Deianira Quiz

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1. What does the name Deianira mean?

   1. the destroyer of her husband
   2. the daughter of the river
   3. the keeper of the girdle
   4. the queen of Calydon
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   Answer: the destroyer of her husband

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2. Who was Deianira's father?

   1. Tethys
   2. Peleus
   3. Oeneus
   4. Achelous
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   Answer: Oeneus

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3. Who was Deianira's brother?

   1. Meleager
   2. Castor
   3. Theseus
   4. Pollux
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   Answer: Meleager

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4. Which river god also wanted Deianira as his wife?

   1. Meleager
   2. Oeneus
   3. Achelous
   4. Nessus
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   Answer: Achelous

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5. What kind of creature was Nessus?

   1. a minotaur
   2. a cyclops
   3. a centaur
   4. a satyr
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   Answer: a centaur

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6. Who was Heracles' servant that gave him the poisoned shirt?

   1. Iole
   2. Nessus
   3. Meleager
   4. Lichas
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   Answer: Lichas

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7. What was the shirt smeared with Nessus' blood called?

   1. the Shirt of Nessus
   2. the Cloak of Hermes
   3. the Girdle of Hippolyta
   4. the Belt of Ares
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   Answer: the Shirt of Nessus

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8. How did Deianira die?

   1. by drinking poisoned wine
   2. by hanging herself
   3. by taking a poisoned arrow
   4. by throwing herself into the sea
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   Answer: by hanging herself

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