Vocabulary
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Who am I?
Greek Myths
Story Questions
100

Which word means pleasantly funny or entertaining?

a) proof

b) amusing

c) resist

amusing

100

_______ are insects with 8 legs

arachnids

100

I was an amazing weaver who made beautiful cloth. I bragged that I could weave better than the goddess Athena. Who am I?

Arachne

100

The twin sister of Apollo, this goddess rules over the hunt, wilderness, and wild animals

Artemis

100

Pandora let out all the evils from the box

True

200

Which word means to rescue or bring back?

a) retrieve

b) resist

c) insisted

retrieve

200

The Gods and Goddesses lived on _________

Mount Olympus

200

I was given a special box and told not to open it. I was too curious, so I peeked inside. Who am I?

Pandora

200

What did Prometheus steal from the gods to give to humanity?

Fire

200

Icarus listened to his father and did not fly too close to the sun

false

300

Which word means to turn down or say no to something?

a) insisted

b) proof

c) resist

resist

300

The ____________ was a living beast. She had a body like a lion and the face and neck of a human woman. 

Sphinx

300

I am a hero known for my super strength. I completed twelve hard tasks, like fighting a lion. Who am I?

Hercules

300

Zeus sends Pandora down to Earth with a closed box and strict instructions not to open it. What does Pandora do with the box and what happens?

Pandora can't resist and opens the box. Frightening and terrifying evils and sorrows come out of the box to cause people pain.

300

Zeus was married to Athena

false

400

What is a synonym for the word observers?

a) proof

b) spectators

c) retrieve

spectators

400

_______________ was a angry, vengeful man.

King Minos

400

My father and I made wings from feathers and wax. He warned me not to fly too close to the sun. I flew too high, my wings melted, and I fell. Who am I?

Icarus

400

The creature with the head of a bull and body of a man, trapped in a maze.

The Minotaur

400

Arachne boasted that she was a better weaver than which goddess?

Athena

500

What does it mean if I have evidence that something is true?

I have _________________.

a) retrieve

b) resist

c) proof

proof

500

The Gods and Goddesses were believed to be ___________

Immortal

500

I lived in the underworld for 6 months of the year. Who am I?

Persephone

500

He navigated the Labyrinth to kill the Minotaur, using a thread given by Ariadne

Theseus

500

How many labors did Hercules perform?

12