Hercules- English 1st paper- HSC-

Hercules


Hercules was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene. Eurystheus, the king of Mycenae and his cousin, made him undergo some difficult tasks, which are known in Greek myths as the twelve labors of ferules.’ The first involved a fight with a lion. The valley of Nemea was being disturbed by a terrible lion and so Eurystheus ordered Hercules to sly the best and bring him his skin. At first, Hercules tired to fight the lion with his club and arrows but this took him nowhere. Then Hercules attempted a different tactic: he decided he would use his hands. He thus managed to slay the animal on his own, relying entirely on his immense strength. Victorious, he returned to Mycenae carrying the dead lion on his shoulder, a sight that terrified the king.

His next task was to slay a monster called hydra that was ravaging the country of Argos. The hydra had nine heads, of which the middle one was said to be immortal. Our hero struck off its heads with his club, but whenever he knocked off a head two new ones erupted in its place. Eventually with the help of his devoted servant luaus, Hercules succeeded in burning all the heads of the hydra expect the ninth or immortal one, which he decided to bury under a huge rock. In other words, Hercules triumphed again, as he should succeed every time he was given an impossible task by Eurystheus! And this is how he began to Acquire the reputation of a hero possessing immense strength throughout the world.

 

1.                  Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.

i.                                Hercules was the son of ____.

a.                  Eurystheus

b.                  Jupiter

c.                   Alcmena

d.                  Jupiter and Alcmena

ii.                              The first of the ‘twelve labor of Hercules’ was ____.

a.                  A fight with Eurystheus

b.                  Going to the valley of Nemea

c.                   A fight with a lion

d.                  To slay a monster

iii.                            What is Nemea?

a.                  The name of a hill

b.                  A valley

c.                   A river

d.                  A fountain

iv.                             At first, Hercules tried to fight the lion with ____.

a.                  His club

b.                  Arrows

c.                   His club and arrows

d.                  A different tactics

v.                               The phrase “this is how” stands for_____.

a.                  For this reason

b.                  In this way

c.                   For instance

d.                  At any cost

 

More question :

1.                  Hercules managed to kill the lion ____.

a.                  With his club

b.                  with arrows

c.                   by his immense strength

d.                  in a different tactic

2.                  what does the word ‘victorious’ mean?

a.                  Ending in victory

b.                  Successful

c.                   Triumphant

d.                  All above

3.                  What is not the synonym of ‘tactic’?

a.                  Method

b.                  Strategy

c.                   Technique

d.                  Rule

4.                  What is hydra?

a.                  The name of the lion

b.                  A monster

c.                   A ghost

d.                  A place

5.                  Who gave Hercules the impossible tasks?

a.                  His father

b.                  The queen

c.                   Eurystheus

d.                  His uncle

6.                  The word ‘club’ refers to _____.

a.                  An organization with arms

b.                  A team organized with killers

c.                   A heavy stick used as a weapon

d.                  A strong man with heavy build up

7.                  ‘Beast’ stands for ___.

