Greek Mythology Test

Question 1

Creation

Answer 1

The seven days it took God to create the earth.

Question 2

The Creation of Man

Answer 2

God formed man from the dust of the ground and breath through its nostrils to give it a soul.

Question 3

The Garden of Eden

Answer 3

has four rivers and the tree of knowledge of good and evil

Question 4

The Creation of Eve

Answer 4

Adam was alone and God made Eve by putting Adam to sleep and taking one of his ribs.

Question 5

Adam Cast out of Eden

Answer 5

Because Adam and Eve had eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the Lord sent them out of the Garden of Eden into the world.

Question 6

Cain and Abel

Answer 6

Cain, the firstborn, and his brother Abel was a shepherd. The brothers made offerings to God, but God favored Abel’s offerings instead of Cain’s. Cain then murdered Abel, whereupon God punished Cain by condemning him to a life of wandering.

Question 7

Noah

Answer 7

God saying wow humans are so bad except for Noah who is ninth descendent from Adam.

Question 8

Noah’s Ark

Answer 8

God tells Noah to build the Ark and he does

Question 9

Noah Enters the Ark

Answer 9

God says that he will make it rain for 40 days and 40 nights and destroy everything he has made from the earth. He commands every animal to go in pairs (male and female), Noah and his wife, his three sons and their wives to get on the Ark.

Question 10

The Great Flood

Answer 10

Everything accept who is on the Ark is dead

Question 11

The Waters Subside

Answer 11

They send a dove three times. the first, it comes back right away. Second, it comes back with a berry. Third it does not come back meaning it found land and the waters dried.

Question 12

Noah Leaves the Ark

Answer 12

All from the Ark are put back on land. Noah made God an Altar to thank him.

Question 13

Noah Blessed

Answer 13

God saying humans are on top and any violence should be punished.

Question 14

The Sign of the Rainbow

Answer 14

God sends a rainbow to tell them that he will never hurt the earth again.

Question 15

Prometheus

Answer 15

When Prometheus stole fire from the gods, there were unintended consequences. He thought by bringing humans a tool he would make their lives better in every sense. But powerful technology must be used responsibly. Giving humans fire also meant giving humans a moral choice: to use the tool for good or for evil (vulture & stomach)

Question 16

Persephone and Demeter

Answer 16

Hades tricked Persephone into eating pomegranate seeds. Demeter spent time looking for her and was devastated.

Question 17

Cupid and Psyche

Answer 17

Aphrodite is jealous, assigns Cupid to marry off Psyche.

Question 18

Io and Zeus

Answer 18

Zeus had an affair and turned the other woman into a cow to hide her from Hera.

Question 19

The fall of Phaeton

Answer 19

Chariot stolen when to close to the Sun Zeus shot him down

Question 20

Achilles Heel

Answer 20

Paris shot Achilles Heel

Question 21

Hercules

Answer 21

Slay the Nemean lion.
Slay the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra.
Capture the Ceryneian Hind.
Capture the Erymanthian Boar.
Clean the Augean stables in a single day.
Slay the Stymphalian birds.
Capture the Cretan Bull.
Steal the Mares of Diomedes.

Question 22

Medea and Jason

Answer 22

One of the greatest examples of this comes from Greek Mythology and the story of Jason and Medea. Jason and Medea lived together as a married couple and had children together, Jason then betrayed Medea by throwing her aside and claiming they were never married. As revenge Medea then killed their children and fled.

Question 23

Hermes (birth, inventions, tricks)

Answer 23

Hermes was a Greek god and one of the Twelve Olympians who lived on Mount Olympus. His main job was to serve as the messenger of the gods. He was able to travel very fast and could easily move between the realms of the gods, humans, and the dead. He was known as a cunning trickster.

Question 24

Andromeda

Answer 24

Girl chained to rock with surrounding ocean and monster. Perseus saved.