"Demeter and Persephone" & "Phaethon, Son of Apollo" Review

In "Demeter and Persephone," what causes Pluto to fall in love with Persephone?

• her exceptional beauty
• the arrow Eros shoots at him
• his desire to settle down
• Zeus' command

In "Demeter and Persephone," on whom or what does Demeter lay the blame for her daughter's disappearance? 

• on Pluto
• on Eros
• on mortals
• on the land

In "Demeter and Persephone," how does Demeter show her anger at losing her daughter? 

• She makes the land infertile
• She vows vengeance on Eros
• She travels to the underworld
• She steals Pluto's horses

What causes Zeus to take action in "Demeter and Persephone"?

• He fears that humankind will revolt against the gods.

• He fears that humankind will die out from lack of food.

• He fears that Demeter will go to war to rescue Persephone

• He fears that he will never again eat fruits and vegetables

According to "Demeter and Persephone," while in the underworld what does Persephone miss most of the earth? 

• flowers
• rain
• food
• jewels

In "Demeter and Persephone," why must Persephone stay in the underworld for part of the year? 

• She has eaten four seeds of a pomegranate
• She has offended Pluto by not accepting his gifts
• She wants to spend some time in the underworld
• She and her mother are not getting along

In "Demeter and Persephone," why is Persephone sure that Pluto will obey Zeus' command to release her? 

• Pluto and Zeus are brothers
• Zeus is the most powerful god
• She is unhappy in the underworld
• Demeter is more powerful than Pluto

Which of the following pairs of characters in "Demeter and Persephone" are parent and child?

1. Aphrodite and Eros 2. Pluto and Persephone 3. Demeter and Persephone 4. Zeus and Demeter

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 4

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 3

What is the natural occurrence does the myth "Demeter and Persephone" explain? 

• floods
• famines
• earthquakes
• seasons

Which answer choice is an example of a god displaying a human trait in "Demeter and Persephone"?

• Demeter makes the land barren
• Pluto falls in love with Persephone
• The gods bury giants in the earth
• Hermes flies with wings on his feet