Fritz Quiz #1 - Zeus through Sons of Apollo

How do the gods and goddesses escape the stomach of their paranoid father, Cronos?

• They cut a hole and escape through the belly button.
• They simply wait to be passed out the other end of the digestive system.
• They are vomited up when Cronos drinks a potion prepared by Zeus.
• After a time, Cronos simply allows them to leave.

Why was Hera punished by her husband Zeus?

• She persuaded the other gods into a plot to tie him down.
• She cheated on him with Poseidon.
• She broke his thunderbolt.
• She ate six pomegranate seeds.

The story of Athene and Arachne provides an explanation for which of the following:

• The brightly colored thread that weavers use on their looms
• The existence of spiders
• The ability of the gods and goddesses to take various animal forms
• The wisdom possessed by military leaders on the field of battle

What gift does Poseidon make for Demeter to win her love?

• A trident
• The city of Athens
• An octopus
• A horse

Choose ALL of the correct statements about locations in Hades' underworld. (HINT: there are only two!)

• Styx: a pool of water that the doomed Tantalus can never drink from
• Tartarus: where the dead wait to be judged by Minos, Rhadamanthys, and Aeacus
• Field of Asphodel: where those judged to be evil went to suffer for eternity
• Elysian Fields: a place of dancing and music for those souls judged to be good and virtuous
• Isles of the Blest: the location of Hades' black-rock palace in the underworld

When her daughter, Persephone, leaves for the underworld each year, what effect does Demeter place upon the earth until Persephone returns?

• The earth is cast in darkness
• Rain falls continuously
• Weather becomes cold and nothing will grow
• Herds of horses rampage wildly through towns and villages