Myth Crash Course 30 & 31

Who are Hercules' parents?

• Zeus and Alcmene

• Alcmene and Alceides

• Amphitryon and Alcmene

• Zeus and Hera

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What is Hercules' birth name?

• Zeus

• Iphicles

• Alceides

• Eurystheus

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How does Alceides live after he strangles the two serpents sent by Hera to his crib?

• as the King

• as the Prince of Thebes

• as a wanderer

• as an oracle

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What terrible thing does Alceides do?

• he transforms himself into the king

• he kills his sheep

• he leaves his mother

• he burns his children and nephews

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What is Hercules' reward for completing the ten labors?

• Marries Megara

• Becomes King of Thebes

• Immortality

• he gets to ride a unicorn

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Which of these does NOT describe Ma'ui?

• demigod

• trickster

• shaman

• cultural hero

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How does Ma'ui get his start in life?

• he escapes a burning house

• his mother sends him out to sea

• his mother buries him in the sand

• he gets lost in the jungle

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How did Ma'ui lift the sky?

• he used a bamboo pole

• he took a big breath and huffed and puffed

• he took a swig of a magical drink

• he tried for 100 years

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What did Ma'ui catch with his magical fish hook?

• another Ma'ui

• his mother

• a ship

• New Zealand

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Ma'ui's deeds did NOT include

• bringing fire to mankind

• slowing down the sun

• bedding Thespius' 50 daughters

• creating more fish in the sea

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