The 5th and 6th Labors of Hercules

How did Hercules end up killing his wife and children?

• Hera made him lose his mind, thus killing his wife and children.

• Apollo told him to do it in order to gain power.

• Artemis made him lose his mind as punishment after he killed one of her sacred animals.

• It was one of the 12 labors Hercules had to do.

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What was the 5th labor that Hercules was asked to do by king Eurystheus?

• To kill the Stymphalian birds.

• To steal a golden apple from Hera’s garden.

• To clean the Augean stables.

• To kill the Nemean Lion.

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How did Hercules complete the 5th labor?

• He prayed to Poseidon and the god of the waters flooded the stables.

• He redirected the Persian Sea.

• He redirected the Mesopotamia river.

• He redirected the rivers of Peneus and Alpheus.

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What was the 6th labor?

• To steal one of Hera’s golden apples.

• To drive away the Stymphalian birds.

• To capture Cerberus amd present him to the king.

• To kill the hydra.

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What were the noisemakers that Hercules used called?

• Krotala.

• Castanets.

• Clappers.

• His hands.

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What did the Stymphalian birds look like?

• They were brown and white with metallic eyes.

• They had golden wings and red eyes.

• They had golden beaks and feathers made out of bronze.

• They had bronze beaks and metallic feathers.

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Which god was the Stymphalian birds sacred to?

• The god of the forest, Pan.

• The god of messengers, Hermes.

• The goddess of the hunt, Artemis.

• The goddess of war and wisdom, Athena.

• The god of war, Ares.

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How did Hercules complete the 6th labor?

• Hephaestus fashioned bronze noisemakers and gave them to Hercules to drive away the birds.

• Athena taught him to shoot arrows at them.

• Hercules stole some cattle and made them run through the flock, making the birds scatter and fly away.

• He waited until dark to kill them.

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What was promised to Hercules if he finished the 5th labor in a day?

• Augeas promised him one-tenth of the cattle.

• He was to be given free food and shelter.

• He would be given a chance to rest from doing the labors for a week.

• Augeas told him that he can have half of the cattle.

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How did king Eurystheus react to Hercules completing the 5th labor?

• He rewarded him with food and shelter.

• He didn’t believe him and did not count the 5th labor.

• He praised him and let him go.

• He didn’t believe him and threw him in prison.

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