Knowledge 3: Stories From Mount Olympus Lesson 7-10

Who is Hercules the son of?

• A) Apollo
  

• B) Zeus
  

• C) Theseus
  

• D) Poseidon

What did Hercules do with his great strength?

• A) Built houses for people
  

• B) Carved new paths for rivers and defeated monsters
  

• C) Flew across the sky
  

• D) Painted pictures for the gods

Why did people begin to fear Hercules?

• A) He became too weak
  B) He had a terrible temper
  C) He stole from the people
  D) He left Greece

• B) He stole from the people

• C) He had a terrible temper
  

• D) He left Greece

What did the Greeks tell Hercules when they sent him away?

• A) He could stay as their king
  

• B) He should visit Zeus

• C) He needed to go find treasure

• D) He was a danger to their safety
  

Who came to find Hercules and became his friend?

• A) Apollo
  

• B) Zeus
  

• C) Theseus
  

• D) Hades

What did Theseus tell Hercules he needed to do?

• A) Master his temper and strength

• B) Fight more monsters
  
  

• C) Build a new city
  

• D) Go live with Zeus

Who did Theseus tell Hercules to see for wisdom and truth?

• A) Apollo
  

• B) Zeus
  

• C) Poseidon
  

• D) Athena

What did Hercules ask Apollo for when he went to the temple?

• A. Guidance or advice

• B. Food
  
  

• C. Money
  

• D. A weapon

What was Hercules’ first labor for King Eurystheus?

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• A. Catching a bird
  

• B. Fighting a dragon
  

• C. Defeating the Nemean lion
  

• D. Climbing a mountain

Why didn’t Hercules’ arrows hurt the lion?

• A. The lion ran too fast
  

• B. The lion’s skin was magical
  

• C. Hercules missed his target
  

• D. The arrows were too small