Chapter 23 Questions

Question 1

What daughter of Erectheus was loved by Boreas? 
A. Orithyia 
B. Cleopatra 
C. Creusa 
D. Philomela

Answer 1

A. Orithyia (596)

Question 2

What brigand kicked travelers  over a cliff and into the waiting jaws of a gigantic turtle? 
A. Cercyon 
B. Corynetes 
C. Sciron 
D. Periphetes

Answer 2

C. Sciron (598)

Question 3

Who was the mother of Theseus? 
A. Creusa 
B. Phaedra 
C. Procris 
D. Aethra

Answer 3

D. Aethra (596)

Question 4

Who was the son of Theseus who helped the children of Heracles? 
A. Codrus 
B. Demophon 
C. Cimon 
D. Hippolytus

Answer 4

B. Demophon (606)

Question 5

What son of Minos fell into a vat of honey and drowned? 
A. Deucalion 
B. Androgeos 
C. Glaucus 
D. Catreus

Answer 5

C. Glaucus (609)

Question 6

Whom did Daedalus kill out of jealousy for his skill? 
A. Iphicles 
B. Perdix 
C. Icarus 
D. Codrus

Answer 6

B. Perdix (606)

Question 7

What legendary figure was credited with instituting the Panathenaea and setting up the cult image of Athena on the Acropolis? 
A. Cecrops 
B. Erechtheus 
C. Erichthonius 
D. Theseus

Answer 7

C. Erichthonius (590)

Question 8

When the daughters of Cecrops looked into the box and saw Erichthonius, they: 
A. fell in love with him 
B. were turned into birds 
C. promised to save him 
D. went mad and killed themselves

Answer 8

D. went mad and killed themselves (589)

Question 9

Cephalus accidentally killed his wife, whose name was: 
A. Procris 
B. Philomela 
C. Megara 
D. Baucis

Answer 9

A. Procris (592-593)

Question 10

Who was violated by Tereus and had her tongue cut out to silence her? 
A. Procne 
B. Philomela 
C. Procris 
D. Itys

Answer 10

B. Philomela (593)

Question 11

The North Wind was the father of Zetes and Calaïs.  What is his name? 
A. Erechtheus 
B. Zephyrus 
C. Tereus 
D. Boreas

Answer 11

D. Boreas (596)

Question 12

How did Procrustes terrorize travelers?
A. He compelled them to engage in a wrestling match with him.
B. He compelled them to wash his feet, and when they had bent down he kicked them off the cliff.
C. He compelled them to lie on his bed. If they were too long, he would cut them down to size, if too short, hammer them to fit.
D. He compelled them to answer a riddle. If they couldn’t answer correctly, he would have them for lunch.

Answer 12

C. He compelled them to lie on his bed. If they were too long, he would cut them down to size, if too short, hammer them to fit. (598)

Question 13

What god is said to be the father of Theseus? 
A. Poseidon 
B. Apollo 
C. Zeus 
D. Hades

Answer 13

A. Poseidon (596)

Question 14

Theseus was recognized by his father when he:
A. cut his meat with the sword his father had given him
B. killed the bull at Marathon
C. showed the scar on his leg
D. stood up in an assembly and claimed his right to be king

Answer 14

A. cut his meat with the sword his father had given him (599)

Question 15

Who rescued Ariadne from the island of Naxos? 
A. Theseus 
B. Dionysus 
C. Poseidon 
D. Heracles

Answer 15

B. Dionysus (600)

Question 16

Theseus joined Heracles in his battle with: 
A. the Lapiths 
B. the Centaurs 
C. the Giants 
D. the Amazons

Answer 16

D. the Amazons (602)

Question 17

What was the fate of Perithoüs?
A. He was chained to a rock and his liver was eaten by vultures.
B. He was bound to a fiery wheel for eternity.
C. He was fixed to a magic chair forever.
D. He was thrown in a pit and devoured by wild animals.

Answer 17

C. He was fixed to a magic chair forever. (603)

Question 18

In the years following the Persian Wars of the first quarter of the fifth century B.C.E., the Athenian Cimon was instructed by the Delphic oracle:
A. to restore the bones of Theseus to their city
B. to destroy all statues of Theseus
C. that Theseus was actually a son of Zeus
D. to build a colosseum to Theseus

Answer 18

A. to restore the bones of Theseus to their city (606)

Question 19

Who was the last king of Athens? 
A. Demophon 
B. Theseus 
C. Erechtheus 
D. Codrus

Answer 19

D. Codrus (606)

Question 20

Why was Poseidon angry with Minos? 
A. Because he married Pasiphaë. 
B. Because he did not sacrifice the bull sent to him. 
C. Because he challenged Theseus. 
D. Because he hated the Minoans.

Answer 20

B. Because he did not sacrifice the bull sent to him. (606)

Question 21

The Minotaur was the offspring of: 
A. Cecrops and Erichthonius 
B. Minos and Pasiphaë 
C. Pasiphaë and the bull of Poseidon 
D. Aegeus and Medea

Answer 21

C. Pasiphaë and the bull of Poseidon (606)

Question 22

The Labyrinth that housed the Minotaur was built by: 
A. Daedalus 
B. Icarus 
C. Minos 
D. Ariadne

Answer 22

A. Daedalus (606)

Question 23

The "wicked stepmother" who tried to kill Theseus when he arrived in Athens was: 
A. Medea 
B. Hippolyta 
C. Thespia 
D. Antiope

Answer 23

A. Medea (599)

Question 24

How did Minos discover Daedalus’ whereabouts?
A. by a ruse involving a spiral shell
B. by tracking down the place where Icarus fell into the sea
C. using a vat of honey
D. by carrying along a labrys

Answer 24

A. by a ruse involving a spiral shell (608)

Question 25

The Aegean Sea is named for King Aegeus because Aegeus: 
A. buried his son there 
B. was king of the land next to the sea 
C. was such a great sailor 
D. killed himself there

Answer 25

D. killed himself there (602)

Question 26

Theseus died:
A. in great honor while sitting on the throne of Athens
B. after eating raw oysters
C. in exile
D. when part of his ship fell on his head

Answer 26

C. in exile (605)