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The Gorgon's Head Quiz by Anne Terry White @edgiecortez6272019
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Perseus' grandfather is King _________
Acrisius
Danae
Dictys
Dodona
Polydectes
- 2. Multiple Choice
Acrisius went to the Oracle at Delphi and was told that who would kill him?
His daughter
His son
His grandson
Medusa
Theseus
- 3. Multiple Choice
In order to prevent this prophecy from happening, Acrisius did which TWO things? PICK BOTH
Sent Perseus to kill Medusa
Locked his daughter in an underground room
Left his grandson tied to a tree in the forest
Put his daughter and his grandson in a chest and tossed it into the ocean
Begged his father Zeus to overrule the Fates
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did Zeus disguise himself in order to "bless" Danae?
As a bull
As a golden rain shower
As a swan
As her husband
With a covering of clouds
- 5. Multiple Choice
How many Gorgons are there?
1
2
3
4
there are several gaggles of Gorgons
- 6. Multiple Choice
What happens if you look at a Gorgon?
You will be filled with a desire to "hold hands"
You will be driven crazy
You will be turned to stone
You will go blind
You will be paralyzed and experience pain as they eat you alive
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which TWO gods/goddesses come to Perseus' aid? Pick BOTH.
Athena
Hermes
Zeus
Dionysus
Artemis
- 8. Multiple Choice
What do the Grey Women share between them?
Their kills
A magical staff
A head
A tongue
An eye
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does Hermes give Perseus?
A magical cloak
A sword
A shield
A magic ring
Flying shoes
- 10. Multiple Choice
What does Athena give Perseus?
A magical cloak
A mechanical owl
A real owl
A shield
A helmet
- 11. Multiple Choice
What do the nymphs of the north give to Perseus? PICK ALL
An owl
A magical wallet
Winged sandals
Armor made by Hephaestus
An invisibility cap
- 12. Multiple Choice
How many Gorgons are immortal?
1
2
3
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why is Andromeda being sacrificed?
She defied Zeus
Her father refused to sacrifice to Poseidon
It is what the kingdom does every 7 years
Her mother claimed to be more beautiful than the sea nymphs
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why is King Polydectes angry?
Perseus did not return fast enough
Danae refuses to marry him
He doesn't think the gods deserve praise
He wanted his daughter to marry Perseus
Zeus is punishing him for Perseus killing the serpent
- 15. Multiple Choice
What happens to King Polydectes?
He gets turned to stone
The kraken kills him
He gets pulled to Hades alive
Perseus beheads him
He is forced to serve King Perseus
- 16. Multiple Choice
How does Perseus kill Acrisius?
He turned him to stone with Medusa's head
He decapitates him
With his really bad athletic skills
Locks him in the underground room
Locks him in a chest and tosses it in the ocean (karma, baby!)
- 17. Multiple ChoicePrometheusthree-headed dog who guards the gates of the underworldwild, unruly, bird-winged maidens appear as ugly hagsa Titan who brought fire to man; Zeus's enemyfemale spirits of the sea
- 18. Multiple ChoiceMedusaone of 3 sisters called Gorgons, hair of live snakesfemale spirits of the sea3 avenging spirits controlled by Hadesbody of a goat, head of a lion, tail of a serpent
- 19. Multiple ChoiceDanae's father, he fears his grandson will kill him.DictysPolydectesAcrisiusCepheus
- 20. Multiple ChoicePerseus marries her after rescuing her from a sea serpentAndromedaCassiopeiaEthiopiaEuropa
- 21. Multiple ChoiceMother of PerseusAndromedaCasseopeiaDanaePasiphae
- 22. Multiple ChoiceFather of PerseusAcrisiusPolydectesPoseidonZeus
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThis god raped Medusa in Athena's templeZeusPoseidonAresDictys
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe evil ruler who wants to marry Danae; he is killed by Medusa's stare.AcrisiusDictysPolydectesAegeus
- 25. Multiple ChoicePerseus cuts off this monster's headMedusaChimeraScyllaHydra
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThis god loans Perseus his winged sandalsHadesHermesAthenaApollo
- 27. Multiple ChoiceMedusa was once a priestess of this goddessAphroditeArtemisHestiaAthena
- 28. Multiple ChoiceAcrisius was killed by this itemMedusa's heada discuspoisonous snakesthe Chimera
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe fisherman who rescues Perseus and his mother, freeing them from the chestDictysPolydectesAcrisiusGraea
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThree old women who share one eyeball; they tell Perseus how to find the Stygian nymphsGracesMusesFuriesGraea
- 31. Multiple ChoiceAny person who is half human and half godherodemigodsemigodelysian
- 32. Multiple ChoiceShe brags that her daughter is more beautiful than the daughters of NereusAndromedaNaxosCassiopeiaEthiopia
- 33. Multiple ChoiceSon of Zeus and DanaeTheseusAcrisiusPerseusDictys
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhy was King Acrisius afraid of his grandchild?Grandchild would be a daughterGrandchild would one day rule over the kingGrandchild would one day kill the kingGrandchild would one day need childcare
- 35. Multiple Choice
What did the oracle foretell about Perseus?
That he would kill the Gorgon Medusa
That he will fall in love with Andromeda
That Perseus will grow snakes for hair
That Danae would bear a son that would kill Perseus' grandfather, Acrisius
- 36. Multiple Choice
What did Acrisius do when he heard about the prophecy?
He shut Danae and baby Perseus in a wooden chest and sent them out to sea
He yelled at them
He approached Zeus to ask him to reverse the prophecy
He got in touch with his fisherman friends and asked them to keep a look out
- 37. Multiple Choice
Where did the chest drift to and who found them?
Argos / Andromeda
The underworld / Hades
Island of Seriphos / fisherman Dictys
Crete / Minotaur
- 38. Multiple Choice
How was the prophecy fulfilled?
Acrisius was hit in the head with a discus by Perseus during some games
Acrisius slipped and fell
Acrisius was condemned to be sacrificed to the sea monster also because he tried to stop the prophecy
Acrisius befriended Hades and told him to chase and kill Perseus but he died instead
- 39. Multiple ChoiceCountry that Andromeda comes fromGreeceAthensThebesEthiopeia
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThe blood from Medusa's head produces thesestatuessnakesscorpionspoison
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