WorksheetsTwelve Labors of Hercules
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who was Hercules father?
(a)
What did Hera send to kill Hercules when he was a baby?
Wolves
Serpents
Demons
Eagles
What was the result of Hercules' madness caused by Hera?
He killed the king
He destroyed his house and family
He built a temple
He went into hiding
The Delphi Oracle told Hercules he had to serve King Eurystheus for _____ years in order to regain his honor
7
12
10
20
Who convinced King Eurystheus to send Hercules on the 12 Labors?
(a)
How did Hercules kill the Nemean lion?
With a sword
With a spear
By strangling it
By poisoning it
What did Hercules bring back from Crete?
A golden apple
The Cretan bull
A magical sword
A sacred shield
Which goddess appeared to Hercules during the capture of the Ceryneian deer?
A) Athena
B) Artemis
C) Hera
D) Demeter
Who was the master of the man-eating horses?
Diomedes
Eurystheus
Iolas
Hippolyta
What did Hercules use the lion's skin for?
As a shield
As armor
As a tent
As a sail
Which labor involved capturing a golden stag?
The Nemean lion
The Ceryneian deer
The Erymanthian boar
The Stymphalian birds
What did Hercules need to retrieve from the Hesperides?
A magical sword
The golden apples
A three-headed dog
A giant's girdle
What was Atlas' punishment for fighting against Zeus?
Holding the world on his back
Guarding the underworld
Fighting Hercules
Growing a 100-headed dragon
What creature did Hercules have to bring to life?
A) A dragon
B) Cerberus
C) A giant
D) A Titan
What was Cerberus known for?
Being a three-headed dog
Being a giant with three bodies
Being a dragon with 100 heads
Being a Titan who held the world on his back
How did Hercules manage to take Cerberus?
By using weapons
By wrestling the dog into submission
By making a deal with Hades
By using a magical leash
What was the reaction of Eurystheus upon seeing Cerberus?
He was terrified
He was amused
He was angry
He was indifferent
What did Hercules do to Geryon's giant helpers?
He dispatched them
He made a deal with them
He ignored them
He befriended them
Match the following
Hercules used a rattle to scare them into flying and then shot them
Stymphalian Birds
Diverted a river to complete this task
Clean the Augean Stables
Amazon Queen fell in love with hm
Girdle of Hippolyta
Chased this animal into a snowdrift and then killed it
Boar of Erymanthus
Hercules rode it
Cretean Bull
These were magic (a) given to (b) and Hera on their wedding day
