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Trivia Quiz - Myths and Legends in Literature
Some famous characters from the world of Greek and Roman mythology
Quiz Number:
3164
Date Submitted:
July 20, 2009
Quiz Categories:
Literature
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World Culture
Quiz Type:
General Quiz
Author:
grant228
Average Score:
53.1 percent
Times Taken:
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1. I flew too close to the sun with my wings held together by wax and fell into the sea:
A. Daedalus
B. Icarus
C. Theseus
D. Bacchus
2. I rejected the love of Echo and fell in love with my reflection:
A. Cupid
B. Narcissus
C. Ganymede
D. Atlas
3. My name is Greek for "butterfly" and I was the lover of Cupid:
A. Dryope
B. Proserpine
C. Callisto
D. Psyche
4. I was a monster with 100 eyes. After I was killed, my eyes were placed on the peacock's tail by Juno to honor my services to her:
A. Argus
B. Argo
C. Scylla
D. Vulcan
5. My tears fall as dew each morning as I mourn my dead son, Memnon:
A. Latona
B. Pandora
C. Andromeda
D. Aurora
6. I sculpted the ideal woman from stone who then became a real person:
A. Hero
B. Prometheus
C. Cupid
D. Pygmalion
7. I ate my children and became analagous with the concept of time:
A. Titan
B. Vulcan
C. Saturn
D. Mercury
8. My husband and my seven sons and daughters were slain by Apollo. I became a weeping waterfall with my tears still flowing to this day:
A. Niobe
B. Pandora
C. Atlanta
D. Galatea
9. I slew the gorgon, Medusa:
A. Prometheus
B. Perseus
C. Jason
D. Hercules
10. I married my mother and when I discovered what I had done, I tore out my eyes:
A. Laocoon
B. Pyramus
C. Hector
D. Oedipus
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