Demeter Quiz

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1. What is Demeter's Roman name?

   1. Hecate
   2. Proserpine
   3. Ceres
   4. Pluto
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   Answer: Ceres

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2. Who was the mortal Demeter fell in love with?

   1. Celeus
   2. Demophon
   3. Iasion
   4. Cadmus
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   Answer: Iasion

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3. What flower did Hades use to lure Persephone?

   1. rose
   2. narcissus
   3. lily
   4. daisy
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   Answer: narcissus

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4. Who told Demeter what had happened to Persephone?

   1. Hermes
   2. Hecate
   3. Helios
   4. Metanira
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   Answer: Hecate

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5. What is the name of the baby son of King Celeus and Metanira?

   1. Philomelus
   2. Arion
   3. Demophon
   4. Ploutos
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   Answer: Demophon

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6. What fraction of the year does Persephone spend with Hades?

   1. one-half
   2. one-quarter
   3. two-thirds
   4. one-third
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   Answer: one-third

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7. What is Demeter's epithet meaning 'The Bringer of Laws'?

   1. Persephone
   2. Sito
   3. Ceres
   4. Tesmophoros
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   Answer: Tesmophoros

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8. Who was the king of Eleusis where Demeter was disguised as an old woman?

   1. Cadmus
   2. Zeus
   3. Celeus
   4. Iasion
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   Answer: Celeus

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