Who was Heracles' real mother in the Greek Myth?

• Hera
• Io
• Alcmena
• Hyppolyta

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Which choice best describes Eurystheus, Heracles' cousin?

• a weak little man who hated Heracles
• another child of Zeus who hated Heracles
• a strong, large man whose weakness was cutting his long hair
• a weak little man who loved Heracles

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Who made Heracles go insane and kill his wife and children?

• Eurystheus
• Athena
• Hyppolyta
• Hera

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Which labor did Heracles keep the skin of a beast to wear as protection?

• Nemean Lion
• Wild Boar
• Hydra
• Cerberus

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How were the Augean Stables actually cleaned?

• by Heracles & his strength
• with help from the red cows
• with Hyppolyta's help
• by the waters of 2 rivers

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Which labor involved Hades, the Greek underworld?

• The Belt of Hyppolyta
• Retrieving Cerberus
• The Stymphalian Birds
• The Nemean Lion

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Which labor involved the dragon, Ladon?

• The Stymphalian Birds
• The Apples of the Hesperides
• Retrieving Cerberus
• The Hinds (deer) of Artemis

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Which labor involved a fire-breathing beast?

• Ladon the Dragon
• Giant Crab
• Cretan Bull
• Hydra, the snake

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How did Heracles defeat the Hydra?

• He attacked the heart
• He killed it from the inside out
• He cut off the heads, then seared the necks shut
• He lured the creature into biting off each of its own heads

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After completing the 12 labors successfully, how did Heracles end up?

• He spent 3 years as a slave to a Queen who dressed him in women's clothes
• He was made a god & married the love of his life
• The poison from the Hydra finally killed him
• He continued ridding the countryside of beasts for the people of Greece

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