Greek Mythology Practice Testing

Question 1

From where does the word „myth“ / „mythos“ originate from?

Answer 1

The word „myth or mythos“ originates from the Greek/greece

Question 2

What does it mean?

Answer 2

It means legendary story.

Question 3

What are they?

Answer 3

They are imagined tales.

Question 4

How were they passed down?

Answer 4

Orally/from Generation to Generation

Question 5

What do they revolve around?

Answer 5

around the creation of the world and the adventures of gods and heroes

Question 6

What is Greek Mythology?

Answer 6

term „Greek mythology“ includes all the myths of ancient Greece

Question 7

When did it came into being?

Answer 7

came into being about 2500 years ago and lived on until the early middle ages about 1500 years later

Question 8

How can Greek mythology be divided into two main sections?

Answer 8

Greek mythology can be divided into two sections, one focusing on the gods and their actions, and the other on the adventures of the heroes.

Question 9

What was the primary purpose of myths in ancient times?

Answer 9

in….the past, people explained everything they didn’t understand with myths, stories of gods, and forces within the elements of nature.

Myths aimed to answer questions about the meaning of life as well as the existence of the world and were passed down from generation to generation.

Question 10

Why did people turn to myths to explain various aspects of the world and existence?

Answer 10

During that time, major contemporary religions like Islam, Christianity, or Judaism did not exist; instead, people practiced polytheistic religions that included Greek mythology. The goal was to answer questions.

Question 11

What specific questions did myths aim to answer?

Answer 11

Myths aimed to answer questions about the meaning of life as well as the existence of the world

Question 12

What was considered to be the highest mountain in Greece and where the twelve main gods lived.

Answer 12

In Greek Mythology, the so-called “Mount Olympus“ was considered to be the highest mountain in Greece and where the twelve main gods lived

Question 13

What did it represent?

Answer 13

It represented the division between gods and humans

Question 14

What did take place there?

Answer 14

important divine meetings and decisions took place there

Question 15

Where was “it” located?

Who was able to reach “it”?

Answer 15

It was located above the clouds, showing the power of the Olympic gods over the world and nature, as it was out of reach for regular people.

Question 16

What are the three types of gods in greek mythology?

Answer 16

Olympic gods, non-olympic gods, and demigods.

The Olympic gods, which included Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter and many more, were the major gods residing on Mount Olympus, with Zeus as their king.

Non-Olympic gods, like Hades, Hestia, and a few more ruled over specific aspects of life and nature but were not part of the Olympic council because they lacked the comprehensive power of the main Olympic gods and could even die.

Demigods like Hercules were creatures of both divine and human descent. What does that mean? They were mortal, since they possessed both divine and mortal qualities.

Question 17

Who was the god of gods?

Answer 17

Zeus

Question 18

Introduce the most important gods, Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Hermes

Answer 18

Explain who they were, tell their domains etc.

Question 19

What was special about certain gods?

Answer 19

The Olympic Gods were the most powerful gods.

Question 20

Story Hermes Cleverness

Answer 20

Story…

Question 21

Story about Labors of Heracles

Answer 21

Story…

Question 22

Story about Icarus and Daedalus

Answer 22

Story…

Question 23

Story about Pandora’s Box

Answer 23

Story…

Question 24

Read and study: How can the stories come across?

Answer 24

strange/absurd/weird

Question 25

Explain why these stories offer a purpose

Answer 25

• ancient Greeks wanted to answer questions (such as how the world came to be / natural phenomena)
• So they invented gods and goddesses to have these questions simply answered
• And during that time, major contemporary religions did not exitst

Question 26

What did people practise at that time?

Answer 26

polytheistic religions e.g. Greek Mythology

Question 27

Explain the moral lessons

Answer 27

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Question 28

In addition to moral lessons, what other significant influence does Greek mythology have on the world?

Answer 28

influence…

Question 29

Can you provide an example of how Greek mythology’s influence is seen in architecture?

Answer 29

column orders

Question 30

Besides architecture, where else does Greek mythology’s influence extend?

Answer 30

realm of film and entertainment

Question 31

How does Greek mythology impact the realm of film and entertainment?

Answer 31

film, entertainment, games, stories and books, influence on language

Question 32

What are some of the key aspects that Greek mythology conveys?

Answer 32

important lessons, cultural identity and inspiration

Question 33

How does the influence of Greek mythology transcend time?

Answer 33

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Question 34

In what ways does Greek mythology reflect human experiences and emotions?

Answer 34

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Question 35

What is the main goal of the presentation?

Question 36

Conclusion + Quote