Persephone Quiz

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1. How many pomegranate seeds did Persephone eat in the Underworld?

   1. Six
   2. Four
   3. Three
   4. Seven
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   Answer: Six

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2. What does the name 'Kore' mean?

   1. The queen
   2. The goddess
   3. The mother
   4. The maiden
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   Answer: The maiden

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3. Who was sent by Zeus to fetch Persephone back to her mother?

   1. Ares
   2. Apollo
   3. Hephaestus
   4. Hermes
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   Answer: Hermes

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4. What did Persephone transform the nymph Minthe into?

   1. A rose
   2. A thistle
   3. The mint-plant
   4. A lily
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   Answer: The mint-plant

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5. Who tried to abduct Persephone with the help of Theseus?

   1. Bellerophon
   2. Meleager
   3. Pirithous
   4. Jason
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   Answer: Pirithous

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6. What flower ensnared Persephone in the Nysian meadow?

   1. Narcissus
   2. Hyacinth
   3. Crocus
   4. Lotus
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   Answer: Narcissus

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7. What did Persephone hold when depicted alongside her mother Demeter?

   1. A cornucopia
   2. A sheaf of wheat
   3. A scepter
   4. A four-tipped torch
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   Answer: A four-tipped torch

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