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1. Who judged the dead?
Minos
Orion
Tantalus
Tityos

2. Which was Sisyphus' punishment?
To be unable to slake his thirst
To fill a water jar using a sieve
To push uphill a rock that keeps rolling back down
Have his liver eaten by vultures

3. Helios was offended by which action of Odysseus' men
Comparing him unfavorably with the sun god Apollo
Failing to pray to him
Landing on his island
Eating his cattle

4. Which shade first conversed with Odysseus?
Agamemnon
Autolycus
Elpenor
Tiresias

5. Who was punished with drawing water using a sieve?
Danaids
Ixion
Sisyphus
Tantalus

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