1) How many task, or labors, does Hercules have to complete? a) 7 b) 3 c) 12 d) 10 2) What does "atone" mean? Hercules was sentenced to 12 tasks to atone for his crime? a) pay b) live c) die d) kill 3) In this story, what is Hercules' quest? a) kill a dragon b) trick Atlas c) get three golden apples d) hold up the sky 4) Atlas says it is burdensome to hold up the sky. What does burdensome mean? a) powerful b) difficult c) sinister d) stellar 5) How did Atlas help Hercules? a) Atlas held the sky up for Hercules. b) Atlas killed the dragon. c) Atlas wrote a letter to Herides. d) Atlas got the apples. 6) What is the problem in the story? a) Atlas does not want to take back the sky. b) Atlas wants to steal the apples. c) Atlas decides to stay in the garden. d) Atlas will not get the apples for Hercules. 7) What does the word "chafes" mean in this sentence? Hercules needs a cushion because the weight of the sky chafes his shoulders. a) breaks b) wets c) irritates d) comforts 8) According to this story, in paragraph 26, upon whose shoulders did the sky rightfully belong? a) Zeus b) Hesperides c) Hercules d) Atlas 9) What is an element of a Greek myth? a) kings and queens b) superpowers c) Western stories d) nonfiction 10) What kind of being was Hercules? a) God b) ghost c) demi-God d) human

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