Mid Domain Assessment Domain 4 Greek Myths

1. What did the Greek goddess of handicrafts, Athena, turn Arachne into?

• Minotaur

• Lion

• Spider

• Beast

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2. What did Prometheus, who the Greeks believed created humans, steal for them?

• golden apples

• fire

• feathers

• food

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3. Who was the Greek goddess of the harvest and caused the seasons to change since her daughter was kidnapped?

• Demeter

• Persephone

• Athena

• Hera

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4. Who was the master inventor of the maze/labyrinth and was locked in tower with his son?

• Poseidon

• Theseus

• Zeus

• Daedolus

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5. Who was the prince that defeated the Minotaur in the labyrinth and saved the Athenians?

• Theseus

• Hercules

• Atlas

• Prometheus

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6. What happened when Pandora opened the box?

• It was full of gold

• 1. happiness, joy, and love came into the world

• 1. sorrow, sadness, and evil came into the world

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7. Where were myths believed to have been true in ancient times?

• United States

• Canada

• Greece

• India

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8. What type of genre is fiction, usually has gods and goddesses, and may try to explain things in nature or teach a lesson?

• fairy tale

• tall tale

• trickster tale

• myths

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9. What was the name of the myth that explain how humans and animals were created and how evil and sorrow came into the world?

• Demeter and Persephone

• Prometheus and Pandora

• Arachne the Weaver

• Theseus and the Minotaur

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