CKLA 2nd Domain 4 Lesson 9

Multiple Choice

The ancient Greeks believed I created humans. Zeus later punished me for giving humans fire. My name means foresight. Who am I?

• Hades
• Athena
• Prometheus

Multiple Choice

I am the goddess of the harvest and the mother of Persephone. Who am I?

• Demeter
• Hera
• Athena

​Listen carefully to find out what the riddle in the story is

Open Ended

What riddle did you hear about in today’s read-aloud?

Multiple Choice

Which character poses this riddle?

• Minotaur

• Sphinx

• Icarus

Multiple Choice

What is a Sphinx according to Greek mythology?

• A creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human that poses riddles.
• A bird with the wings of an eagle and the head of a lion.
• A serpent with the body of a dragon and the head of a goat.

Multiple Choice

The Sphinx that lived on a towering rock overlooking the road to Thebes is a

• hero

• god

• supernatural creature

Multiple Choice

Are the Thebans grateful to Oedipus?

• yes

• no

Open Ended

How do you know that the people of Thebes were grateful?

​Think of a riddle that you can pose to your neighbor about the read-aloud. For example, you could pose the riddle, “I am a city that is guarded by a cruel monster called a Sphinx. What city am I?”