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The Myth of Narcissus

This quiz will test your knowledge of the Greek myth of Narcissus.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the beautiful youth who fell in love with his own reflection?

  1. Narcissus
  2. Echo
  3. Tiresias
  4. Orpheus
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was Narcissus's mother?

  1. Echo
  2. Thetis
  3. Clymene
  4. Metope
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was Narcissus's father?

  1. Cephisus
  2. Zeus
  3. Hades
  4. Poseidon
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What did Narcissus do when he saw his reflection in the pool of water?

  1. He fell in love with it.
  2. He hated it.
  3. He ignored it.
  4. He ran away from it.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What happened to Narcissus because he fell in love with his own reflection?

  1. He died.
  2. He became immortal.
  3. He turned into a flower.
  4. He turned into a tree.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What flower did Narcissus turn into after he died?

  1. Daffodil
  2. Rose
  3. Lily
  4. Violet
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the moral of the myth of Narcissus?

  1. Don't be too vain.
  2. Love yourself.
  3. Be careful what you wish for.
  4. Don't fall in love with your own reflection.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the goddess who punished Narcissus for his vanity?

  1. Aphrodite
  2. Hera
  3. Artemis
  4. Athena
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What did Nemesis do to Narcissus to punish him?

  1. She made him fall in love with his own reflection.
  2. She turned him into a flower.
  3. She killed him.
  4. She made him immortal.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the pool of water where Narcissus saw his reflection?

  1. The Pool of Narcissus
  2. The River Styx
  3. The River Lethe
  4. The River Acheron
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the nymph who fell in love with Narcissus?

  1. Echo
  2. Narcissus
  3. Tiresias
  4. Orpheus
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What happened to Echo after Narcissus rejected her?

  1. She died.
  2. She turned into a flower.
  3. She turned into a tree.
  4. She became immortal.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the significance of the daffodil in the myth of Narcissus?

  1. It is the flower that Narcissus turned into after he died.
  2. It is the flower that Echo turned into after she died.
  3. It is the flower that Nemesis gave to Narcissus as a gift.
  4. It is the flower that Narcissus gave to Echo as a gift.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the modern term for someone who is excessively vain and self-absorbed?

  1. Narcissistic
  2. Echoistic
  3. Tiresian
  4. Orphean
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