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WorksheetsHera
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Hera was a _______ wife.
jealous
wonderful
loving
angry
What did Zeus fear?
Hera's fits of temper
The Titans
Mother Earth
Humans
What did Zeus become to trick Hera?
little cuckoo
little hummingbird
magnificent eagle
peacock
What did Mother Earth give Hera for her wedding?
little apple tree
little pear tree
little cherry tree
little lilac bush
What did the tree produce?
golden apples of immortality
golden apples of happiness
golden apples of marriage
golden apples of joyfulness
Where did Hera plant the tree?
garden of the Hesperides
garden of the jolly green giant
garden of the Argonauts
Who guarded the golden apples of immortality?
hundred headed dragon
hundred headed monster
hundred headed dog
hundred headed skunk
Who watered and cared for the tree?
Nymphs of the Hesperides
Nymphs of the Jolly Green Giant
Why did Zeus want more wives and children?
all the better for Greece
all the better for Olympus
all the better for Athens
all the better for Sparta
What would Zeus's children inherit from him?
some of his greatness
some of his strength
some of his intelligence
What did Hera do to Zeus's other wives and children?
tormented them
accepted them
chased them
scared them
What happened to Zeus's wife Io?
changed into a snow white cow
changed into a snow white bull
changed into a snow white swan
changed into a snow white dove
What did Hera ask for from Zeus when she saw the cow?
the cow
steak
gold and jewelry
for Zeus to send Io away
Who did Hera have watch Io?
Argus
Hermes
Inachos
What did Argus have all over his body?
hundred bright eyes
hundred tattoos
hundred pimples
hundred mosquito bites
Which creature did Argus defeat singlehandedly with his strength?
Echidna
Typhon
Hurricane
Cerberus
What made Argus a great watchman?
never closed more than half his eyes to sleep
never closed any of his eyes to sleep
never closed more than a 1/4 of his eyes to sleep
Why didn't Zeus help Io?
afraid of Hera
afraid of Inachos
Who did Zeus recruit to help Io?
Hermes
Hades
Hephaestus
What did Hermes disguise himself as to help Io?
shepherd
cowherd
farmer
Why was Argus glad when the shepherd arrived?
he was bored watching a little cow
he was lonely stuck in the garden
he wanted to complain about Hera
What did Hermes's long story do to Argus?
made all of his eyes close in sleep
made some of his eyes close in sleep
What did Hermes do with his magic wand?
closed Argus's eyes in eternal sleep
sent Argus to Hades
How did Argus die?
bored to death
fell out of the garden
Where did Io go after Hermes untied her?
home to her father, Inachos
to see Zeus on Olympus
Since Io could not talk, how did she id herself to dad?
Wrote her name with her hoof
Said Moo moo here and moo moo there
hopped on her daddy's lap
What did Inachos do when he discovered his daughter?
rushed off in revenge
cried over her new form
told everyone about Zeus's treachery
After Hera discovered Io was gone and Argus dead, she
sent a gadfly to sting and chase Io
sent a mosquito to attack Greece
What did Hera do to make sure Argus was never forgotten?
put his 100 eyes on a peacock
put his 100 eyes on a potato
put his 100 eyes on a starfish
What is the vainest of all animals because of Hera?
peacock
eagle
cows
Where did Io run when the gadfly chased her?
Egypt
France
Macedonia
Greece
What did Egyptians do when they saw Io?
fell to their knees to worship her
ran in fear of a snow white cow
What did Zeus have to promise to make Io human again?
never to look at her again
never to think about her again
never to sing about her again
What happened to Io's descendants?
ruled Egypt forever
returned to Greece as great kings and beautiful queens
