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Cronus and Rhea Trivia Quiz

A quiz on Cronus and Rhea.

A multiple-choice quiz by tee-hee-me. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
tee-hee-me

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,143

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1329

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Question 1 of 10

1. Cronus and Rhea were? Hint

married and also brother and sister

married and also aunt and nephew

married and also uncle and niece

friends

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Question 2 of 10

2. Zeus was Cronus's ____? Hint

seventh child

third child

sixth child

first child

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was Rhea's mother?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did Ge (or Gaia) make and give to Cronus with which he castrated Uranus? Hint

A diamond dagger

A golden pincer

Claw tweezers

A sickle flint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where did Rhea take Zeus to hide him from Cronus and who helped protect Zeus? Hint

Rhea took him to Crete where the Curetes protected him

Rhea took him to Ithaka where Tethys protected him

Rhea took him to Crete where Hera protected him

Rhea took him to Ithaka where Eos protected him

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Question 6 of 10

6. According to some versions of the myth, after hiding Zeus, what did Rhea present to Cronus instead of the young god? Hint

a calf wrapped in swaddling

a stone wrapped in swaddling

a goat wrapped in swaddling

a log wrapped in swaddling

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Question 7 of 10

7. What goddess did the Romans identify Rhea with? Hint

Rhamnusia

Onca

Ops

Orcus

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Question 8 of 10

8. To whom did Rhea take Hera to keep her safe from the confilct between the Titans and Zeus? Hint

Oceanus and Tethys

Ge and Uranus

Helius and Eos

Clymene and Iaptus

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who did Zeus release to help him against the Titans? Hint

the Cyclops and Echidna

the Cyclops

The Hecatoncheires and the Cyclops

the Hecatoncheires

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Question 10 of 10

10. After the ten year conflict Cronus and the Titans were imprisoned in Tartarus. Who were their jailers? Hint

The Cyclops

Zeus

Echidna

The Hecatoncheires

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Cronus and Rhea were?

Answer: married and also brother and sister

The Greeks often identified Rhea with the Phrygian Mother of Gods, Cybele.

2. Zeus was Cronus's ____?

Answer: sixth child

Zeus was the sixth and youngest child of Cronus and Rhea. Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, Demeter and Hera were his older brothers and sisters.

3. Who was Rhea's mother?

Answer: Gaia

4. What did Ge (or Gaia) make and give to Cronus with which he castrated Uranus?

Answer: A sickle flint

According to some versions of the myth Cronus castrated his father alone, according to others some of the Titans aided him. The sickle flint is mostly thought to represent the fertility of the earth, of which Cronus is the deity.

5. Where did Rhea take Zeus to hide him from Cronus and who helped protect Zeus?

Answer: Rhea took him to Crete where the Curetes protected him

According to an Arcadian version, Rhea called upon Hopladamus and his giants (who are not otherwise known) to protect her from Cronus.

6. According to some versions of the myth, after hiding Zeus, what did Rhea present to Cronus instead of the young god?

Answer: a stone wrapped in swaddling

Rhea gave her husband a stone, which he swallowed, thinking it was Zeus. Rhea also tricked her husband after Poseidon's birth, according to one version of the myth; she hid Poseidon with some lambs and presented Cronus with a lamb in his place.

7. What goddess did the Romans identify Rhea with?

Answer: Ops

Ops is the Roman goddess of plenty, identified with the Greek Rhea. Onca is a Phoenician goddess. Orcus is a Roman name for Pluto(Hades) or his realm. Rhamnusia is a title of Nemesis.

8. To whom did Rhea take Hera to keep her safe from the confilct between the Titans and Zeus?

Answer: Oceanus and Tethys

Son of Uranus and Ge and brother of Tethys, Oceanus was the river (or god) that flowed in a circular stream about the earth, near its banks lived Helius (sun) and Eos (dawn). Clymene and Iaptus are daughter and son of Oceanus and Tethys.

9. Who did Zeus release to help him against the Titans?

Answer: The Hecatoncheires and the Cyclops

Zeus released the Hecatoncheires (=Hundred-handed) and the Cyclops who Cronus had released on rising against his father, Uranus, who had originaly imprisoned them inside Ge.

10. After the ten year conflict Cronus and the Titans were imprisoned in Tartarus. Who were their jailers?

Answer: The Hecatoncheires

Echidna is a monster (half nymph, half snake).

Source: Author tee-hee-me

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