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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA short story, usually involving animals, that teaches a moral lesson is a(n)fablemythepicsong
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called theOlympic GamesTriathalonMarathonHunger Games
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe Greeks used a system of writing developed by theMycenaensRomansPhoeniciansEgyptians
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes the epics The Iliad and The Odyssey?They tell about the Trojan War and are credited to Homer.They are accurate accounts of the war between Minoans and Trojans.They describe how the Trojan Horse was usedThey were written by Socrates to help describe Greek gods
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe ancient Greeks honored their gods byholding festivalsbuilding templesmaking statuesall of the above
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would NOT be an event in the first Olympics held in 776 B.C.?pointsSwimmingJavelin throwDiscus ThrowWrestling
- 7. Multiple ChoiceStories that involve Greek gods and goddesses and explain something in nature are called __________fablesmythsnovelsepics
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe ancient Greeks worshiped the sea god Poseidon. What does this tell about the Greeks?They were monotheisticThey lived in separate villagesThey relied on the sea for travel and tradeThey avoided the sea at all cost
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements is true about Greek mythology?The Greeks believed in gods with animal headsGods and goddesses had both human and super-human characteristicsHomer wrote fables that people still tell todayGods had more power than goddesses
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Iliad is an example of a(n)epicfablemythsong
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich god would be the the most helpful to pray to when entering a battle?ApolloAresHadesHephaestus
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich god would be most likely to play pranks on the other gods in Mount Olympus?HadesHermesPoseidonApollo
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the Greek Goddesses did most Greeks build a shrine to in their homes?HadesDemeterHestiaAthena
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich god represented blacksmiths?ApolloHephastusHestiaHermes
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich god would Ancient Greek actors pray to for a good performance?DionysusHermesAresHera
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich goddess helped create the seasons after her daughter Persephone was taken away from her?HestiaZeusAphroditeDemeter
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the Greeks, who is to blame for unleashing all of the evils in the world?HelenHeraPandoraAphrodite
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIn The Iliad, who was believed to be the most beautiful woman in the world?ParisArtemisHelenHera
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho is credited for creating fables such as "The Hare and the Tortoise?"AesopHomerPericlesAchilles
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWho is the titan who swallowed his children and was defeated by Zeus?HerculesAchillesCronosHades
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