God of the sun, music/the arts, and archery is __________.
A) Ares
B) Apollo
C) Artemis
D) Hades
The God of the underworld is ________.
A) Zeus
B) Poseidon
C) Hephaestus
D) Hades
The Goddess of the moon and the hunt is ________.
A) Hera
B) Hestia
C) Artemis
D) Athena
The Goddess of wisdom, reason, and war is _______.
A) Athena
B) Hestia
C) Demeter
D) Hera
The God of fire, forge, and metalworking is _________.
A) Hades
B) Apollo
C) Ares
D) Hephaestus
The Goddess of love and beauty is ________.
A) Hera
B) Aphrodite
C) Hestia
D) Artemis
The messenger of the gods is ________.
A) Hestia
B) Artemis
C) Apollo
D) Hermes
The Goddess of hearth and home is _______.
A) Athena
B) Hestia
C) Artemis
D) Hera
The God of wine and festivals/parties is ________.
A) Dionysus
B) Hermes
C) Ares
D) Apollo
The Goddess of harvest and agriculture is _________.
A) Hestia
B) Demeter
C) Hera
D) Artemis
Which of the following statements about Greek myths is false?
A) These myths are historically true about the ancient world.
B) Some of the myths explain the creation of the world.
C) Some myths explain mysterious or scary things in the world.
Many stories have a moral, or a _____________.
A) Conflict between good and evil.
B) Lesson about the right way to behave.
C) Test that a hero must pass.
In "Origin of the Seasons," Demeter causes a famine because _____________.
A) her daughter Persephone chooses to marry Hades.
B) her daughter Persephone is kidnapped by Hades.
C) her daughter Persephone ate pomegranate seeds while in the Underworld.
Orpheus loses Eurydice a second time when he ____________.
A) angers the creatures from the Underworld.
B) climbs too slowly to the upper world.
C) looks back to see if she is following him.
Orpheus's journey to the Underworld is unusual because ____________.
A) his stirring music brings the dead back to life.
B) he finds the Underworld to be filled with weird creatures.
C) only the souls of the dead go there.
"King Midas and the Golden Touch" addresses all of the following topics usually
covered in myths except:
A) the relationship between humans and gods.
B) the creation of the world.
C) people's fears and hopes.
Daedalus decides to escape by air because _____.
A) King Minos will not be able to stop him.
B) His son, Icarus, is a poor swimmer.
C) He is unfamiliar with the roads in Crete.
Which God grants King Midas his wish?
A) Zeus
B) Dionysus
C) Artemis
What God does Daedalus dedicate the temple to once he arrives in Sicily?
A) Zeus
B) Apollo
C) Hermes
Medusa has the power to ___________________.
A) Turn everyone who looks at her into stone.
B) Time travel.
C) Make people fall in love with each other.
How does Narcissus die?
A) He is murdered.
B) He dies of unrequited love.
C) He dies from a disease.
____________ kidnaps Persephone and makes her his bride.
A) Hades
B) Zeus
C) Hermes
D) Apollo
Persephone eats the seeds from a __________, and because of this, must spend
time in the Underworld during the year.
A) Apple
B) Watermelon
C) Pomegranate
King Midas realizes that his wish is actually a curse after he turns his
___________ into gold.
A) Son
B) Daughter
C) Wife
How does King Midas get rid of the golden touch?
A) He goes to a river and washes himself in the water.
B) The golden touch disappears on its own.
C) He cries so much that his tears wash the touch away.
What curse does Hera place on Echo?
A) Echo must be banished to a certain place in the forest.
B) Echo will turn people who look at her into stone.
C) Echo must repeat what everyone else says to her.
Based on the myth that we read, how many months must Persephone spend in the
Underworld each year?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
Which 3 character traits best describe Daedalus?
A) Wise, inventive, thoughtful
B) Smart, impulsive, kind
C) Mean, crazy, smart
Which 3 character traits best describe Narcissus?
A) Modest, arrogant, mean
B) Vain, arrogant, cruel
C) Kind, intelligent, modest
Who was responsible for slaying Medusa?
A) Hades
B) Poseidon
C) Perseus
D) Apollo
Icarus dies because __________________.
