The Danaids Quiz

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1. Which goddess helped Danaus build the first ship in history?

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

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2. What was the name of the eldest Danaid who refused to kill her husband?

   1. Autonoe
   2. Hypermestra
   3. Amymone
   4. Phoebe
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   Answer: Hypermestra

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3. Which goddess appeared during Hypermestra's trial to testify on her behalf?

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

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4. What was the eternal punishment of the Danaids in the Underworld?

   1. Filling a leaking tub with water
   2. Rolling a boulder up a hill
   3. Carrying water in a sieve
   4. Pushing a wheel of fire
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   Answer: Filling a leaking tub with water

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5. Which two Danaids were spared from punishment in the Underworld?

   1. Hypermestra and Amymone
   2. Amymone and Phoebe
   3. Hypermestra and Autonoe
   4. Autonoe and Phoebe
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   Answer: Hypermestra and Amymone

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6. What was the name of the Argive king who sheltered the Danaids?

   1. Inachus
   2. Acrisius
   3. Pelasgus
   4. Abas
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   Answer: Pelasgus

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7. Which god dried up all the springs at Argos out of anger at Inachus?

   1. Poseidon
   2. Hermes
   3. Apollo
   4. Zeus
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   Answer: Poseidon

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8. What is the title of the surviving play from Aeschylus' trilogy about the Danaids?

   1. The Suppliants
   2. The Libation Bearers
   3. The Persians
   4. The Eumenides
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   Answer: The Suppliants

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