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Question 1
1.

Why did Hera hate Hercules?

Question 2
2.

Why did Heracles have to accomplish the 10 12 labors?

Question 3
3.

Why did the labors increase from 10 to 12?

Question 4
4.

Which of the following labors was deemed invalid by Eurystheus?

Question 5
5.

How did Alcmene, Heracles' mother, become pregnant with him?

Question 6
6.

Indicate if the following adventures were accomplished by Perseus, Heracles, the Argonauts, Theseus or Odysseus. At least 1 of them can go with more than 1 hero.

  • Killing Medusa
  • Kicking Sciron off of a cliff
  • Phineus and the Harpies
  • Calypso
  • Cerberus
  • Rescuing Andromeda
  • Chimera
  • Stretching Procrustes to death
  • Lotus Eaters
  • Tying Sinis to two trees and tearing him apart
  • Calydonian Boar
  • Golden Fleece
  • Charybdis
  • Scylla
  • Clashing Rocks
  • Cyclops
  • Cretan Bull
  • Defeating the Minotaur
  • Augean stables
  • Sirens
  • Rescuing Eurydice from Hades
  • Belt of Hippolyta
  • Nemean lion
  • Circe
  • Lernaean Hydra
  • Ceryneian Hind
  • Golden Apples of the Hesperides
  • Women of Lemnos
  • Clubbing Periphetes to death
  • Perseus
  • Heracles
  • Argonauts
  • Theseus
  • Odysseus
  • Bellerophon
  • Orpheus
  • Atlanta
Question 7
7.

How did Heracles die?

Question 8
8.

Why did Perseus’ grandfather King Acrisius lock his mother, Danae, in a bronze dungeon?

Question 9
9.

How did Danae become pregnant with Perseus?

Question 10
10.

Why did Perseus agree to bring Polydectes the head of Medusa?

Question 11
11.

How did Medusa become a hideous Gorgon, with snakes for hair, claws, and wings?

Question 12
12.

Who were the Graeae?

Question 13
13.

How did Perseus kill Medusa?

Question 14
14.

On his way home after after defeating Medusa, Perseus made another stop to help a someone in distress. Who did he help?

Question 15
15.

How did Perseus stop Polydectes from marrying his mother?

Question 16
16.

What happened to Acrisius, grandfather of Perseus?

Question 17
17.

What fate did Perseus finally meet?

Question 18
18.

Jason set out to claim the golden fleece because:

Question 19
19.

The island of Lemnos was inhabited by:

Question 20
20.

The Golden Fleece was guarded by:

Question 21
21.

For the second task, Jason was given serpent teeth that sprouted into

Question 22
22.

Absyrtus’ was killed:

Question 23
23.

Who helped Jason get the Golden Fleece?

Question 24
24.

What eventually happened to Jason and Medea?

Question 25
25.

How did Aethra become pregnant with Theseus?

Question 26
26.

What did Theseus’ father do to ensure that his child could claim their birthright?

Question 27
27.

When Theseus was preparing to go to Athens, why did Theseus take the land route?

Question 28
28.

When Theseus arrived at Athens, who did he find staying with his father?

Question 29
29.

Why did Ariadne help Theseus?

Question 30
30.

Who was the father of Bellerophon?

Question 31
31.

Why was Bellerophon exiled from his hometown?

Question 32
32.

How did Bellerophon get in trouble with the king who purified him?

Question 33
33.

Why did King Proteus want to kill Bellerophon?

Question 34
34.

What was Bellerophon's quest?

Question 35
35.

Which god/s aided Bellerophon in his quest?

Question 36
36.

How did Bellerophon die?

Question 37
37.

For what skill was Orpheus most famous?

Question 38
38.

What epic thing did Orpheus do and to whom did he speak?

Question 39
39.

What happens to Orpheus’ head in particular?

Question 40
40.

In the very end, what happens to the shades of Orpheus and Eurydice?

Question 41
41.

Which of the following happened to Atalanta in her childhood?

Question 42
42.

When King Oeneus assmebled a group of heroes to hunt the boar, how did the other hunters feel about Atalanta joining their party?

Question 43
43.

What happened during the hunt? (Select all that apply)

Question 44
44.

Atalanta's father wanted her to be married, but she did not want to marry. What did a suitor have to accomplish before Atalanta would marry them?

Question 45
45.

How was Atalanta defeated in the race?

Question 46
46.

What unhappy fate befell Atalanta and Hippomenes?

Question 47
47.

Who was not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?

Question 48
48.

Who did Paris give the apple to?

