English 10
Mythology Test
Name:________________________________Period:__________Date:____________
Multiple Choice
1. The being that rose from chaos:
a. Gaia b. Aphrodite c. Rhea d. Hera
2. Goddess of fertility and overwhelming sexuality
a. Sophocles b. Hestia c. Hera d. Aphrodite
3. Goddess Paris chose to give the golden apple marked “for the fairest.”
a. Aphrodite b. Hera c. Athena d. Artemis
4. Mercury’s Greek name
a. Poseidon b. Hermes c. Zeus d. Apollo
5. Hephaestus’ Roman name
a. Vulcan b. Juno c. Pluto d. Jupiter
6. Symposia would be held in honor of this god.
a. Poseidon b. Hermes c. Zeus d. Apollo
7. Goddess who became the symbol of Rome and appeared on its coin.
a. Athena b. Hestia c. Hera d. Aphrodite
8. Twice-born god birthed from Zeus’ thigh.
a. Hephaestus b. Dionysus c. Hermes d. Hades
9. Measure Cronus used to dethrone Uranus.
a. Killed him
b. Destroyed his manhood
c. Banished him to the Underworld
d. Killed Gaia to break his heart
10. Pygmalion created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it because
a. real women weren’t pretty enough
b. He wanted to get Aphrodite’s attention and love by asking for favors from her.
c. He didn’t like the weakness of mind real women were cursed with.
d. He wanted to try something new.
e. All of the above
11. Apollo fell in love with Daphne because
a. She was so beautiful he couldn’t resist
b. He was dared by his twin to pursue her
c. He mocked and challenged Cupid’s strength
d. He was bored with other women
12. The relationship between Agamemnon and Achilles was
a. strained, at best. If it wasn’t for the gods, they would have killed each other.
b. Perfect. They would protect each other to the death.
c. Bad at first, until they fell in love with the same woman and realized they had a lot in common.
d. Nonexistent. They did not know each other.
e. Father and son.
13. Hector was
a. more humble than Achilles
b. The second greatest fighter in the world
c. Loved by Apollo
d. All of the above
14. The judgment of Paris refers to
a. his choice of Aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess
b. His theft of Helen from her husband Menelaus
c. The Oracle’s promise that he would bring the ruin of Troy
d. His obsession with his appearance
15. Husband of Aphrodite
a. Ares
b. Hephaestus
c. Hermes
d. Eros
16. Disney’s Hercules’ mother is the loving
a. nymph Hera killed
b. Hera
c. Semele
d. Persephone
17. This Egyptian god became the judge of the dead.
a. Horus b. Isis c. Osiris d. Thoth
18. Which one of the following is not one of Heracles’ 12 labors?
a. Heracles had to kill the hydra of Lerna
b. Bring the swift deer with golden horns to Tiryns
c. Judge who among Aphrodite, Athena and Hera was the most fair
d. Bring the red cattle of a giant back to the king.
19. Jumped out of Zeus’ head fully armored and adult
a. Aphrodite b. Athena c. Hestia d. Artemis
Fill in the blank: Hermes. Demeter. Apollo. Ice. Fire. Sea Foam. Hephaestus. Helen. Apollo. Uranus. Rhea. Dionysus. Zeus. Ymir. Ginnungagap. Audumla. Artemis. Gaia. Poseidon. Hades. Narsissus. Brad Pitt. Eric Bana.
20. ______________ and _____________ were parents of Cronus
21. Cronus’ wife name was _______________.
22. ___________________ was a trickster messenger god who played the lyre.
23. _________________ was Persephone’s mother.
24. Aphrodite was born from ________________________.
25. This god, whose name is ______________, is the Greek ideal of vigorous manhood, although he is constantly unlucky in love. Fortunately for him, he has his prophesy and arrows to keep him company.
26. The virgin goddess of the hunt and untamed protector of wild animals is ______________.
27. __________________ is the ruler of the sea and the “shaker of the earth.”
28. __________________ is the god who had three successive wives. He dispensed justice and ruled the sky.
29. ________________ is the god of wine, ecstasy and the theater.
30. ________________ is the unseen ruler of the Underworld.
31. _____________ fell in love with himself and died because he could not tear himself away from the pool reflecting his face.
32. _____________ was the name of the first giant in Norse creation.
33. The primeval cow named __________________ licked the ice blocks into the shape of the first man, Buri.
34. Before creation, there was a void in Norse culture called _____________________.
35. In Norse creation, the northern realm, called Niflheim, contained ______________. The southern realm, called Muspell, contained ______________.
36. ___________________ portrayed Achilles in the film Troy.
37. The god ________________ was so ugly when he was born that his mother Hera threw him from Mt. Olympus.
38. _______________ was the face that launched 1000 ships (all headed to Troy).
39. _____________ was the god of music and poetry.
Vocabulary
Matching
40. _____Archetype
41. _____Allusion
42. _____Beastiary
43. _____Stock Character
44. _____Critique
45. _____Elegy
46. _____Empathy
47. _____Foreshadowing
48. _____Anachronism
49. _____Allegory
50. _____Characterization
51. _____Epic
52. _____Hero
A. (flat) definite type of character conventionally used, stereotypes occurring often in fiction. Stock characters provide quick individualization and save time.
B. A narrative in which characters, action and sometimes setting represent abstract concepts or moral qualities.
C. The original pattern or model of a work or idea from which others are copied. Ex. The damsel in distress, the hungry wolf-like man.
D. Type of literature (especially popular during the medieval period) in which the habits of beasts, birds, and retiles are made human. “All we are like sheep gone astray.”
E. Critical examination of a work of art, usually literary, with a view to determining its nature and assessing its value according to some established standards.
F. Brief, often direct reference to a person, place, event or work of art which the authors assumes the reader will recognize.
G. Traditional poetic form treating the death of a person in a formal, philosophical way (mournful, melancholy poem)
H. Implication by author of events to come late in literary work
I. Long narrative poem dealing with the national heroes having a world wide or cosmic setting, and written in a deliberately ceremonial style
J. Techniques used by the writer to create a character (fictional personality created by the author)
K. Assignment of something to a time when it was not in existence
L. Central character, refers to a relationship or character to action
M. Act of identifying ourselves with an object and participating in its physical and emotional sensations; an involuntary projection of ourselves.
Extra Credit:
Who was the son of the Bull of Crete? __________________________
Who was the child of Zeus and Hera? ____________________________
Who was the child of Ares and Aphrodite? ______________________________
Who wrote The Iliad? __________________________
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