Pandora's Box (A)

What was the final gift that Hera gave to Pandora?

• Curiosity
• Beauty
• Patience
• Wisdom

What did Prometheus do to make Zeus angry? 

• asked for a wife for his brother
• taught human beings to have hope
• stole fire from the gods for humans
• liked human beings more than the gods 

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The fact that Zeus extended his displeasure to Epimetheus, Prometheus's brother, and also to the whole race of human beings shows what human characteristics of Zeus?

• He is compassionate.
• He has a desire to get revenge.
• He has a sense of humor.
• He is dishonest.

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Zeus gives Pandora a dowry to give to Epimetheus when they get married.  This dowry is an example of what type of literary device?

• flashback
• imagery
• figurative language
• foreshadowing

Epimetheus worries about accepting Zeus’ gift because 

• Pandora tells him about Zeus’ anger
• Hermes tells him that the gift is a curse
• the goddesses refuse to bless the marriage
• his brother warns him to distrust the gods’ gifts

What does Epimetheus tell Pandora to do with the box?

• Burn it completely.
• Put it out of sight and mind.
• Only open the box a little bit.
• Sell the box to the highest bidder.

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What causes Pandora to open the box?

• Anger
• Spite
• Curiosity
• Stupidity

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What happened after Pandora opened the box; something she was not expecting?

• Epimetheus and Pandora were stung by the spirit of Malice.
• The spirits of all that was evil, sad, and hurtful were released into the world.
• No harm came to anyone.
• Epimetheus blamed everything on Pandora.

Epimetheus thought Pandora had released the worst of what was in the box. Why did he have Pandora open the box a second time?

• He thought perhaps something else, something better
• He hoped that somehow they could get all the evil spirits back into the box.
• He wanted to prove to Pandora that she was absolutely wrong.
• He wanted to give Pandora another chance.

What theme about human life do you most likely learn from the contents of Pandora’s box?

• Life contains both good and bad.
• Curiosity is a wonderful thing to have.
• Mistakes always have terrible results.
• Hope wins out even with all the evil in the world.

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