Adventures of the Greek Heroes by Mollie McLean&Anne Wiseman

Hercules is the son of-

• Zeus

• Prometheus

• Diana

• Hera

Which gift of the gods did Zeus take back to punish mankind for forgetting him?

• moon

• sun

• water

• fire

What was the first labor Hercules performed for Eurystheus?

• to steal a heard of cattle from a demon

• to drain the Mediterranean Sea

• to kill the fierce lion of Nemea and bring back his skin

• to find the oracle at Athens

Who assisted Hercules with killing the hydra?

• Eurystheus

• Iolaus

• Zeus

• no one

What does Alecestis's father insist on to allow her to marry?

• her suitor must kill the hydra

• her suitor must come to the palace in a chariot drawn by lions and boars

• her suitor must steal a golden cloth from the temple

• her suitor must promise to kill Hercules

Who died in place of Admetus?

• Hercules

• Apollo

• Alcestis

• a shepherd boy

Who does the magician Dion claim will kill King Acrisius?

• his son's son

• his son's daughter

• his daughter's son

• his daughter's daughter

How does Perseus convince the witches to give him the magic helmet and shoes?

• he brings them offerings

• he bribes them with jewels

• he threatens to kill them

• he steals their eye

How does Medusa kill people?

• she turns them to stone by looking in their eyes

• the snakes on her head bite them with venom

• she drowns them on their ship

• she doesn't kill anyone

How does Perseus kill Atlas?

• he stabs him with his sword

• he drowns him in a silver lake

• he causes him to trip and hit his head on a boulder

• he uses Medusa's head to turn him into stone