Greek Mythology Pre-Assessment
Don’t stress if you don’t know them all…just do your best! 
What is a Myth?
a. a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of a story
b. a story using made-up characters but could happen in real life
c. a story that explains how something came to be in the world and usually focuses on good and
evil
d. a made-up story that actually takes place during an actual time in history
What is an allusion?
a. comparing two things that are alike
b. word or phrase that refers to a person, place, thing or event from history or literature
c. a false idea about something
d. giving humanlike characteristics to something non-living
“Herculean” means:
a. a bad habit
b. a mighty try
c. a weakness
d. a long trip
“Achilles’ Heel” means:
a. a person that is always lucky
b. a person’s weakness
c. a person’s strength
d. to invite trouble
“Midas Touch” means:
a. always lucky
b. a weakness
c. a long trip
d. to invite trouble
Where do the gods and goddesses live?
a. Mount Olympus
b. Mount Everest
c. Mount Fuiji.
d. Mount Rushmore
“Pandora’s box” means:
In Pandora’s Box, what led to the box being opened?
a. a mighty try
b. honor
c. to invite trouble
d. strength
“Odyssey” means:
a. a person’s weakness
b. a long trip
c. to invite trouble
d. a person’s strength
a. sadness
b. loneliness
c. curiosity
d. greed
What does mythology mean and does it have a
Greek root word in it? If so, what is it?
Meaning:
Root word:
List 3 Greek Gods or Goddesses and one of their unique qualities.
God
Quality
1.
2.
3.
Name something that occurs in nature that is explained through Greek Myth.
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