Third Quarter Exam
English 9 – Quarter 3 Exam – Mr. Katon Name:_________________ Block:___
200 Total Points!
Short Answer (2 points each) (50 points)
The Odyssey
1. What is the name of the epic hero in The Odyssey?
2. Who is the author of The Odyssey?
3. Odysseus is king of which Greek island?
4. Who is Odysseus's wife?
5. What is the name of Odysseus's son?
Perseus
6. What is a “demigod?”
7. Who is Perseus's father?
8. Who is Perseus’s mother?
9. Why did King Acrisius lock his daughter in an underground prison?
10. What was the name of the fisherman who adopted Perseus?
Greek Gods and Goddesses
11. Who was the father of Zeus?
12. Who was the king of the gods after Cronus?
13. On what mountain do the gods live?
14. Cronus and his brothers and sisters were referred to as what?
15. The gods and goddesses that rule with Zeus are known as what?
Word Origins and Mythology
16. Which word comes from the Roman god, Vulcan?
17. The name of the cruise liner, Titanic, comes from what term?
18. Where does the word, “Saturday,” come from?
19. Which character in mythology was the inspiration for the word, “panic?”
20. Where does the term, Olympics, come from?
Greek Myths
21. What was the name of the young man who fell in love with his own reflection?
22. What was the name of the nymph who was in love with Narcissus?
23. According to Greek myth, what were the four ages of man?
24. Why did Zeus make Dionysus a god even though he was half mortal?
25. What did King Midas ask for? Why did this turn out to be a bad thing?
Multiple Choice (2 points each) (100 points)
The Odyssey
26. How did Odysseus trick the Trojans and win the Trojan War?
a. Trojan Bird
b. Trojan Dog
c. Trojan Horse
d. He told them they dropped their pocket
27. Who is the god that is most angry with Odysseus?
a. Hermes
b. Zeus
c. Poseidon
d. Apollo
28. Which goddess watches over Odysseus during his journey?
a. Athena
b. Aphrodite
c. Hera
d. Rhea
29. What is the name of the Cyclops that is blinded by Odysseus?
a. Circe
b. Aeolus
c. Polyphemus
d. One Eyed Willy
30. Which enchantress turns Odysseus’s men into animals?
a. Circe
b. Medusa
c. Calypso
d. Monica
31. Who is Tiresias? Where does he live?
a. A three headed dog / the land of the dead
b. A six headed monster / next to Charybdis
c. A whirlpool / next to Scylla
d. A blind prophet / the land of the dead
32. What are the names of the six headed sea serpent and the whirlpool that Odysseus and his men must pass through?
a. Phineas and Ferb
b. Helios and Apollo
c. Mike and Ike
d. Scylla and Charybdis
33. Who are the two kings who asked Odysseus to join the Trojan War?
a. Paris and Hector
b. Priam and Dictys
c. Troy and Sparta
d. Agamemnon and Menelaus
34. Who is the sea goddess that falls in love with Odysseus?
a. Calypso
b. Chyna
c. Circe
d. Penelope
35. What event led to the Trojan War?
a. Paris’s wife ran off with Agamemnon
b. Hector’s wife ran off with Paris
c. Hector’s wife ran off with Menelaus
d. Menelaus’s wife ran off with Paris
Perseus
36. What was the name of the king who wanted to marry Danae?
a. Polydectes
b. Dictys
c. Zeus
d. Acrisius
37. Whose head did Perseus say he would give as a gift to Polydectes?
a. Polyphemus
b. Medusa
c. Pegasus
d. Scylla
38. Who gives Perseus winged sandals?
a. Poseidon
b. Hades
c. Medusa
d. Hermes
39. Who are the Gray Women, what must they share?
a. Sisters of the Gorgons / a car
b. Daughters of Scylla / an arm
c. Daughters of Poseidon / a trident
d. Sisters of the Gorgons / an eye
40. Which character is part of the race of creatures known as Gorgons?
a. Scylla
b. Charybdis
c. Perseus
d. Medusa
41. How does Perseus cut off Medusa’s head without looking into her eyes?
a. He closes his eyes and throws a lightning bolt
b. He makes her cut off her own head
c. He rips his own eyes out
d. He uses a shield to strike at her reflection
42. In the textbook story of Perseus, what island does Andromeda live on?
a. Sparta
b. Ithaca
c. Ethiopia
d. Phaecia
43. Who is Andromeda’s mother?
a. Queen Cassiopeia
b. Queen Elizabeth
c. Queen Penelope
d. Queen Bee
44. Why is Andromeda being sacrificed?
a. She spit on a picture of Hades
b. She referred to Cronus as “brah”
