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Myth of Hercules (Ted Ed)

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Hercules was the son of

a)

Hera

b)

Zeus

c)

Hephaestus

d)

Eurystheus

2.

What did he do as the result of a curse?

a)

leave his family

b)

murder his family

c)

attack the gods

d)

attack Eurystheus

3.

How did he learn about the tasks?

a)

Hera told him

b)

Eurystheus told him

c)

the Oracle of Delphi told him

d)

he had a dream

4.

The Nemean lion

a)

breathed fire

b)

had skin that couldn't be pierced

c)

regrew heads

d)

had three heads

5.

Hercules was helped in defeating the hydra by

a)

Eurystheus, his cousin

b)

Athena, a goddess

c)

Iolas, his nephew

d)

Zeus, his father

6.

How did Hercules clean the Augean Stables?

a)

hand sanitizer

b)

praying for rain

c)

rerouting a river

d)

using a nearby fountain

7.

Who did Hercules scare with Athena's magic rattles?

a)

Cerynian Hind

b)

Erymanthian Boar

c)

Cretan Bull

d)

Stymphalian Birds

8.

Diomedies' horses ate

a)

Stymphalian birds

b)

Hercules

c)

his guests

d)

each other

9.

Hercules needed what from Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons?

a)

a magic lasso

b)

a belt

c)

a crown

d)

bracelets

10.

Who helped Hercules kill the three bodied Geryon?

a)

Helios, the sun god

b)

Athena, goddess of wisdom

c)

Diomedes, owner of horses

d)

Iolas, his nephew

11.

Hercules was originally only assigned ten tasks, why did he have to complete an additional two? (two answers)

a)

He was helped by his nephew during one.

b)

He accepted payment for one.

c)

He let the hind (deer) run away during one)

d)

He kept the lion skin for himself.

12.

What did Hercules do for Atlas?

a)

clean the stables

b)

hold up the earth

c)

pick the golden apples

d)

share his lion skin

13.

Cerberus lived

a)

in the Underworld, Hades

b)

with the gods on Olympus

c)

in the gardens of the Hesperides

d)

in Eurystheus's palace

14.

What happened when the labors were completed?

a)

he became a god on Olympus

b)

he died and went to the underworld

c)

he took over Eurystheus's kingdom

d)

he got a job working for Disney

15.

What do you think makes Hercules a hero?

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16.

Who is one of your heroes today?

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