Greek Mythology III - Cassandra

How much do you know about this fictional woman from Greek mythology?

 

Quiz ID:	#3259
Fun:	(2.11)
Difficulty:	(2.05)
Category:	Literature > Mythology
Created By:	Zinovia

 

#1   Who were Cassandra's parents?

Zeus and Hera
Hecuba and Priam
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
Sonny and Cher
Hades and Persephone

#2   Which of the following areas of (what would later become) Greece did Cassandra call home?

Troy
Sparta
Athens
Cyprus
Hong Kong

#3   Which of the following gods fell in love with Cassandra?

Zeus
Apollo
Dionysus
Lord Voldemort
Hades

#4   What gift did this god give to Cassandra?

A toaster
Immortality
The apple of discord
A golden throne
The gift of prophecy

#5   How did this god punish Cassandra when she did not return his love?

He took back his gift.
He let her keep his gift, but compromised her ability to use it.
He killed her lover.
He put her over his knee for a good spanking.
He shot her with one of his silver arrows.

#6   What crime against his homeland did Cassandra's brother commit?

He kidnapped the queen of another land, forcing his homeland into a war.
He desecrated a temple of the gods, bringing their wrath upon his homeland.
He decided to vote for his favorite Greek Idol contestant instead of for the next leader of his homeland.
He killed the prince of another land, forcing his homeland into a war.
He turned traitor and helped an enemy city infiltrate his homeland.

#7   Name two tragedies that Cassandra foresaw.

Her death and the fall of her homeland
The fall of her homeland and the death of her lover
Her death and the death of her child
The death of her child and the fall of her homeland
A bad hair day and the loss of her teddy bear, Mr. Fluffykins

#8   Which of the following men violated Cassandra before handing her over to someone else as a war prize?

Ajax the Lesser
Ajax the Great
Ajax the Somewhere-in-Between
Ajax the Conqueror
Agamemnon

#9   Which of the following men took Cassandra as a war prize?

Ajax the Lesser
Ajax the Great
Agamemnon
Achilles
Bob

#10   What happened to Cassandra after she was taken from her homeland?

She became the head girl of the Moulin Rouge.
She was murdered along with her new master.
She escaped after her new master was murdered.
She was murdered by her new master.
She murdered her new master.

 

 

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