Quiz-on-Greek-and-Roman-Myths

QuizonGreekandRomanMythsName______________Score_______________1．TheHecatonchireshave100:a.eyesb.Legsc.Feetd.Hands2．ThefatherofZeusis:a.Cronusb.Uranusc.Prometheusd.Poseidon3．Aphroditewasbornasaresultofthecastrationof:a.Cronusb.Zeusc.Uranusd.Oceanus4．ThewomanZeusseducedandthenturnedintoacowwas:a.Themisb.Thetisc.Mnemosyned.Io5．Cronusruledduringthe:a.IronAgeb.GoldenAgec.SilverAged.BronzeAge6．WhowastheslayerofArgus?a.Prometheusb.Hermesc.Zeusd.Epaphus7．ZeuspunishedPrometheusforwhichofthefollowing?a.forgivingmenhopeb.forcreatingPandorac.forthedeceptionofthesacrificed.forthecreationofman8．WhichofthefollowingisnotachildofZeusandHera?a.Aresb.Hebec.Hepahestusd.Athena9．WhichbirdissacredtoAphrodite?a.theeagleb.thepeacockc.thedoved.theraven10．Whoisthegoddessofthehearth?a.Demeterb.Herac.Hestiad.Rhea11．WithwhichofthefollowingisPoseidonnotassociated?a.earthquakesb.Horsesc.Bullsd.theUnderworld12．WhichisnotgenerallyassociatedwithAthena?a.theoliveb.theowlc.thesnaked.theeagle13．Pygmalionfellinlovewitha.astatueofawomanb.awomanwhohadbeenturnedintoacowc.hisownreflectiond.Aphrodite14．WhichisnottrueofAdonis?a.HewasAphrodite'sloverwhowasgoredbyaboarb.HewastheconsortofCybelewhocastratedhimselfc.Theanemonesprangfromdropsofhisbloodd.HewascompelledtoremainintheUnderworldwithPersephoneforapartoftheyear15．ThedaughterofCinyras,whofellinlovewithherownfather,wasa.Cenchreisb.Caenisc.Myrrhad.Eos16．WhatdeityisseenasafoiltoArtemisinEuripides'Hippolytus?a.Aphroditeb.Poseidonc.Apollod.Athena17．WhorejectedtheadvancesofApolloandchosethemortalIdasinstead?a.Cyreneb.Daphnec.Coronisd.Marpessa18．HowdidthelaurelbecomesacredtoApollo?a.OnthespotwereApollowasbornalaureltreesprangup.b.OnthespotwereApollokilledHyacinthusalaureltreesprangup.c.HissanctuaryatDelphiwasnotedforthelaureltreeswhichgrewonMt.Parnassus.d.DaphnewasturnedintoalaureltreetoescapeApollo'sadvances,andinhisgriefthelaurelalwayshadaspecialplaceinhisheart.19．ForwhatactiondidZeuskillApollo'ssonAsclepius?a.HetriedtoseduceHera.b.HerefusedtosacrificetothegodsbecausehewasthesonofApollo.c.HebroughtHippolytusbackfromthedead.d.Trickquestion:Asclepiusdidnotdie;heistheimmortalsonofApollo.20．WhatislandisthesiteofApollo'sbirthandsiteofafamoussanctuary?a.Samosb.Delphic.Delosd.Lesbos21．SomesourcessaythewifeofDionysusisa.Agaveb.Penthec.Ariadned.Helen22．Achilleshadachoicebetweena.marryingCassandraorIphigeniab.exchangingarmorwithGlaucusorDiomedesc.dyingyoungingloryorlivinglongwithnofamed.beingkingofSpartaorofAthens23．InwhatshapedidZeusvisitLeda?a.inashowerofgoldb.intheformofaswanc.intheshapeofabulld.intheguiseofabull24．BloodfromtheheadofMedusadrippedontheLibyandesertandbecamea.coralb.wingedhorsesc.camelsd.Poisonoussnakes25．InordertogetinformationfromthethreesistersoftheGorgons,Perseusa.stoletherimagicwandb.stoletheironeeyeandtoothc.threatenedtodothembodilyharmd.threatenedtodisclosethesecretlocationoftheirlairdacdbbcdccddabcaddccccbdb