c. Her mother compared her beauty to the gods and goddesses
d. She had a baby with Zeus
45. How does Perseus kill his grandfather in the textbook version of the story?
a. He knifed him to death
b. He cut his head off with a rusty saw
c. He accidentally killed him with a discus while competing at an athletic event
d. He pushed him off of a bridge
Greek Gods and Goddesses
46. What are the names of Zeus’s two brothers?
a. Frick and Frack
b. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum
c. Hermes and Hephaestus
d. Hades and Poseidon
47. Who is the goddess of warfare?
a. Athena
b. Aphrodite
c. Demeter
d. Persephone
48. Who is the messenger of the gods?
a. Apollo
b. Hermes
c. Poseidon
d. Cronus
49. Who is the goddess of love?
a. Aphrodite
b. Ajax
c. Cassiopeia
d. Danae
50. Who is the god of war?
a. Hermes
b. Perseus
c. Poseidon
d. Ares
51. What is the name of Aphrodite’s son?
a. Eros
b. Hermes
c. Poseidon
d. Pan
52. Who was Cronus’s wife?
a. Helen
b. Persephone
c. Rhea
d. Demeter
53. Why was Cronus eating his children?
a. He was hungry
b. He was entered into a baby eating competition
c. He was afraid they would rebel
d. He thought they were breath mints
54.Which Greek Titan held the world on his shoulders?
a. Eros
b. Tiresias
c. Atlas
d. Rhea
55. Who is carpenter of the gods?
a. Hephaestus
b. Hermes
c. Dionysus
d. Apollo
Word Origins and Mythology
56. What does it mean to be “narcissistic?”
a. angry all the time
b. in love with one’s self
c. confused all the time
d. sad all the time
57. Where does the word, music, come from?
a. The 9 Muses
b. Stan Musial
c. Mutey the Mailman
d. Stan Van Musicsmith
58. Where does the term “fortune” come from?
a. King Fortune
b. Fortunate Son
c. The Goddess Fortuna
d. Mike the Magic Fortune Bear
59. Which Greek God is the inspiration for the word “erotic?”
a. Ares
b. Eros
c. Hermes
d. Zeus
60. Where does the word “echo” come from?
a. The story of Echo the nymph and Narcissus
b. Echo, goddess of sound
c. Ecco the Dolphin
d. Perseus
61. Which of these words was not inspired by the word, “Cyclops?”
a. Motorcycle
b. Moped
c. Bicycle
d. Tricycle
62. The word cloth was inspired by which of the Three Fates?
a. Lachesis
b. Atropos
c. Clotho
d. All of the above
63. The word “atlas” comes from:
a. The Greek Titan who ate all his children
b. The god of love
c. The Greek Titan who held the world on his back
d. The three headed dog who guards hell
64. What does the term “arachne” refer to?
a. Mice
b. Sheep
c. Goats
d. Spiders
65.What is an “aphrodisiac?”
a. A type of weapon
b. A type of cheese
c. A love potion
d. A potion that makes you invisible
Greek Myths
66. Why did every man want to win a race against Atlanta? What happened if they lost?
a. She would kiss them / They won an apple
b. She would take them to Olympus / They cried
c. She would marry them / They died
d. She would make them invisible / She kicked them
67. Why did Athena change Arachne into a spider?
a. Arachne beat her in a sewing contest
b. She said Zeus was a chump
c. She stole her owl
d. She asked to be a spider
68. What was the name of the Sun God’s son who borrowed his chariot?
a. Perseus
b. Pan
c. Phaeton
d. Poseidon
69. What was the name of the god who created mankind from mud, and gave them fire?
a. Prometheus
b. Pygmalion
c. Baucis
d. Philemon
70. What is the name of the woman who opened the jar containing all the world’s evils?
a. Persephone
b. Demeter
c. Pandora
d. Helen
71. Baucis and Philemon is the story of an old couple turned into what?
a. grass
b. wind
c. a tree
d. water
72. What was the name of Demeter’s daughter who was kidnapped by Hades?
a. Hera
b. Rhea
c. Atlanta
d. Persephone
73. Which imaginary thing did Pygmalion create for himself?
a. a dog
b. a cat
c. a wife
d. a chariot
74. When Zeus flooded the world, what was the name of the couple who was left?
a. Deucalion and Pyrrah
b. Persephone and Hades
c. Rhea and Cronus
d. Hera and Zeus
75. Who is the wife of Hephaestrus?
a. Circe
b. Calypso
c. Helen
d. Aphrodite
Essay – Answer both - 5 paragraph response (25 pts. each)
Answer on a separate sheet of paper!
1. Describe your vision for society. Explain what you would like to see occur. Be specific and support your answer with details and examples.
2. Imagine that you have been asked to give a speech at a local elementary school about the similarities and differences between high school and elementary school. Explain to a group of elementary school students what it is like to go to high school. Be sure to include specific details to support your explanation.