Labours of Heracles Quiz

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1. Who drove Heracles mad, causing him to kill his wife and children?

   1. Aphrodite
   2. Hera
   3. Artemis
   4. Athena
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   Answer: Hera

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2. How many heads did the Lernaean Hydra have?

   1. Five
   2. Nine
   3. Twelve
   4. Seven
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   Answer: Nine

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3. Who helped Heracles cauterize the Hydra's stumps to prevent new heads from growing?

   1. Iolaus
   2. Jason
   3. Theseus
   4. Telamon
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   Answer: Iolaus

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4. What did Athena advise Heracles to use to skin the Nemean Lion?

   1. A diamond blade
   2. A golden sword
   3. The lion's claw
   4. A bronze knife
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   Answer: The lion's claw

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5. Which rivers did Heracles divert to clean the stables of Augeas?

   1. Achelous and Asopus
   2. Strymon and Axios
   3. Alpheus and Peneus
   4. Styx and Lethe
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   Answer: Alpheus and Peneus

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6. What did Athena give Heracles to scare the Stymphalian Birds from their hiding place?

   1. A rattle
   2. A mirror
   3. A shield
   4. A trumpet
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   Answer: A rattle

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7. What did Heracles found after killing King Augeas and handing the throne to Phyleus?

   1. The Olympic Games
   2. The Isthmian Games
   3. The Pythian Games
   4. The Nemean Games
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   Answer: The Olympic Games

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8. Who was the king of Tiryns that assigned the labours to Heracles?

   1. Diomedes
   2. Augeas
   3. Minos
   4. Eurystheus
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   Answer: Eurystheus

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