The Review for The Gods

The home of the Olympians is called
1. the Parthenon
2. Mt. Olympus
3. Crete
4. the Colosseum
The Greek god of love is
1. Eros
2. Cupid
3. Venus
4. Aphrodite
The three-headed dog of the underworld is
1. Medusa
2. Charon
3. Hydra
4. Not Given
Name the women whose high-pitched voices lured sailors to their deaths
1. Sirens
2. Fates
3. Muses
4. Vestals
The "food" of the gods is
1. Nectar
2. The apple
3. The Acorn
4. Ambrosia
The name of Poseidon's staff is
1. the Caduceus
2. the trident
3. the Scepter
4. the thunderbolt
The deepest section of the Underworld is
1. Erebus
2. Charon
3. Tartarus
4. Styx
The muse of song is
1. Calliope
2. Polyhymnia
3. Lethe
4. Terpsichore
The Roman name of Zeus' father is
1. Uranus
2. Cronus
3. Saturn
4. Ops
The satyr who lived in the woodlands and liked to scare maidens is
1. Cupid
2. Pan
3. Hermes
4. Perseus
The name of the river of the unbreakable oath is
1. Amazon
2. Lethe
3. Styx
4. Charon
Athena's temple on the Acropolis is
1. the Pantheon
2. Delphi
3. Acropolis
4. Not Given
The Greek who superivsed the building on the Acropolis is
1. Solon
2. Pericles
3. Julius Caesar
4. Socrates
The god who stole Apollo's cattle on his first day of birth is
1. Hephaestus
2. Hermes
3. Zeus
4. Pan
The female forms who punished evildoers in the Underworld are
1. the Fates
2. the Muses
3. the Furies
4. the Sirens
The boatman of Hades is
1. Cerberus
2. Socrates
3. Charon
4. Pluto
The Fate who hold the shears and cuts the thread of "life" is
1. Polyhymnia
2. Atropos
3. Calliope
4. Hera
The goddess whose favorite animal is the deer is
1. Athena
2. Hera
3. Diana
4. Aphrodite
The guard dog of Hades is called
1. Medusa
2. Cerberus
3. Charon
4. Not Given
Apollo's oracle is located at
1. Crete
2. Dodona
3. Athens
4. Not Given
The sea god who had fifty daughters who helped distressed sailors was called
1. Pontus
2. Oceanus
3. Nereus
4. Neptune
The most famous gorgon was named
1. Medusa
2. Calliope
3. Hera
4. Atropos
What art form was born out of the festival of Dionysus?
1. Painting
2. Architecture
3. Drama
4. Sculpture
What goddess "stole the wits of the wise?"
1. Hera
2. Aphrodite
3. Artemis
4. Hestia
What is the name of Hades' queen?
1. Artemis
2. Demeter
3. Persephone
4. Athena
Who is the muse of dance?
1. Atropos
2. Calliope
3. Medusa
4. Terpsichore
Zeus' mother is named
1. Demeter
2. Gaea
3. Ops
4. Calliope
"Nothing in Excess" is inscribed on the temple of
1. Zeus
2. Apollo
3. Hades
4. Hephaestus
The goddess of the rainbow is
1. Hebe
2. Hera
3. Venus
4. Iris
Hera's favorite bird is the
1. dove
2. sparrow
3. peacock
4. crow
The patrons of handicrafts were Athena and
1. Hephaestus
2. Ares
3. Apollo
4. Zeus
Athena's favorite city is
1. Crete
2. Athens
3. Sparta
4. Eleusis
Solon was thought to created the governmental form of
1. anarchy
2. commonwealth
3. democracy
4. dictatorship
The Roman god whose favorite animal was the dog is
1. Ares
2. Jupiter
3. Minerva
4. Mars
The goddess who was thought to have been born from the foam of the sea is
1. Hera
2. Artemis
3. Aphrodite
4. Hestia

The Review for The Gods

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