A) He flies too close to the sun and the wax melts his wings.
B) He flies too close to the water and the wings fall apart.
In which myth could a moral/theme be "love can make you do crazy things?"
A) King Midas and the Golden Touch
B) Orpheus, the Great Musician
C) Echo and Narcissus
In which myth could a moral/theme be "vanity and cruelty can have horrible
consequences?"
A) King Midas and the Golden Touch
B) Echo and Narcissus
C) Orpheus, the Great Musician
What is the setting of King Midas and the Golden Touch?
A) Thebes
B) Icaria
C) Lydia
Poseidon's symbols are the lightning bolt, his crown, and his scepter.
A) True
B) False
One of the symbols of Hades is the three-headed dog, Cerberus.
A) True
B) False
Apollo's symbols are his golden chariot and the lyre (harp).
A) True
B) False
Artemis's symbols are a pack of hounds and a bow and arrow.
A) True
B) False
Hera's symbols are corn, grain, and a torch.
A) True
B) False
The Hydra was a many headed monster that was killed by Hercules.
A) True
B) False
The first part in the plot peak diagram is called ______________.
A) Rising Action
B) Falling Action
C) Exposition
D) Resolution
The part of the plot peak diagram in which most of the events of the story occur
is the ______________.
A) Climax
B) Rising Action
C) Falling Action
D) Exposition
In this part of the plot peak diagram, the story comes to an end.
A) Resolution
B) Falling Action
C) Climax
D) Exposition
In this part of the plot peak diagram, the character faces a major turning
point.
A) Resolution
B) Falling Action
C) Rising Action
D) Climax
In this part of the plot peak diagram, the lose ends of the story begin to be
tied up. The story is slowly coming to an end.
A) Resolution
B) Falling Action
C) Climax
D) Exposition
King Midas turns his daughter to gold in this part of the plot peak diagram.
A) Rising Action
B) Climax
C) Falling Action
D) Resolution
The wax on Icarus' wings melt from the sun in this part of the plot peak
diagram.
A) Climax
B) Falling Action
C) Rising Action
D) Exposition
Orpheus decides to journey to the Underworld in this part of the plot peak
diagram.
A) Climax
B) Falling Action
C) Rising Action
D) Resolution
When a character in the story describes things from their perspective it is
known as ____________ point of view.
A) First person
B) Second person
C) Third person
In this type of point of view, the narrator brings you, the reader, into the
story while telling it.
A) First person
B) Second person
C) Third person
In this type of point of view, the narrator is not a character in the story.
A) First person
B) Second person
C) Third person
The narrator tells the events of a story without going into the minds of the
characters.
A) Third person objective
B) Third person limited
C) Third person omniscient
The narrator is not in the story, but shows the events through the eyes of one
character.
A) Third person objective
B) Third person limited
C) Third person omniscient
The narrator is outside of the story, but takes you inside the mind of multiple
characters.
A) Third person objective
B) Third person limited
C) Third person omniscient
The definition of subjective is __________________.
A) When a perspective is influenced by thoughts, opinions, and emotions
B) When details are based on facts rather than feelings and opinions
C) None of these
The definition of objective is ____________________.
A) When a perspective is influenced by thoughts, opinions, and feelings
B) When details are based on facts rather than feelings and opinions
C) None of these
What point of view is the following text: "It was times like these when I
thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the
bravest man who ever lived."
A) First person
B) Second person
C) Third person
What point of view is the following text: "You're walking along the street,
wondering if you have enough time to stop for an ice cream cone on the way to
your next appointment. It's hot, and you are dreading your meeting, so you
decide that an ice cream cone might be just the thing to give you a boost."
A) First person
B) Second person
C) Third person
What point of view is the following text: "A dreamer is one who can only find
his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the
rest of the world."
A) First person
B) Second person
C) Third person
What point of view is the following text: "You are not the kind of guy who would
be at a place like this at this time of the morning. But here you are, and you
cannot say that the terrain is entirely unfamiliar, although the details are
fuzzy."
A) First person
B) Second person
C) Third person
What type of point of view is the following text: "A person who never made a
mistake never tried anything new."