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"The Odyssey" extension activity
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Who are Odysseus' mother and father?
Ariadne and Aeolus
Periboea and Icarius
Anticleia and Laertes
Andromeda and Laertes
2
Which god
REFUSED to live with the other gods on Mount Olympus?
Dionysus
Circe
Hades
Hermes
3
Why was Achilles such a great warrior?
He went to the River Stynx and bathed in it as a teenager
Lot of training
He is naturally that talented
His mother dipped him into the River Stynx as a child
4
In Greek Mythology what is the reason mankind is no longer practicing our "caveman" ways?
Prometheus stole fire from Hephaestus' and gave it to men
Hercules stole fire from Hephaestus' and gave it to men
None of the above
Zeus granted mankind with the knowledge we needed
5
Who conceived the Minotaur?
Artemis
Pasiphae
Helen
No one, he was just created by the gods
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What was King Midas most known for?
Being a king
Being a favorite of the god, Bachus
The Golden Touch
Killing his daughter
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What is Daedalus most known for?
Being a talented sculptor
Building wings out of gold
His wittiness
Creating the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lives
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According to Greek legends, why do we have spring and winter?
Winter is when the dead come to the world of the living
Persephone returns to Demeter during spring and leaves after
Demeter is asleep during winter time and awake during spring
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How did most of Odysseus' men die in "The Odyssey"?
Being turned into swine
Starvation
A storm
Eating the Sun God's cattle
10
Who was one of the only people to almost bring a loved one back from the dead?
Jason
Orpheus
Theseus
Achilles
11
How many maids did Odysseus hang?
5
17
12
1
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What was Sisyphus' punishment for tricking the gods?
Forever rolling a boulder up a steep hill in Tartarus
Blindness
Having his liver eaten every night by an eagle
Madness
13
Which god gave Medusa snakes for hair?
Zeus
Poseidon
Athena
Apollo
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How did Perseus defeat Medusa?
None of the above
He stabbed her through the heart
He tricked Medusa into looking at her own reflection
He used a mirror to see her refection and beheaded her
15
Why did Odysseus leave his home Ithaca?
Was training
He fell in love with Helen
Went to go fight in the Trojan War
Had to comfort his friend Agamemnon
16
Who is Odysseus' Wife?
Anticlea
Athena
Penelope
Helen
17
How was mankind punished for the gift of fire?
Mankind wasn't punished
A hoard of monsters was set loose
Pandora was given a box containing the miseries of the world
Fire was taken away, but latter given back
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Who is the Earth Goddess?
Demeter
Persephone
Eos
Rhea
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What are Gegenees?
Sea serpents
A group of thieves
Earth-born monsters with six arms
What the men who traveles with Jason were called
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What are harpies?
Birds with the face of a woman
Woman with bird wings and red hair
Monsters with the head and body of a women, but with wings
Monsters who lulled sailors to their deaths with their voice
