Athena Quiz

Athena is the Greek goddess of...?

• wisdom and war

• peace and prosperity

• good-will and charity

• violence and vengeance

What is a famous myth relating to the birth of Athena?

• She was born from the head of Zeus.

• She was a daughter of Pallas, whom she killed for his skin and wings.

• She was the daughter of Poseidon and Tritonis.

• She was born by the birth of the first olive tree.

Which animal is known to represent intelligence because of Athena's legacy?

• wolf

• horse

• owl

• cat

Who was adopted by Athena as her son?

• Hephaistos

• Erichthonius

• Perseus

• Heracles

How was Arachne transformed into a spider?

• She was bitten by a cursed spider.

• Her boastfulness led her to becoming a monster.

• She was secretly the daughter of a spider.

• She lost a weaving competition with Athena.

The Judgement of Paris was competed between what three women who considered themselves the most beautiful?

• Athena, Arachne, Metis

• Metis, Athena, Tritonis

• Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena

• None

How did Athena, a Greek goddess of wisdom, strength, justice, and intelligence, helped the humans?

• By inventing different machines

• Teaching them how to handle cattle

• By directing law and justice between them

• By building fortresses and defense

What was Athena's role in the Trojan war? (Choose two answers.)

• She destroyed the Greeks' ships for failing their objective.

• She built the Trojan shrine.

• She observed the battle from afar.

• She went against the Greeks.

Athena is known to wear...?

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As a god of war, did she assisted the heroes of myth or acted as their protector?

• By the myths, she was known to fight alongside the heroes.

• She assisted them by being their protector such as Heracles and Perseus.