Mythology Benchmark Review

Myths are stories from and about the...

• ancient past

• recent past

• present

• future

The ancient Greeks used their myths to explain....

• how things were created

• important lessons and values

• why certain things happened in nature

• all of the answers

The ancient Greeks were polytheistic which meant that they worshipped....

• one god

• one goddess

• one god and one goddess

• many gods and goddesses

According to the stories, the Gods and Goddesses of Greek mythology....

• fought with each other

• fell in love easily

• punished people who were bad

• all of the answers

The ancient Greeks believed that their gods and goddesses experienced many of the same problems or dilemmas (like jealousy, anger, betrayal) as humans on Earth

• True

• False

The ancient Greeks used the story of Theseus and the Minotaur to explain the origin of the name "Aegean", which is the name of a real....

• mountain

• river

• sea

• island

The ancient Greeks used the story of Arachne to explain the origin of....

• scorpions

• spiders

• poplar trees

• ice caps

This popular and competitive goddess of wisdom and the arts was a daughter of Zeus who the ancient Greeks believe created the first spider and was the protector of the city of Athens

• Aphrodite

• Hera

• Athena

• Demeter

The ancient Greeks would make a sacrifice to this goddess if they had a crush on someone because she was the goddess of love and beauty

• Hera

• Artemis

• Aphrodite

• Demeter

The punishment that Theseus received from the gods for his crime was...

• the death of his mother

• the death of his father

• his own death

• the death of the woman he loved