Myths and Legends Quiz
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  • Question 1
    30 seconds
    Q. A story that is handed down from the past, is believed to be based on real people and events, and tells about a person with admirable qualities is a _____.
    answer choices
    Myth
    Legend
    Tale
  • Question 2
    30 seconds
    Q. A story that was created to usually explain the mysteries of the universe and usually features gods and goddesses is called a _____.
    answer choices
    Myth
    Legend
    Tale
  • Question 3
    30 seconds
    Q. A story that is often humorous about events and characters that are exaggerated is called a ____.
    answer choices
    Myth
    Legend
    Tale
  • Question 4
    30 seconds
    Q.  A story from the past about a historical person who has been exaggerated and changed
    answer choices
    myth
    legend
    fable
    folktale
  • Question 5
    30 seconds
    Q. You just read a story about how the Greek God Zeus got mad (because his flaw is having a bad temper) at another Greek God so he threw a lightning bolt at a human and turned them into a turtle. This story was a __________
    answer choices
    Tall Tale
    Legend
    Myth
    Shakespearean Drama
  • Question 6
    30 seconds
    Q.

    What are cultural values?

    answer choices

    The food and clothing a certain group of people wear

    The language someone speaks

    The ideas and beliefs of a certain culture

    The type of money used by a society

  • Question 7
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a myth?

    answer choices

    An explanation of how something came to be

    Based on real people or events

    Supernatural characters

    Human qualities of gods

  • Question 8
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Many Greek myths were focused around...

    answer choices

    the personification of animals to represent human traits

    how the gods and goddesses' actions affected the world

    the one god they believed in, Zeus

    knights, kings, and the Crusades

  • Question 9
    30 seconds
    Q. theme
    answer choices
    The central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work.
    the problem in a story
    the leading character, hero, or heroine of a story or novel.
  • Question 10
    60 seconds
    Q.

    What do Legends and Myths have in common?

    answer choices

    They are true stories.

    They have similar problems or plots.

    They have the same characters.

    They teach readers a valuable lesson.

  • Question 11
    60 seconds
    Q.

    Can talk about the past and cultural background

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  • Question 12
    60 seconds
    Q.

    Explains why an event happens

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  • Question 13
    60 seconds
    Q.

    Legends are 100% TRUE FACT

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  • Question 14
    60 seconds
    Q.

    Legends can have real events from history

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  • Question 15
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Animals are often the main characters in these stories

    answer choices

    Myths

    Legends

    Fables

    Folktales

  • Question 16
    30 seconds
    Q. This goddess is the wife of Zeus and represents women and marriage.
    answer choices
    Diana
    Athena
    Hera
    Aphrodite
  • Question 17
    30 seconds
    Q. She is the Greek goddess of wisdom and battle strategy and her temple is the Parthenon.
    answer choices
    Hera
    Artemis
    Aphrodite
    Athena
  • Question 18
    30 seconds
    Q. He is a brother of Zeus and the god of the seas.
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    Poseidon
    Pluto
    Hades
    Apollo
  • Question 19
    30 seconds
    Q. This is the mythological home of the Greek gods.
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    Mt. Oedipus
    Mt. Zion
    Mt. Saint Helens
    Mt. Olympus
  • Question 20
    300 seconds
    Q. Theseus volunteered to go and defeat the Minotaur.
    answer choices
    True
    False
  • Question 21
    300 seconds
    Q. How did Theseus find his way out of the labrinth?
    answer choices
    He left a trail of bread crumbs
    He marked the walls with his sword
    He left a trail of string behind him that Ariadne gave him
    He left a trail of rocks
  • Question 22
    300 seconds
    Q. What was the Minotaur?
    answer choices
    Half goat and half man
    Half horse and half man
    Half god and half man
    Half bull and half man
  • Question 23
    300 seconds
    Q. What did Theseus do to Ariadne after he defeated the Minotaur?
    answer choices
    He married her
    He left her on an island
    He took her back to Athens
    He left her in Crete
  • Question 24
    300 seconds
    Q. How did Theseus father react when he saw his ship returning?
    answer choices
    He threw a party
    He started crying happy tears
    He committed suicide
    He was releived
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