"Medusa's Head"

What is the main reason that Polydectes asks Perseus for Medusa's head?

• He wants Perseus to prove his bravery. 
•  He hopes Perseus will die so he can marry Danae.

Perseus has all the following traits of mythical heroes except- 

•  he struggles against evil 
•  he has several wives who are goddesses 
•  he slays monsters

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Perseus is a mythical hero because he-

• is turned into a god.

• is strong and brave.

• has supernatural powers and faces great challenges.

The heroes from myths such as "Medusa's Head" stand for the-

• hopes and fears of the society in which the author lived
• greed and bitterness of the society in which the author lived
• rage and hostility of the society in which the author lived
• happiness and leisure of the society in which the author lived

There was no light in the dark, empty________ of the cavern.

• hovered
• perplexity
• perpetual
• recesses

confused

• perplexity
• perpetual
• descended
• hovered

constant

• recesses
• hovered
• perpetual
• perplexity

hovered

• floated
• confused
• come down
• always

How does King Acrisios die?

• murdered by an enemy at an athletic contest
• a discus thrown by Perseus hits him
• Perseus poisons him
• bitten by a deadly snake

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Which of the following is the most central theme of this myth?

• idea of love

• idea of peace

• idea of hope

• idea of fate

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