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1. You were recently born. Hera, mistaking you for Heracles, slips some unfriendly creatures into your crib. If you follow Heracles' lead, what action(s) will you take?
2. In order to protect you, your mother Thetis performs a ritual on you which magically protects all but one part of your body. Your brother, possibly the greatest Greek warrior, is eventually killed when this body part is pierced by a Trojan. In order to avoid your brother's fate, what protective device(s) should you wear at all times?
3. Growing up, you set to traveling the world and finding adventure. At the gates of Thebes, a creature blocks your way and will not let you pass without answering a riddle: "What walks on four feet in the morning, two feet in the day, and three feet in the evening?" What action(s) do you take?
4. You're getting to that time of life when you'd like to marry. When you reach Calydonia, you see a beautiful woman who just happens to be the fastest mortal alive. She, with many other heroes, is engaged in a battle with a vicious creature. In order to win her hand, you go to a store and say something to the clerk, what is it?
5. You are old enough that you should embark on a simple quest to bring back the head of a monster. Since you have learned to read, your favorite story is of Perseus. Perseus slew a creature, but left its two sisters alive. What items, besides your trusty sword, should you bring with you in your travel bag for your quest?
6. You happen across a magical creature. When Perseus slayed the female monster, some say that this benevolent creature sprouted from the monster's neck. Eventually, another hero, Bellerophon, tamed the creature. However, Bellerophon became careless and the creature was responsible for his demise. What item should you keep with you in order to avoid Bellerophon's fate?
7. Theseus, considered one of the wisest heroes, still needed the help of a genius to slay the Minotaur, a man-eating, half-man, half-bull creature who sat in the middle of a maze. Theseus succeeded in killing the monster and escaped the maze thanks to the genius. But King Minos realized that only the genius could have helped Theseus. After Theseus escaped, he punished the brilliant man who helped Theseus by locking him and his son away. Since the man was a genius, he and his son fashioned devices to help them escape. Unfortunately, the son died during the escape. You are captured, but you fashion the same escape device based on this story you have heard. To avoid the fate of the son, what item should you bring with you when you escape?
8. The greatest heroes from Greece are invited by Jason aboard the Argo to quest for the Golden Fleece. You are much renowned and receive an invitation. Along the way, the Argo stops at an island. By the end of the visit, Heracles refuses to leave the island. Heracles is a pretty useful guy. What item should you have brought to retain Heracles' assistance?
9. Odysseus and Menelaus hear of your exploits and ask you to join them in the Trojan War. Of course, you accept, being the bigshot that you now are. After ten long years (and you thought it was going to be a breeze), you finally get to go home. Because Odysseus figured out the Trojan horse idea, you figure you can follow him home. Unfortunately, he runs into many obstacles. At one point, he runs into two deadly creatures, Scylla and Charybdis. What do you say when you encounter them next?
10. As all mortals do, no matter how heroic, you eventually die. As you travel into Hades, you must encounter two infamous underworld figures. To pass by them safely, what items should you offer them?
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