
16
What was Paris' reward for giving Venus the golden apple?
great wealth
eternal life
a powerful kingdom
a beautiful woman
17
Which of these mythological characters was punished for her excessive pride in her own talent?
Arachne
Vesta
Penelope
Baucis
18
King Midas foolishly
tried to steal Cerberus
wished for the Golden Touch
challenged Hercules to a duel
drove the chariot of the sun
19
When Theseus left Athens to go to Crete to kill the Minotaur, in what direction did he sail?
south
west
north
east
20
This god of medicine and music was known as the slayer of the monsters Python and Tityus.
Apollo
Ares
Hermes
Dionysus
21
Which of the following is the river of gloom in the underworld?
Styx
Cerberus
Proserpina
Charon
22
The goddess who sent twin serpents to kill Hercules was
Minerva
Ceres
Venus
Juno
23
Perseus cut off the serpent-covered head of this monster
Medusa
Medea
Geryon
Chimaera
24
Who was absent from his home Ithaca and his wife Penelope for twenty years?
Jason
Theseus
Hercules
Ulysses
25
What goddess lost her daughter to Hades and grieved for half of every year?
Hestia
Hera
Demeter
Niobe
26
Mount Olympus, the legendary home of the gods, is located in
Africa
Southern Italy
Asia Minor
Northern Greece
27
Delphi, the shrine visited by those who wanted to learn the will of the gods, was sacred to
Neptune
Apollo
Mars
Jupiter
28
A crack in a brick wall permitted these two lovers to talk
Pyramus and Thisbe
Philemon and Baucis
Orpheus and Eurydice
Hero and Leander
29
The Styx, Acheron, and Phlegethon are rivers which
are tributaries to the Tiber
Hannibal had to cross on his way to Rome
are located in the Underworld
serve as borders to provinces in North Africa
30
The Romans put a temple on Tiber Island dedicated to the medicine god and son of Apollo ...
Aegeas
Asculapius
Aeson
Aeneas
31
The temple dedicated to Athena situated on the Acropolis in Athens is the:
Colosseum
Parthenon
Curia
Aventine
32
Which Greek hero was associated with Danae, Medusa, and Andromeda?
Hercules
Perseus
Jason
Odysseus
33
Who forged the arms of Achilles and Aeneas and the shield of Hercules?
Arachne
Daedalus
Minerva
Vulcan
34
King Peleus ordered Jason to...
slay the Nemean lion
tame the winged horse Pegasus
retrieve Cerberus from the underworld
bring back the golden fleece
35
Who carries souls across the river Styx into the underworld?
Pegasus
Charon
Daedalus
Baucis
36
Who was the gods' messenger, carried the caduceus and escorted souls to the Underworld?
Vulcan
Mercury
Pluto
Neptune
37
The three goddesses whom Paris judged were
Juno, Venus, Diana
Juno, Venus, Minerva
Juno, Venus, Vesta
Juno, Venus, Ceres
38
Quis erat dea quacum Arachne in certamine texendi contendit?
Ceres
Juno
Minerva
Diana
39
Leander swam from his home at Abydos across the Hellespont to be with his beloved...
Pygmalion
Baucis
Hero
Thisbe
40
The Roman goddess of agriculture was
Venus
Diana
Vesta
Ceres
41
The LARES and PENATES were Roman...
household gods
religious offerings
government buildings
valuable coins
42
Which Titan was forced to hold up the sky because of his attempt to overthrow the gods?
Atlas
Perseus
Hercules
Theseus
43
The inventor of the syrinx, a musical instrument of hollow reed pipes, was the rustic god:
Pan
Mercury
Midas
Apollo
44
Circe, the Sirens, and the Cyclops are characters in the wanderings of
Perseus
Hercules
Odysseus
Theseus
45
Two attributes of Athena were:
aegis and owl
sickle and sheaf of wheat
trident and horse
forge and anvil
46
Whose story in mythology illustrates the dire consequences of disobeying one's father?
Cupid and Psyche
Orpheus and Eurydice
Daedalus and Icarus
Galatea and Pygmalion
47
What island is the mythological home to the Minotaur and the labyrinth?
Sardinia
Crete
Sicily
Britain
48
In the Underworld, the wicked were punished in Tartarus, while the good dwelled in
Etruria
Elysium
Phoenicia
Colchis
49
The excellent musician who made a futile trip to the underworld to rescue his bride was
Pan
Jason
Eurydice
Orpheus
50
The horse and trident were symbols of
Pluto
Neptune
Apollo
Jupiter
51
The princess saved by Perseus when she was about to be sacrificed to a sea monster was:
Psyche
Andromeda
Daphne
Ariadne