Prometheus

How does Prometheus get the gift for humans?

• He takes the sun to Earth
• He lights fiber on fire from the sun
• He touches two burning torches together
• He rubs two sticks together

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When they get the gift, how do humans FIRST react?

• They LOVE it!
• They want it right away.
• They thank Prometheus, but tell him to take it back.
• They immediately start to cook with it.

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Why does Zeus decide not to punish the humans?

• He feels bad for them.
• He wants to wait for them to apologize.
• He is not mad at them.
• He decides to have vengeance and entertainment at the same time.

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How does Zeus punish Prometheus?

• He chains him to a mountain.
• He banishes him to the sun.
• He sets him on fire.
• He allows bears to eat his liver.

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How does Zeus find out about Prometheus's gift?

• He notices the humans have set the forests on fire.
• Prometheus tells him that he gave fire to the humans.
• The humans tell Zeus that they have received the gift.
• He sees the humans out of the caves, making weapons, and lighting their way.

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What was Prometheus? (He was the greatest of these)

• Gods

• Giants

• Titans

• Mortals

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What does Prometheus' name mean?

• The myth didn't say

• hindsight (he regrets the past)

• fire seeker (he wants to destroy things)

• foresight (he plans ahead)

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What did Prometheus teach men to make weapons out of? 

• branches/leaves
• stones/bones
• clay/fire
• lightning/thunder

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What did Prometheus teach men to tame?

• dogs/sheep

• horses/oxen

• all of the above

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Why did Prometheus inform Zeus that man needed fire? 

• To make weapons
• To kill animals
• Man would perish without it
• Man couldn't buy a heater

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