Leander Quiz

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1. From which city did Leander originate?

   1. Abydos
   2. Sestos
   3. Corinth
   4. Troy
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   Answer: Abydos

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2. Hero was a priestess of which goddess?

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

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3. What body of water separated Leander and Hero?

   1. The Strait of Messina
   2. The Hellespont
   3. The Bosporus
   4. The Aegean Sea
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   Answer: The Hellespont

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4. In which city did Hero live?

   1. Miletus
   2. Abydos
   3. Sestos
   4. Troy
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   Answer: Sestos

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5. What is the name of the most complete ancient poem telling the story of Hero and Leander?

   1. Dionysiaca
   2. Metamorphoses
   3. Hero and Leander
   4. Argonautica
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   Answer: Hero and Leander

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6. Who is traditionally credited with the fullest ancient version of the Hero and Leander myth?

   1. Apollonius of Rhodes
   2. Hesiod
   3. Callimachus
   4. Musaeus Grammaticus
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   Answer: Musaeus Grammaticus

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7. What guided Leander across the sea each night?

   1. The North Star
   2. A lamp in Hero's tower
   3. The moon's reflection on the water
   4. A dolphin sent by Poseidon
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   Answer: A lamp in Hero's tower

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8. Which later English poet was inspired by the myth of Hero and Leander?

   1. John Milton
   2. Christopher Marlowe
   3. Edmund Spenser
   4. Ben Jonson
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   Answer: Christopher Marlowe

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