Heracles

According to the description in the excerpt, what does it mean to have Herculean strength?

• Requiring great power or effort

• Requiring speed and quickness

• Requiring patience and determination

• Requiring tough mental ability

Next, to humble his strong cousin, Eurystheus ordered Heracles to clean the stables of King Augeas, who lived across the mountains to the west. King Augeas had huge herds and his stables and barnyards had not been cleaned for years. Heaps of dung rose mountain high. No man alive could clean his stables in a year, thought Eurystheus. But Heracles with tremendous strength changed the course of two rivers. The waters flooded through stables and barnyards and washed them clean in less than a day.

Which of the following quotations from the excerpt best supports your answer to the description in the excerpt, what does it mean to have Herculean strength?

• "Next, to humble his strong cousin, Eurystheus ordered Heracles to clean the stables of King Augeas, who lived across the mountains to the west."

• "King Augeas had huge herds and his stables and barnyards had not been cleaned for years."

• "'No man alive could clean his stables in a year,' thought Eurystheus."

• "But Heracles with tremendous strength changed the course of two rivers."

Heracles twelve labours were legendary.

• Heracle's

• Heracles'

• labours'

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Myths have specific characteristics. "Heracles" is an example of a myth for several reasons. Which one is NOT a distinct characteristic of a myth?

• It includes quests/journeys.

• It includes mythological creatures.

• It has a setting.

• It includes a role of nature.

Which answer below best shows an example of Herculean strength?

• "But Heracles, with tremendous strength, changed the course of two rivers."

• "No man alive could clean his stables in a year, thought Eurystheus."

• "Next, to humble his strong cousin, Eurystheus ordered Heracles to clean the stables of King Augeas, who lived across the mountains to the west."

• "King Augeas had huge herds, and his stables and barnyards had not been cleaned in years."

Heracles' Roman Name

• Hunkules

• Herc

• Hercules

• Hulkules

Heracles is often associated with which of the following literary themes?

• A) The hero's journey

• B) The tragic flaw

• C) The unreliable narrator

• D) The anti-hero

Which of the following is a synonym for 'Herculean' as used in English literature?

• A) Feeble

• B) Effortless

• C) Colossal

• D) Trivial

In the context of Heracles' labors, what does the term 'labors' most closely mean?

• A) Simple tasks

• B) Ordinary chores

• C) Difficult challenges

• D) Leisure activities

Which sentence uses the correct possessive form of Heracles?

• A) Heracles's strength was unmatched.

• B) Heracles' strength was unmatched.

• C) Heracleses strength was unmatched.

• D) Heracle's strength was unmatched.