Hades, Persephone and Demeter, and Dionysus

Which of these was not a name the mortals used for Hades, lord of the dead?

• The Rich One
• The Hospitable One
• The Short One
• None of these

Name of the river that flowed around the underworld?

• Mississippi
• Styx
• Freon
• Nile

Why did mortals put a coin under the tongue of those who died?

• To pay Charon, the ferryman of the Styx
• To bribe Hades into letting them go 
• To pay Zeus for their mistakes
• None of these

Name of the 3 headed watchdog of the underworld?

• Brutus
• Rufus
• Cerberus
• Hagrid

True or False - Hades kidnapped his wife Persephone.

• True
• False

Name of Persephone's mother?

• Hera
• Maia
• Demeter
• Artemis

Demeter was goddess of the _______

• animals
• rivers
• music
• harvest

True or False - great sinners lived in the Elysian fields, while heroes were punished under the whips of the Erinyes.

• True
• False

Which of the following happened as a result of Persephone's disappearance?

• flowers wilted and trees lost their leaves
• people and animals starved
• fields couldn't grow any crops
• All of these happened

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Who told Demeter that he had heard a girl screaming?

• Hiptolemus
• Triptolemus
• Fredolemus
• Georgelemus