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WorksheetsHercules and the 12 Labors
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
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1.
Which of the following events happened third?
a)
Heracles killed the Nemean Lion and wore its
skin as a cloak
b)
Hera sent two snakes to
kill Heracles in his crib.
c)
Iolaus helped Heracles
to defeat the Hydra.
d)
Hera tricked Zeus into
making Eurytheseus king instead of Heracles.
2.
Which of the following characters in the story was a mortal?
a)
Hercules
b)
King Eurystheus
c)
Hera
d)
Charon the Boatman
3.
Why did Hercules have to perform 12 Labors?
a)
Heracles liked to fight
magical beasts.
b)
Heracles wanted to be
king.
c)
Heracles wanted to be a
great hero.
d)
Heracles was punished
for killing his children.
4.
Why did Eurystheus refuse to count The Augean Stables as one of Heracles’ Labors?
a)
Augeas had paid Heracles
for his help.
b)
Heracles changed the
course of two rivers to clean out the stables.
c)
Heracles used a shovel
and basket to clean out the stables.
d)
Heracles had help from
his cousin, Iolaus.
5.
Which creature does Hercules NOT fight in his 12 labors?
a)
The Hydra
b)
Orthrus, the two headed dog
c)
Ladon, the dragon
d)
The Augean Cattle
6.
How did Hercules die?
a)
He was captured and killed by
Cerberus.
b)
He wore clothes that had Centaur
blood mixed with Hydra venom on them.
c)
He was shot by an arrow that was
covered with Hydra venom.
d)
He was
killed by Hera.
7.
What is the Minotaur?
a)
head of a horse, body of a man
b)
head of a
bull, body of a man
c)
head of a lion, body of a man
d)
head of a bull, body of a lion
8.
Who helped Bellerophon kill the chimera?
a)
Pegasus
b)
Zeus
c)
Poseidon
d)
Hades
9.
This creature required people to solve a riddle.
a)
Satyr
b)
Centaur
c)
Sphinx
d)
Minotaur
10.
Which creature was also in the story Jason, the Argonauts, and the Golden Fleece?
a)
Cyclops
b)
Pegasus
c)
Hydra
d)
Harpies
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