Question 49
49.

Who came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse?

Question 50
50.

Of all the Greek heroes who fought at Troy, who was the only one to have a quick and uneventful voyage home?

Question 51
51.

Why did Clytemnestra murder Agamemnon?

Question 52
52.

Who keeps trying to prevent Odysseus from returning home?

Question 53
53.

Place these events in the order in which they occurred:

  1. Cannibal Giants
  2. Scylla & Charybdis
  3. Helios’ cattle
  4. Island of the Lotus Eaters
  5. Calypso
  6. Circe
  7. The Cyclopes, Polyphemus
  8. Voyage to the Underworld
  9. Sirens
  10. Aeolus’ bag of winds
Question 54
54.

Why does Poseidon try to stop Odysseus from returning home?

Question 55
55.

What must a suitor accomplish to marry Penelope?

Question 56
56.

After Odysseus slays all the suitors, how does Penelope know it is really Odysseus?

Question 57
57.

Now match the stages in the Hero's Journey to the adventures of Percy Jackson:

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Ordinary World
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Percy Jackson attends a boarding school in New York for troubled children. He get’s bullied by the other students and tries to protect his friend Grover. He is unaware if his connection to the gods.
Crossing the Threshold
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Zeus’s master bolt is stolen and Percy is blamed for the theft. Unless the bolt is returned, Zeus will declare war. Percy’s teacher attacks him and he realizes there is a supernatural force at work. He learns that he is a halfblood.
Approach:
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Percy is trained how to use his powers and how to fight by Chiron. His companions during the journey are Grover, his protector on the quest; and Annabeth, a fierce warrior and intellectual tactician on his adventure.
Inmost Cave:
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On his journey to camp halfblood, Percy is attacked by a minotaur, who kills Percy’s mother. He leaves his ordinary world and enters into the world of the camp and it’s trainees. Here he receives the quest to go to the underworld.
Tests, Allies, & Enemies:
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Percy travels with to collect the three pearls. Along the journey they face many tests: Gnome Gardens and Medusa, St. Louis Arch and Chimera, Ares and the tunnel of love, Casino and lotus folowers, etc.
Meeting the Mentor
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As they escape from the lotus casino, the see the Hollywood sign with the note “Woe to all depraved souls” in Greek. The path opens up and the meet the ferryman who takes them to Hades or Underworld.
Call to Adventure
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In Hades Percy must face the fear of losing his mother again and failing her. He must leave the loss to the minotaur behind and gain the courage to be a true to his identity as part god and use his own given powers for victory and to save his mother.
Return:
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Percy must defeat Ares, the god of war. Percy was framed making it look like he stole the bolt. He defeats Ares by using his true powers, water.
Resurrection & Reward:
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Percy uses the three pearls to rescue Annabeth, his mother and himself from the underworld. He retrieves the lightning bolt.
Ordeal:
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At the Empire State Building, Percy encounters the final challenge in Luke the Lightning Thief, and uses Poseidon’s trident to defeat Luke and return the bolt to Zeus before the deadline.
Question 58
58.

Place these events in the Hero's Journey in the order in which the hero normally encounters them:

  1. Crossing the Threshold: the point of no return where the hero leaves their ordinary world and begins their quest.
  2. Resurrection & Reward: the hero literally or figurative is resurrected, is transformed with new knowledge, and often receives a reward for their victory or quest.
  3. Ordinary World: the hero starts in a state of discontent or frustration with their current life.
  4. Tests, Allies, & Enemies: during a series of test/trials, the hero forms allies and confronts enemies.
  5. Ordeal: the hero faces the central, primary conflict, and has to defeat the true antagonist in the story.
  6. Approach: the hero moves through a series of threatening challenges that lead toward the ultimate challenge.
  7. Inmost Cave: where the hero confronts and overcomes their inner conflicts and fears.
  8. Return: the hero returns to their ordinary world with new wisdom and respect from their old peers. They have mastered their fears and enemies.
  9. Call to Adventure: unique circumstances or “herald” event causes the hero to leave their ordinary life to pursue a “quest”.
  10. Meeting the Mentor: the hero is matched with a wiser, experienced person to train and prepare them.
Question 59
59.

What is xenia?

Question 60
60.

Which of the following describe the rules of conduct for xenia?

Question 61
61.

How did the other residents of Philemon and Baucis' town respond to Zeus and Herme's request for food and lodging?

Question 62
62.

How did Baucis recognize Zeus and Hermes as gods?

Question 63
63.

In addition to becoming temple guardians, what other wish did Philemon and Baucis request?