THE GORGON’S HEAD

QUIZ 1.2
1. What did the oracle tell King Acrisius about
his daughter Danae?
a. Danae was going to die.
b.Danae would have a son who would kill him.
c. Danae was a demigod.
d. Danae’s son would die after birth.
2. In what form did Zeus appear to Danae?

a. a lightning bolt
b. a shower of gold
c. a normal human
d. as Zeus himself
3. Who was Perseus?

a. son of Poseidon and Danae

b. son of Hades and Danae
c. son of Hermes and Danae
d. son of Zeus and Danae
4. What did King Acrisius do to Perseus and
Danae?
a. attempted to kill them
b. locked them in a chest
c. locked them in a tower
d. hid from the Gods
5. Who discovered Perseus and Danae after
they washed up on the shore?
a. Hermes
b. Dictys
c. Hades
d. Artemis
6. What did Perseus promise to give
Polydectes?
a. the head of Medusa
b. the blessing of his father Zeus
c. the head of a sea-serpent
d. one-thousand gold bars
7. What was Medusa?

a. a hydra
b. a gorgon
c. a satyr
d. one of the nymphs
8. What happens to anyone who lays eyes on
Medusa?
a. they melt
b. they are blinded
c. nothing
d. they are turned to stone
9. Who did Perseus go to in order to locate the
Nymphs of the North?
a. Zeus
b. Polydectes
c. Hermes
d. Gray women
10. What did Perseus steal from the sisters?

a. gold
b. a magic wallet
c. boat
d. eye
11. What did Hermes give Perseus?

a. a sword
b. a shield
c. winged sandals
d. invisibility cap
12. What did Athena give to Perseus?

a. a sword
b. a shield
c. winged sandals
d. invisibility cap
13. What did the nymphs give to Perseus?

a. winged sandals, sword, shield

b. winged sandals, invisibility cap, magic wallet
c. sword, shield, invisibility cap
d. magic wallet, sword, shield
14. How many Gorgons were there?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
15. How did Perseus avoid being turned to
stone?
a. He looked at the Gorgon through the shield
b. He wore a mask
c. He blinded himself
d. He was a god
16. What was Andromeda’s punishment?

a. She was killed

b. She was being sacrificed to sea serpent
c. She was exiled
d. She was to be beheaded
17. When Perseus went home, what did he do
to Polydectes?
a. He stabbed him
b. He shot him with a bow
c. He poisoned him
d. He turned him into stone
18. What became of Medusa’s head?

a. It was thrown away

b. Perseus kept it in the sack
c. Zeus destroyed it with thunder
d. Athena put it on her shield
19. Who reigned over Seraphos?

a. Polydectes
b. Zeus
c. Acrisius
d. Pegasus
20. How many gray women were there?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4