Orpheus

What was the greatest strength of Orpheus?

• playing basketball

• singing

• playing the lyre

• composing songs

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What musical instrument is played by Orpheus?

• piano

• guitar

• flute

• lyre

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What was Orpheus' weakness?

• love

• food

• animals

• music

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What effect did Orpheus' music have on people and gods?

• it could make people and gods fall in love with him

• it could charm all things on earth

• it could kill all living things

• it could make people unhappy

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To whom does Orpheus owe his talent?

• Mnemosyne

• Calliope

• Eurydice

• Persophone

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Why could Orpheus charm beasts, trees, and stones?

• He had magical powers as a musician.

• He played music on a magic flute.

• He recited magical incantations as a poet.

• He used potions to charm everything.

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Who was Orpheus' wife?

• Eurydice

• Calliope

• Persephone

• Mnemosyne

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Why did Eurydice run away from Orpheus?

• She did not love him.

• She was a wood nymph

• She was afraid of musicians.

• She was in loved with somebody.

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What happened to Eurydice while running away?

• She stepped on a snake and turned to stone.

• She stepped on a snake and died.

• She was frightened and ran away

• She was lost in the forest.

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Why did Orpheus go to Hades?

• He wanted to live with Eurydice in the underworld

• He wanted to visit Persephone

• He wanted to offer a gift to Persephone

• He wanted to get Eurydice back to Earth

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