Pandora's Box-Loo-Wit

Which of the following actions performed by Prometheus offended Zeus?

• asked for a wife for his brother

• taught human being to have hope

• stole fire from the gods for humans

• preferred human beings to the gods

Which of the following best explains why Epimetheus is wary of Zeus' gift?

• Pandora reveals Zeus' anger towards him when she is brought to earth by Hermes

• Hermes forewarns him that the gift is cursed

• the goddesses refuse to bless the marriage dowry

• Prometheus has warned him to distrust the gods

What was the role of Hephaestus in the story?

• to marry Prometheus

• to use earthly materials to create a mate for Epimetheus

• to prevent Zeus from destroying man-kind

• to breathe life into Pandora

Which of the following details from the story best helps to develop the theme that while there is much evil in the world that all is never lost?

• Zeus is cruel to people

• This inside of the box was only opened enough to let the negativity out

• Hermes delivered an extraordinary wife with a horrible gift

• The dowry was full of miserable spirits, but all pain can be overcome as long as there is the spirit of hope

Pandora's guilty feelings reveal the idea that you can hurt others if you make the human error of

• ignoring the advice of others

• accepting a gift with out giving one

• thinking exclusively of your own desires

• falling in love with someone beautiful

Pandora feels she is justified to open the casket due to the fact that

• Epimetheus is slow-witted

• The box is her own dowry

• The noises keep calling to her

• Zeus is known for his kindness towards humans

What life lesson (THEME) do you learn from the contents of Pandora's box?

• Life is destined to be filled with challenges---think carefully and have self-control before making choices, but remember there's always hope!

• Curiosity is a wonderful thing to have, and when you are curious you should act upon it because it's your right!

• Mistakes always result in terrible and unintended consequences, and when it's your fault that the mistake happens then you need to own up to that mistake

• Gifts are usually dangerous traps, so you should never accept a gift from a god whom you cannot trust!

Which of the following would be the best sentence to summarize the climax of the story?

• Prometheus warned them that Zeus was not to be trusted

• Pandora opened the box an unleashed many evil spirits

• Pandora went against the advice of her husband

• Pandora put the box under her bed for safe keeping

In "Loo-Wit, the Fire Keeper" what was the INCITING INCIDENT? (inciting means what made it happen)

• The world was young

• The Creator gave the people all they needed to be happy

• The weather was pleasant, but some times turned cooler

• The two brothers began to fight over the land

The fact that the Creator gave everyone what they needed implies that He had what characteristic?

• wealthy

• generous

• greedy

• wisdom