Prometheus Amplify review

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Which sentence from paragraph 9 BEST explains the danger Zeus sees in man becoming too proud?

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He will grow big and poisoned with pride and fancy himself a god, and before we know it, we shall see him storming Olympus

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How does paragraph 5 contribute to the theme of the myth?

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It shows Zeus’s belief that knowledge comes with a price

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How would Zeus describe man’s life without knowledge of fire?

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Man is happier without knowledge of fire.

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Which quote from the story BEST supports the correct answer to Part 1?

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“What you call ignorance is innocence.”

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How does paragraph 14 contribute to the development of the plot?

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It shows how people changed after Prometheus gave them knowledge of fire.

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What does the figurative language in the quote “It was so hot, so quick; it bit sharply when you touched it, and for pure spite, made the shadows dance.” reveal about how men first viewed the gift from Prometheus?

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dangerous and unpredictable

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In paragraph 15, Zeus considers destroying the humans with fire, but decides instead to “Let them destroy themselves with their new skills.” Based on the events leading up to this statement, what can the reader infer that Zeus thinks?

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humans will use their new tools to go to war

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Why does Prometheus use personification to describe fire?

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When Prometheus uses personification, he makes it easier for man to understand fire by comparing fire’s qualities to a person’s.

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Select the paragraph that shows that the narrator of the myth is telling this story long after it happened: Paragraph 15, Paragraph 16, Paragraph 17, Paragraph 18.

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Paragraph 18

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Theme of the myth: Imagine that this myth will be given a new title. Which choice BEST describes a theme of the story?

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The Gift of Knowledge Comes With a Price

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