Orpheus and Eurydice Quiz

What was the name of the lyrist who fell in love with Eurydice?

• Orpheus

• Aristaeus

• Hades

• Persephone

What was the condition given to Orpheus when he was granted the wish to bring Eurydice back from the Underworld?

• Not to sing

• Not to speak

• Not to play the lyre

• Not to look back at Eurydice until they were both safely back in the land of the living

What was Eurydice's association in the tale?

• Fairy

• Mermaid

• Siren

• Nymph

Who pursued Eurydice while she was out in the Thracian countryside?

• Aristaeus

• Persephone

• Hades

• Orpheus

What did Orpheus use to charm the demons of the Underworld?

• Sword

• Shield

• Lyre and singing

• Magic wand

Who was moved by Orpheus' music and petition in the Underworld?

• Hades and Persephone

• Athena

• Apollo

• Zeus

What was the one condition imposed by Hades and Persephone when Eurydice was allowed to return with Orpheus to the land of the living?

• Not to look back until they were both out of the Underworld

• Not to walk

• Not to eat

• Not to speak

What made Orpheus turn back to look at Eurydice before they were both out of the Underworld?

• Curiosity

• Fear

• Anger

• Doubt

What happened to Eurydice when Orpheus turned back to look at her?

• She turned into a bird

• She was taken back down into the Underworld

• She turned into a tree

• She disappeared

What was the final outcome for Orpheus after Eurydice was taken back into the Underworld?

• He was barred from entering the Underworld again

• He forgot about Eurydice

• He found Eurydice in the land of the living

• He was granted another chance to bring her back