Sea Monsters Quiz

8 questions on Sea Monsters. Choose your answer, then press “Show answer” to check it.

1. How many heads did Scylla have?

   1. Eight
   2. Three
   3. Six
   4. Four
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   Answer: Six

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2. How many times a day did Charybdis suck the dark water down and spew it out?

   1. Twice
   2. Seven times
   3. Three times
   4. Once
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   Answer: Three times

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3. Who killed the ketos that threatened Andromeda?

   1. Jason
   2. Heracles
   3. Perseus
   4. Theseus
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   Answer: Perseus

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4. In Ovid’s account, how does Perseus kill the sea monster?

   1. He turns it to stone with the Gorgon’s head
   2. He stabs it with his curved sword
   3. He strikes it with a thunderbolt
   4. He drowns it in the sea
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   Answer: He stabs it with his curved sword

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5. Which god sent a flood and a ketos against the land of King Cepheus?

   1. Ares
   2. Apollo
   3. Poseidon
   4. Zeus
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   Answer: Poseidon

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6. Whom does Homer name as the mother of Scylla?

   1. Crataeis
   2. Thetis
   3. Circe
   4. Amphitrite
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   Answer: Crataeis

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7. Who agreed to rescue Hesione from the sea monster in return for the mares that Zeus had given?

   1. Theseus
   2. Perseus
   3. Jason
   4. Heracles
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   Answer: Heracles

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8. Which priest was killed, with his sons, by two huge serpents from the island of Tenedos?

   1. Laocoon
   2. Calchas
   3. Helenus
   4. Chryses
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   Answer: Laocoon

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