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Twelve Labors of Hercules

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Hercules father?

(a)  

2.

What did Hera send to kill Hercules when he was a baby?

a)

Wolves

b)

Serpents

c)

Demons

d)

Eagles

3.

What was the result of Hercules' madness caused by Hera?

a)

He killed the king

b)

He destroyed his house and family

c)

He built a temple

d)

He went into hiding

4.

The Delphi Oracle told Hercules he had to serve King Eurystheus for _____ years in order to regain his honor

a)

7

b)

12

c)

10

d)

20

5.

Who convinced King Eurystheus to send Hercules on the 12 Labors?

(a)  

6.

How did Hercules kill the Nemean lion?

a)

With a sword

b)

With a spear

c)

By strangling it

d)

By poisoning it

7.

What did Hercules bring back from Crete?

a)

A golden apple

b)

The Cretan bull

c)

A magical sword

d)

A sacred shield

8.

Which goddess appeared to Hercules during the capture of the Ceryneian deer?

a)

A) Athena

b)

B) Artemis

c)

C) Hera

d)

D) Demeter

9.

Who was the master of the man-eating horses?

a)

Diomedes

b)

Eurystheus

c)

Iolas

d)

Hippolyta

10.

What did Hercules use the lion's skin for?

a)

As a shield

b)

As armor

c)

As a tent

d)

As a sail

11.

Which labor involved capturing a golden stag?

a)

The Nemean lion

b)

The Ceryneian deer

c)

The Erymanthian boar

d)

The Stymphalian birds

12.

What did Hercules need to retrieve from the Hesperides?

a)

A magical sword

b)

The golden apples

c)

A three-headed dog

d)

A giant's girdle

13.

What was Atlas' punishment for fighting against Zeus?

a)

Holding the world on his back

b)

Guarding the underworld

c)

Fighting Hercules

d)

Growing a 100-headed dragon

14.

What creature did Hercules have to bring to life?

a)

A) A dragon

b)

B) Cerberus

c)

C) A giant

d)

D) A Titan

15.

What was Cerberus known for?

a)

Being a three-headed dog

b)

Being a giant with three bodies

c)

Being a dragon with 100 heads

d)

Being a Titan who held the world on his back

16.

How did Hercules manage to take Cerberus?

a)

By using weapons

b)

By wrestling the dog into submission

c)

By making a deal with Hades

d)

By using a magical leash

17.

What was the reaction of Eurystheus upon seeing Cerberus?

a)

He was terrified

b)

He was amused

c)

He was angry

d)

He was indifferent

18.

What did Hercules do to Geryon's giant helpers?

a)

He dispatched them

b)

He made a deal with them

c)

He ignored them

d)

He befriended them

19.

Match the following

a)

Hercules used a rattle to scare them into flying and then shot them

1.

Stymphalian Birds

b)

Diverted a river to complete this task

2.

Clean the Augean Stables

c)

Amazon Queen fell in love with hm

3.

Girdle of Hippolyta

d)

Chased this animal into a snowdrift and then killed it

4.

Boar of Erymanthus

e)

Hercules rode it

5.

Cretean Bull

20.

These were magic​ (a)   given to ​ (b)   and Hera on their wedding day

Choose from the below words
apples
robes
birds
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon