Hercules and the 12 Labors

   Which of the following events happened third?

• Heracles killed the Nemean Lion and wore its skin as a cloak
• Hera sent two snakes to kill Heracles in his crib.
• Iolaus helped Heracles to defeat the Hydra.
• Hera tricked Zeus into making Eurytheseus king instead of Heracles.

Which of the following characters in the story was a mortal?

• Hercules
• King Eurystheus
• Hera
• Charon the Boatman

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Why did Hercules have to perform 12 Labors? 

• Heracles liked to fight magical beasts.
• Heracles wanted to be king.
• Heracles wanted to be a great hero.
• Heracles was punished for killing his children.

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Why did  Eurystheus refuse to count The Augean Stables as one of Heracles’ Labors? 

• Augeas had paid Heracles for his help.
• Heracles changed the course of two rivers to clean out the stables.
• Heracles used a shovel and basket to clean out the stables.
• Heracles had help from his cousin, Iolaus.

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Which creature does Hercules NOT fight in his 12 labors?

• The Hydra
• Orthrus, the two headed dog
• Ladon, the dragon
• The Augean Cattle

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How did Hercules die?

• He was captured and killed by Cerberus.
• He wore clothes that had Centaur blood mixed with Hydra venom on them.
• He was shot by an arrow that was covered with Hydra venom.
• He was killed by Hera.

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What is the Minotaur?

• head of a horse, body of a man
• head of a bull, body of a man
• head of a lion, body of a man
• head of a bull, body of a lion

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Who helped Bellerophon kill the chimera?

• Pegasus
• Zeus
• Poseidon
• Hades

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This creature required people to solve a riddle.

• Satyr
• Centaur
• Sphinx
• Minotaur

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Which creature was also in the story Jason, the Argonauts, and the Golden Fleece?

• Cyclops
• Pegasus
• Hydra
• Harpies

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