Knowledge 4: Greek Myths - Lesson 3

Multiple Choice

What makes a Greek god different from a human being?

• They are immortal and have superpowers.

• They are boys.

• They are animals.

• They are mortal and have no magic powers.

Multiple Choice

What did Prometheus and Epimetheus create?

• the ocean

• gods and godesses

• humans and animals

• sports

Multiple Choice

Why did Zeus want to punish the humans?

• Zeus likes the humans

• Prometheus gave humans fire after Zeus said no.

• Zeus was jealous

• Prometheus was a human too.

Multiple Choice

What did Zeus do to punish the humans?

• puts them in a box

• takes back their fire

• gives them a reward and throws a party for the humans

• sends Pandora with a closed box filled with unpleasant things

Multiple Choice

Did Pandora give the box to the humans? What happened with the box?

• Yes - the humans opened it

• No - Pandora opened the box

• Yes - the humans never looked in it

• No - Pandora forgot what to do with the box

Multiple Choice

Myths are nonfiction stories about real things.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Myths are fictional stories

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Myths try to explain things in nature.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Myths can teach a moral lesson.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Myths have only mortal characters.

• True

• False

​Listen carefully to find out if this myth helps to explain something in nature or teaches a moral lesson.

Multiple Choice

What is Hades the god of?

• the ocean

• the universe

• the heavens

• the underworld

Multiple Choice

How does Demeter feel when she realizes Persephone is missing and how do you know?

• Happy because she looks young

• Sad because she looks older

• Excited for her new life

• Angry at her mother

Multiple Choice

What happens to all of the plants and crops when Demeter begins to despair that she will never be able to retrieve her daughter?

• things stop growing and begin to die

• everything started growing

• nothing happened

• she cut everything down

​Who is this character?

Drag and Drop

This character is​

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Demeter

Persephone

Hera

​Who are these characters?

Drag and Drop

The characters in the picture are​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Zeus

Hades

Persephone

Demeter

Hermes

Hera

Multiple Choice

Why does Zeus try to persuade Hades to return Persephone to Demeter?

• He wants Persephone to live with him instead.

• He does not like Hades

• He thinks it is unfair

• He knows that people will starve if nothing grows on earth.

​Hades returns Persephone to her mother, but only for part of the year. Why?

Multiple Choice

What event in nature does this myth try to explain?

• daytime and nighttime

• hot and cold temperatures

• the changing of the seasons and life cycles of plants

• why it rains

​I once had to retrieve...

​Pine - to long for, or desire to have.

​Pine - a tree that has long, thin needles instead of leaves. Stays green all year around

Multiple Choice

Which definition of pine is the sentence referring to?

My sister was pining for an ice cream cone.

• 1

• 2

Multiple Choice

Which definition of pine is the sentence referring to?

There are many pines that make my backyard shady and cool.

• 1

• 2

​Which gods/goddesses did you hear about in today's read aloud?

What happened to Persephone in today's read aloud?