Objective – I can identify myths explaining different constellations. .
Constellation Myths DVD Worksheet
1. People used the skies to…
a. navigate the seas. c. tell time.
b. plant crops. d. all of the above.
2. What did people see in the sky?
a. Animals c. Monsters
b. Heroes d. All of the above
3. Who was Orion’s father?
a. Aries c. Hercules
b. Hephaestus d. Poseidon
4. Who as the goddess of the hunt?
a. Athena c. Demeter
b. Artemis d. Hera
5. Who became Artemis’s hunting companion?
a. Atlas c. Orion
b. Hercules d. Perseus
6. Who was Artemis’s jealous brother?
a. Apollo c. Hermes
b. Daedalus d. Odysseus
7. Who became most angry about Orion’s boasting?
a. Eos c. Hebe
b. Gaia d. Tethys
8. What creature was sent to kill Orion?
a. A bull c. A scorpion
b. An eagle d. A sea monster
9. The scorpion chases Orion across the sky.
a. True b. False
10. What did the Greeks call the Mother bear?
a. Callisto c. Ganymede
b. Europa d. Io
11. Who transformed Callisto into a bear?
a. Aphrodite c. Hygeia
b. Hera d. Juno
12. What happened to Callisto’s son, Arcas?
a. He stopped hunting bears. c. Hera turned him into a snail.
b. He took care of his mother. d. Zeus turned him into a bear.
13. Who became Ursa Minor, the small bear?
a. Apollo c. Jason
b. Theseus d. Arcas
14. Who was Cassiopeia’s daughter?
a. Pandora c. Andromeda
b. Medea d. Cassandra
15. Whom did Cassiopeia’s boast about her beauty anger?
a. Hermes c. Zeus
b. Poseidon d. Hades
16. Who was sent to destroy Cassiopeia’s kingdom?
a. The Kracken c. Cetus
b. Camelopardalis d. Corvus
17. What did Cepheus have to do to save his kingdom?
a. Step down as king. c. Sacrifice Cassiopeia to Cetus.
b. Sacrifice Andromeda to Cetus. d. Pay a huge ransom to the gods.
18. How did Perseus defeat Cetus?
a. Turned it to stone using the head of Medusa.
b. Cut off its head.
c. Convinced Poseidon to call off Cetus.
d. Fed it Cepheus.
19. Cepheus and Cassiopeia were not turned to stone.
a. True b. False
20. To what did the gods chain Cassiopeia?
a. Her bed b. A wall
b. A rock d. Her throne
Constellation Myths DVD Worksheet – Key I
1. People used the skies to…
d. all of the above
2. What did people see in the sky?
d. All of the above
3. Who was Orion’s father?
d. Poseidon
4. Who as the goddess of the hunt?
b. Artemis
5. Who became Artemis’s hunting companion?
c. Orion
6. Who was Artemis’s jealous brother?
a. Apollo
7. Who became most angry about Orion’s boasting?
b. Gaia
8. What creature was sent to kill Orion?
c. A scorpion
9. The scorpion chases Orion across the sky.
a. True (2 choices)
10. What did the Greeks call the Mother bear?
a. Callisto
11. Who transformed Callisto into a bear?
b. Hera
12. What happened to Callisto’s son, Arcas?
d. Zeus turned him into a bear.
13. Who became Ursa Minor, the small bear?
d. Arcas
14. Who was Cassiopeia’s daughter?
c. Andromeda
15. Whom did Cassiopeia’s boast about her beauty anger?
b. Poseidon
16. Who was sent to destroy Cassiopeia’s kingdom?
c. Cetus
17. What did Cepheus have to do to save his kingdom?
b. Sacrifice Andromeda to Cetus
18. How did Perseus defeat Cetus?
a. Turned it to stone using the head of Medusa.
19. Cepheus and Cassiopeia were not turned to stone.
b. False (2 choices)
20. To what did the gods chain Cassiopeia?
d. Her throne
Constellation Myths DVD Worksheet – Key II
1. d
2. d
3. d
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. b
8. c
9. a (2 choices)
10. a
11. b
12. d
13. d
14. c
15. b
16. c
17. b
18. a
19. b (2 choices)
20. d
Constellation Myths DVD Worksheet
Scoring Guide
19-20 – 418 – 3.5
17 – 3
15-16 – 2.5
13-14 – 2
11-12 – 1.5
9-10 – 1
1-8 – .5
0 – 0 / 95-100% - 4
90-94% - 3.5
85-89% - 3
75-84% - 2.5
65-74% - 2
55-64% - 1.5
45-54% - 1
1-44% - .5
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