Greek Mythology IV - Persephone

How well do you know this character from Greek mythology?

 

Quiz ID:	#4464
Fun:	(2.9)
Difficulty:	(1.02)
Category:	Literature > Mythology
Created By:	Zinovia

 

#1   Who was Persephone's mother?

Hera
Demeter
Artemis
Lucy Ricardo
Aphrodite

#2   Who was Persephone's father?

Zeus
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Apollo
Hades
Eros

#3   Who kidnapped Persephone?

Irate circus midgets
Apollo
Eros
Zeus
Hades

#4   Where did the kidnapper take Persephone?

Mount Olympus
The Ghetto
The Underworld
Calypso's Island
The Island of Crete

#5   Who witnessed the kidnapping and reported it to Persephone's mother?

A Shepherd
Helios
Demeter
The Paparazzi
A Hunter

#6   How did Persephone's mother react to the news that her daughter had been kidnapped?

She did a little jig and then converted Persephone's room into a home gym.
She became angry and withdrew from her duties as a goddess.
She called up her powers and declared open war on the kidnapper.
She cried until her tears began to flood the earth.
She protested to her siblings until they agreed to help her rescue her daughter.

#7   What happened to the earth as a result of Persephone's mother's reaction?

It became flooded.
It became blanketed in darkness.
It became barren.
It was hit by a constant wave of storms.
Pokemania swept over mankind and took over.

#8   Who did Zeus send to bring Persephone back?

FedEx
Hermes
Pegasus
Perseus
Apollo

#9   Why was Persephone forced to return to her kidnapper for part of the year?

He hid all of her left socks and she had to keep returning to find them.
It was part of the compromise that Zeus set up with her mother.
It was her duty as his wife.
She ate the pomegranate he gave her and it bound her to his realm.
She bore him a child.

#10   What natural phenomenon was explained through Persephone's kidnapping?

Changing seasons
Death
Whether the chicken or the egg came first
Agriculture
Rainfall

 

 

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