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Junior Cycle Classics: Heroes, quests and monsters
How often Heroes, quests and monsters comes up on the Classics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Heroes, quests and monsters, Common Level(7 marks)
Quick ones on Heroes, quests and monsters.
(a)Which hero killed the Minotaur in the Labyrinth on Crete?
- Perseus
- Theseus
- Jason
(b)Heracles carried out his twelve labours for which king?
- Priam
- Polydectes
- Eurystheus
(c)Why did Odysseus steer closer to Scylla than to the whirlpool Charybdis?
- Losing six men beat losing the ship
- Charybdis was guarding the Sirens
- He hoped to kill Scylla in battle
Show the answers
(a) Theseus
(b) Eurystheus
(c) Losing six men beat losing the ship
Common Level
Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q2 |
| 2025 | Q1 |
| 2024 | Q3 |
| 2023 | Q3 |
| 2022 | Q3 |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.