Mythology Unit Exam
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Mythology is a study which is involved in the analysis of different myths of a given people or community. Mythology unit exam tests on different basic aspects of the study. How good are you? Find out below.
- 1.Uranus angered Gaea by
- A.
Eating her children
- B.
Imprisoning her children
- C.
Disowning her children
- D.
Killing her children
- 2.Why does Orpheus lose his wife on the way out of the Underworld?
- A.
She ate pomegrante seeds
- B.
She took a wrong turn
- C.
he looked back to make sure she was really there
- D.
He turned to stone
- 3.At first, Psyche’s relationship with her husband is difficult because
- A.
He’s ugly
- B.
He’s invisible
- C.
He’s mean
- D.
He’s in love with himself
- 4.Who overthrew Uranus and became the ruler of Mount Olympus?
- A.
Zeus
- B.
Kronos
- C.
Poseidon
- D.
Hades
- 5.Who is Persephone’s father?
- A.
Zeus
- B.
Kronos
- C.
Poseidon
- D.
Uranus
- 6.What does Theseus’ father ask the hero to use as a signal of his victory against Minos?
- A.
An owl
- B.
A white sail
- C.
A black sail
- D.
A special sword
- 7.Daedalus was gossiped about in Athens because
- A.
He made a wooden cow
- B.
He offended Zeus
- C.
He killed the minotaur
- D.
He pushed a young boy off a cliff
- 8.When she was little, she played with mechanical dolls made by Daedalus
- A.
Psyche
- B.
Andromeda
- C.
Danae
- D.
Ariadne
- 9.Rhea was the wife of Uranus and Hera was the wife of Zeus.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Hera was the wife of Uranus and Rhea was the wife of Zeus.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Echo was given a diamond ring for protecting Zeus.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.The Gray Sisters shared three eyes and one tooth.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Apollo punishes Midas, but later shows mercy toward the foolish king.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Aphrodite was born from the blood of Kronos that seeped into Gaea, the earth mother.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Sciron and Pitocamptes, thugs Theseus kills on the way to Athens, were actually brothers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Daedalus drowns in the ocean as he tries to save his son, Icarus.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Procrustes is the creepy inn-keeper who had a bed of tortures for his unfortunate guests.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Greek myths are not only entertaining, but also provide a multitude of important life lessons.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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