Heracles
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English
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4th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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."
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Heracles twelve labours were legendary.
Heracle's
Heracles'
labours'
no error
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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."
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Heracles' Roman Name
Hunkules
Herc
Hercules
Hulkules
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
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