Cupid and Psyche

What is the Greek name for Venus? 

• Aphrodite 
• Ares
• Hermes 
• Zeus 

Who is Aphrodite's son? 

• Hermes 
• Apollo
• Cupid 
• Hephaestus 

Who was jealous of the mortal named Psyche? Why?

• Aphrodite- For no reason
• Hera- she was unfaithful 
• Hera- Zeus was interested in her 
• Aphrodite- because of her beauty

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What did Aphrodite tell her son to do to Psyche? 

• Shoot her with his arrow and make her fall in love with someone ugly
• Shoot her with his arrow and make her fall in love with a prince
• Kill her
• Steal her beauty

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What was surprising about  Psyche's new home? 

• She was taken to a monster 
• She was taken to Aphrodite's chamber
• No one ever came for her at the hilltop 
• She was taken to a mansion with servents 

What did Psyche's sisters think when they came to visit?

• They were jealous and demanded to know who her husband was 
• They were happy for her 
• They did not like her new husband 
• They asked to move in

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What did Psyche do one evening? 

• She left the mansion 
• She got into a fight with her husband 
• She hooked up with Zeus who was pretending to be Eros
• She looked at her husband's face when he was sleeping one night 

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Who did her husband turn out to be? 

• Cupid 
• Hermes 
• Zeus
• Apollo 

What happened the night that Psyche found out who her husband really was?

• He got burned
• He fell out of bed 
• He turned into a monster
• He tripped down the stairs

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Why was Cupid so upset when Psyche tried to figure out his identity?  

• Because she lied about where she had been
• Because she hurt him when she discovered his identity
• Because there can not be love without trust 
• All of the above 

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