a.                  Being

b.                  Animal

c.                   Devil

d.                  Creature

8.                  The word ‘monster’ in the passage means (line 8)___.

a.                  Nymph

b.                  Genie

c.                   Elves

d.                  Beast

9.                  Who were the present using____.

a.                  Jupiter and Alcmena

b.                  Hydra and Eurystheus

c.                   Eurystheus and Alcmena

d.                  Laulaus and Eurystheus

10.              Hercules killed the best using _____.

a.                  An arrow

b.                  A club

c.                   His own hands

d.                  His own hands

e.                  A strategy

11.              Which of the following informing is correct?

a.                  Hercules was a strong man

b.                  Jupiter was the son of Hercules

c.                   The lion killed Hercules

d.                  The hydra could not be defeated by Hercules

12.              What was being disturbed by a terrible lion?

a.                  The shore of Nemea

b.                  The valley of Nemea

c.                   The land of Nemea

d.                  The city of Argos

13.              Who was called a monster?

a.                  Argos

b.                  Hydra

c.                   Jupiter

d.                  Hercules

14.              How many heads did hydra have?

a.                  Seven heads

b.                  Eight heads

c.                   Nine heads

d.                  More than one dozen

15.              Who helped Hercules burn all the heads of hydra?

a.                  His friend

b.                  His servant

c.                   His uncle

d.                  His wife

16.              The word ‘undergo’ refers to_____?

a.                  Go through

b.                  Suffer

c.                   Endure

d.                  Undertake

17.               The word ‘replying’ in the passage means ____.

a.                  Relating to

b.                  Exposure to

c.                   Accepting

d.                  Depending on

18.               In the passage the word ‘ravaging’ means ____.

a.                  Building

b.                  Destroying

c.                   Pulling

d.                  Recovering

19.              The word ‘eventually’ in the passage can be replaced by____.

a.                  Consequently

b.                  Perpetually

c.                   So

d.                  Primarily

20.               What is the synonym of the world ‘slay’?

a.                  Sly

b.                  Kill

c.                   Beat

d.                  Bite

21.              Why did Hercules do difficult tasks?

a.                  He was fond of doing difficult tasks

b.                  He was ordered by his father for doing difficult tasks

c.                   He was ordered by Eurystheus, the king for difficult tasks

d.                  He took a challenge for doing difficult tasks

22.              Which of the following is not true in respect of Hercules?

a.                  He was very fearful

b.                  He was very brave

c.                   He was very powerful

d.                  He was very loyal

23.              Why was the king terrified?

a.                  To see the bravery Hercules

b.                  To see the loyalty of Hercules

c.                   To see Hercules carrying the dead lion on his shoulders

d.                  To see the strength of Hercules

24.               What could be the closest meaning for ‘myth’ in first paragraph?

a.                  Obscure

b.                  Primitive tale

c.                   Mutiny

d.                  Making people frightened

25.              The word ‘terrible’ refers to____.

a.                  Terror-struck

b.                  An object of fear

c.                   Civility

d.                  Dreadful

26.              The phrase ‘in quest of’ stands for_____.

a.                  Take care

b.                  Run over

c.                   Looking for

d.                  Look after

27.               Hercules fought the lion at first ____.

a.                  Using his club

b.                  Using his arrow

c.                   Using his stick

d.                  Using his club and arrows

28.              The word ‘immunes’ in line 7 could be best replaced by _____

a.                  Immediate

b.                  Unsystematic

c.                   Very large

d.                  Various

29.               The word ‘terrify’ stand for __

a.                  Depression

b.                  Terrorism

c.                   Preventing somebody from having or doing something especially something important

d.                  Frighten severely


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30.              The best synonym of ‘ravage’ is ____

a.                  Destroy

b.                  Occupied

c.                   Controlled

d.                  Besought

31.              The word ‘triumph’ in line 14 could be best replaced by _____.

a.                  Exploration

b.                  Victory

c.                   Troopship supremacy

d.                  Triviality

32.               What cloud be the best closest meaning for ‘reputation’ in the last sentence?

a.                  Independent

b.                  Repudiate

c.                   Eradicate

d.                  Fame

33.              The second tactic of Hercules to slay the lion was ___.

a.                  Using his club

b.                  Using his hands

c.                   Using his stick

d.                  Using his club and arrows

34.              Laulaus was _____of Hercules

a.                  Devotee

b.                  A loyal servant

c.                   A good friend

d.                  A councilor

35.              Hercules buried the middle head of hydra under a heavy rock so that____.

a.                  It might Regenerate

b.                  It might not come out

c.                   It might die

d.                  It might rot

36.               Which religion did Jupiter belong to?

a.                  Muslims

b.                  Christians

c.                   Jews

d.                  Pagans

37.              Hercules was able to kill the lion because of his ____.

a.                  Bravery

b.                  Heroism

c.                   Fame and name0

d.                  Supernatural power

38.              The king was terrified to see Hercules ____.

a.                  Victory

b.                  Immense strength

c.                   Popularity

d.                  Return

39.              The writer says, “Victorious, he returned to Mycenae carrying the dead lion on his shoulder, a sight that terrified the king.” What does s/he went to mean by this sentence?

a.                  The king was frightened to see strength and bravery of Hercules

b.                  The king was pleased to see the strength and bravery of Hercules

c.                   The king delighted to see the strength and bravery of Hercules

d.                  The king unhappy to see the strength and bravery of Hercules

40.              Who was laulaus?

a.                  a devoted servant of the king

b.                  a good friend of the king

c.                   a loyal servant of Hercules

d.                  a councilor of the king

41.              what was hydra doing?

a.                  Protecting the country of Argos

b.                  Destroying the country of Argos

c.                   Fighting with Hercules

d.                  Destroying the country of Eurystheus

42.              what is the purpose of the author of this passage?

a.                  To show the power of the king, Eurystheus

b.                  To highlight the destructive power of Hercules

c.                   To show the heroic deeds of Hercules

d.                  Top describe how Hercules emerged as a hero

43.              The world ‘myth’ in the first paragraph refers to _____.

a.                  A fairy tell

b.                  A story

c.                   A legend

d.                  A novel

 

 


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