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This quiz covers questions from the story of Phaethon, Hercules, Arachne, Pandora's Box and other basics. It also has questions about words that come from Greek stories.

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Pick the best definition of the idiom "Achilles' heel."

a metaphor for the two sides of a person's character trait

a metaphor for the underlying motives of a nefarious person

shoes that are military style

a metaphor for a person’s “fatal weakness”

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This character is the god of all monsters. An English word bares most of his name. (hint: weather)

Iris

Hercules

Archilles

Typhon

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This storm's name (similar to a hurricane) comes from mythology. Identify the storm.

hurricane

tornado

hail

cyclone

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In Greek mythology, there is a deity named Hypnos, the God of Sleep. Which word does NOT come from this Greek mythology god?

hypnotize

hypnosis

hipster

hypnotic

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A "pandemic" happens when a disease encompasses a whole country or world. The word is derived from WHOM?

Panacea (Goddess of Universal Remedy)

Peter Pan

Pandora (wife of Epimetheus)

Pan (god of the wild)

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There is a word in English that was derived from the Three Fates. Hint: think of garments. What is the Fate's name?

Clothos

Atropos

Wooly

Silkos

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Which of the following words in English came from the god Mars ( Ares), the God of War??

Martian

maritime

marvelous

martial law

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Pick the best definition for the English word "Narcissist"

someone who hates being around others and prefers solitude

someone who "tells" on another person who is breaking a rule

one who is in love with oneself

someone who is very rude and snobbish

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This King was sent to the Underworld. Today, there is an English word that comes from it. The word means "to tease or torment and keep it out of reach."

The King of Hades

King Tantalus

King Argos

King Midas

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In the story of Arachne, it gives the background in the beginning of the story. Pick the best description of the father´s demeanor (personality).

snobby

humorous

arrogant

humble

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In the story of Arachne, the crowd gathers to watch the magical talents of Arachne as she weaves. What did some of the people in the crowd say that annoyed Arachne?

they said that Athena most likely taught her how to weave

they said that she is talented and stunningly beautiful

they said that she was taught by a God (not a goddess)

they said her skills were not quite as good as Athena´s

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In the story of Arachne, where does the story take place?

Scandinavia

England

Greece

Italy

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In the story of Arachne: what images did Arachne NOT produce (during the contest) that infuriated Athena?

images of the gods disguising themselves as humans

images of the gods using trickery or dishonesty

an image of Athena casting a spell on Medusa

depictions of gods committing immoral or evil acts

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In the story of Arachne, what did Athena do immediately upon seeing what Arachne produced on her rug?

she slapped her across the face and tore her work up

she shoved Arachne to the ground and insulted her

she killed Arachne

she turned her into a spider immediately

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In original Greek myth "Hercules," he must perform 12 labors because he committed a heinous crime. What caused him to commit the crime?

he was manipulated by his father, the King of Argos

Hera cast a spell on him that made him temporarily crazy

he wanted to become a real, full god

he was very greedy and wanted gold and precious stones

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In the original story of Hercules, why did Hera hate Hercules so much?

Hercules' mom once insulted Hera

Hercules once stole a treasure from Hera's palace

Hercules once insulted Hera

he was the result of Zeus's relationship with another woman

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