Myth of Er Quiz

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1. How many days after dying did Er return to life?

   1. Three days
   2. Seven days
   3. Twelve days
   4. Nine days
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   Answer: Nine days

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2. How many doors did the magnificent place in the afterlife have?

   1. Four
   2. Eight
   3. Two
   4. Six
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   Answer: Four

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3. What was the name of the primordial goddess and personification of fate?

   1. Moira
   2. Ananke
   3. Tyche
   4. Nemesis
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   Answer: Ananke

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4. What was the name of the river the souls were told to drink from to forget their previous lives?

   1. Styx
   2. Phlegethon
   3. Lethe
   4. Acheron
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   Answer: Lethe

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5. What did the first soul decide to become in its next life?

   1. A philosopher
   2. A king
   3. A warrior
   4. A dictator
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   Answer: A dictator

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6. What was the first soul destined to do as a consequence of his actions?

   1. Be banished to the underworld
   2. Eat his own children
   3. Be exiled
   4. Be imprisoned
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   Answer: Eat his own children

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7. Who used the Myth of Er to show that choices people make have an impact on the afterlife?

   1. Aristotle
   2. Socrates
   3. Plato
   4. Homer
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   Answer: Socrates

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8. What was the name of the place where souls chose their next life?

   1. Spindle of Necessity
   2. Gates of Hades
   3. Throne of Zeus
   4. Pillar of Fate
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   Answer: Spindle of Necessity

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