English 9 Myth test

English 9

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.      Mercury’s Greek name

a.       Poseidon                      b. Hermes        c. Zeus             d. Apollo

 

4.      Goddess who became the symbol of Rome and appeared on its coin.

a.       Athena             b. Hestia           c. Hera             d. Aphrodite

 

5.      Twice-born god birthed from Zeus’ thigh.

a.       Hephaestus                   b. Dionysus      c. Hermes         d. Hades

 

6.      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

 

7.      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

 

8.      Husband of Aphrodite

a.       Ares

b.      Hephaestus

c.       Hermes

d.      Eros

 

9.      Disney’s Hercules’ mother is the loving

a.       nymph Hera killed

b.      Hera

c.       Semele

d.      Persephone

 

10.  Jumped out of Zeus’ head fully armored and adult

a.       Aphrodite                     b. Athena         c. Hestia           d. Artemis

11.  After Odysseus’ men eat the lotus plant, they

a.       Are tortured by the Lotus Eaters

b.      Fall ill and die

c.       Forget their homeland

d.      Are thrown into a volcano

12.  In epic poetry, the poet often begins by asking for assistance in telling the story. This epic convention is known as the

a.       Invocation

b.      Exposition

c.       Homeric epithet

d.      Quest structure

13.  Odysseus saves his crew from the Sirens’ song by

a.       Plugging his men’s ears with beeswax

b.      Singing louder than the Sirens

c.       Tying the men to their oars

d.      Sailing around Charybdis

14.  When Odysseus returns home, he is disguised as a

a.       Soothsayer

b.      Swineherd

c.       Beggar

d.      Soldier

15.  Telemachus executes the maids because they have

a.       Associated with the suitors

b.      Ridiculed Penelope

c.       Neglected the dog Argos

d.      Revealed Odysseus’ identity

16.  What difficult task does Penelope propose for her suitors?

a.       They have to build a new palace for her

b.      They have to pull Odysseus’ sword from a stone

c.       They have to string Odysseus’ bow

d.      They have to kill Polyphemus

17.  Who is Polyphemus?

a.       The Cyclops

b.      The man who gave Odysseus lotus

c.       The king of Ithaca

d.      Hades’ wife

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fill in the blank: Hermes. Demeter. Apollo. Sea Foam. Hephaestus. Helen. Apollo. Uranus. Rhea. Dionysus. Zeus. Artemis. Gaia. Poseidon. Hades. Narsissus.

 

18.  ______________ and _____________ were parents of Cronus

19.  Cronus’ wife name was _______________.

20.  ___________________ was a trickster messenger god who played the lyre.

21.  _________________ was Persephone’s mother.

22.  Aphrodite was born from ________________________.

23.  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.

24.  The virgin goddess of the hunt and untamed protector of wild animals is ______________.

25.  __________________ is the ruler of the sea and the “shaker of the earth.”

26.  __________________ is the god who had three successive wives. He dispensed justice and ruled the sky.

27.  ________________ is the god of wine, ecstasy and the theater.

28.  ________________ is the unseen ruler of the Underworld.

29.  _____________ fell in love with himself and died because he could not tear himself away from the pool reflecting his face.

30.  The god ________________ was so ugly when he was born that his mother Hera threw him from Mt. Olympus.

31.  _____________ was the god of music and poetry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matching

Vocabulary

 

32.  _____ Formidable

33.  _____ Ravage

34.  _____ Profusion

35.  _____ Sage

36.  _____ Adversary

37.  _____ Stealth

38.  _____ Rancor

39.  _____ Abominably

40.  _____ Ardor

41.  _____ Tumult

42.  _____ Adversities

43.  _____ Disdainful

44.  _____ Adorn

45.  _____ Revelry

46.  _____ Restitution

47.  _____ Glowered

48.  _____ Lavished

49.  _____ Aloof

50.  _____ Pliant

51.  _____ Tremulous

 

 

 

Extra Credit

 

Who was the child of Aphrodite and Hermes? _________________________

Who was the child of Zeus and Hera? _________________________

Who was the child of Ares and Aphrodite? _________________________

Who wrote The Iliad? _________________________