Mortals Quiz

10 questions on Mortals. Questions come from several articles in this section. Choose your answer, then press “Show answer” to check it.

1. Which king did Clytemnestra marry?

   1. Agamemnon
   2. Theseus
   3. Tyndareus
   4. Menelaus
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   Answer: Agamemnon

   Read more: Leda

2. What did the oracle warn Pelias to beware of?

   1. A man wearing one sandal
   2. A man with a golden sword
   3. A man born of the sea
   4. A man with a lion's mane
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   Answer: A man wearing one sandal

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3. From which city did Theseus come to Crete?

   1. Thebes
   2. Athens
   3. Sparta
   4. Corinth
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   Answer: Athens

   Read more: Icarus

4. Who was the priestess of Artemis in Tauris who turned out to be Orestes' sister?

   1. Andromache
   2. Iphigenia
   3. Cassandra
   4. Electra
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   Answer: Iphigenia

   Read more: Orestes

5. Which sea goddess helped Odysseus before he reached Scheria?

   1. Calypso
   2. Thetis
   3. Amphitrite
   4. Ino
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   Answer: Ino

   Read more: Nausicaa

6. Who was Phaedra's mother?

   1. Pasiphae
   2. Antiope
   3. Ariadne
   4. Medea
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   Answer: Pasiphae

   Read more: Phaedra

7. Which god protected the water-dragon that Cadmus killed?

   1. Ares
   2. Hephaestus
   3. Zeus
   4. Poseidon
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   Answer: Ares

   Read more: Cadmus

8. Who did Agamemnon take as his war prize from Troy?

   1. Cassandra
   2. Helen
   3. Iphigenia
   4. Electra
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   Answer: Cassandra

   Read more: Agamemnon

9. Which ancestor of Laius was cursed?

   1. Labdacus
   2. Pelops
   3. Cadmus
   4. Menoeceus
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   Answer: Cadmus

   Read more: Laius

10. What was the only thing left trapped inside the jar after Pandora opened it?

    1. Sorrow
    2. Fear
    3. Grief
    4. Hope
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    Answer: Hope

    Read more: Pandora

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