4 Adventures Quiz
Quiz over The Four Great Adventures, page 180-195.
- 1.
Who is Phaethon's father?
- A.
Sun
- B.
Zeus
- C.
Poseidon
- D.
Helios
Correct Answer
A. Sun -
- 2.
What does the Sun say to prove that he is Phaethon's father?
- 3.
What does Phaethon want to do when the Sun says that he can ask for anything from him?
- A.
Go to Hades to bring his mother back from the dead.
- B.
Become a god like Hercules.
- C.
Take Sun's place and drive his chariot for a day.
- D.
Take Sun's place and heat up the Earth.
Correct Answer
C. Take Sun's place and drive his chariot for a day. -
- 4.
Why is driving Sun's chariot so dangerous for Phaethon?
- 5.
How does the story of Phaethon end?
- A.
Phaethon accomplishes what any other mortal would not be able to do.
- B.
Phaethon accomplishes his task, but dies at the end.
- C.
The horses lose control of the chariot and Sun comes to the rescue.
- D.
Phaethon loses control of the chariot and Zeus (Jove) kills him with a lightening bolt.
Correct Answer
D. Phaethon loses control of the chariot and Zeus (Jove) kills him with a lightening bolt. -
- 6.
What did Bellerophon want more than anything else on earth?
- A.
Cerebus
- B.
Pegasus
- C.
Harpies
- D.
Medusa
Correct Answer
B. Pegasus -
- 7.
Bellerphon is given a bridle to catch Pegasus with.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
Bellerophon fell asleep in Athena's temple and she gave it to him there.Rate this question:
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- 8.
In order to put Bellerophon in way of certain death, the Lycian king asks Bellerophon to slay the Chimaera. What does the Chimarea look like?
- A.
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- B.
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- C.
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- D.
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Correct Answer
B.Explanation
The Chimaera is a lion in front, a serpent behind, a goat in between AND it breathes fire.Rate this question:
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- 9.
How do Pegasus and Bellerophon kill the Chimaera?
- A.
They flew over her and shot her with his arrows.
- B.
He snuck up on her while she was sleeping and beat it to death.
- C.
He ran it off a cliff.
- D.
He didn't defeat the Chimaera.
Correct Answer
A. They flew over her and shot her with his arrows. -
- 10.
How did Bellerophon make the gods angry?
- A.
He became too great a hero.
- B.
He tried to sleep with Aphrodite.
- C.
He tried to fly to Mt. Olympus.
- D.
He tried to devour his own soul.
Correct Answer
C. He tried to fly to Mt. Olympus. -
- 11.
Otus and Ephilates are little people.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
They are really Giants!!!!Rate this question:
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- 12.
Which goddess to Otus and Ephilates try to catch?
- A.
Artemis
- B.
Aphrodite
- C.
Hestia
- D.
Athena
Correct Answer
A. Artemis -
- 13.
How does it end up that the brothers, who love each other more than anything, kill each other? Describe the vengeance of Artemis...
- 14.
What is Daedalus the architect of and most famous for designing?
- A.
A flying contraption.
- B.
Labyrinth
- C.
The huge boat
- D.
The Parthenon
Correct Answer
B. Labyrinth -
- 15.
How do Daedalus and Icarus escape from the Labyrinth?
- 16.
How does this come true in the story: "What the elders say youth disregards."
- A.
Icarus doesn't listen to Daedalus and dives into the sea and is eaten by a monster.
- B.
Icarus doesn't listen to Daedalus and becomes stuck in the Labyrinth forever.
- C.
Icarus doesn't listen to Daedalus and is captured and eaten by the Minotaur.
- D.
Icarus doesn't listen to Daedalus and flies to close to the sun, his wings fell off, and he died.
Correct Answer
D. Icarus doesn't listen to Daedalus and flies to close to the sun, his wings fell off, and he died. -
- 17.
Minos passes a thread through an intricately spiraled shell by tying a thread to ________.
Correct Answer
an ant
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