Demeter and Persephone: The 4 Seasons

Who is Persephone's mother?

• Demeter

• Athena

• Hades

• Hera

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Demeter is the goddess of...

• underworld

• beauty

• harvest

• war

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Who is the King of the Gods?

• Hades

• Zeus

• Demeter

• Hecate

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Who kidnapped Persephone?

• Zeus

• Hecate

• Demeter

• Hades

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Why was Persephone kidnapped?

• She was taken for ransom.

• She was taken to be married and become a queen.

• She was taken in order to get her mother's attention.

• She was taken to rule the sea.

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What did Demeter threaten to do if Persephone was not returned to her?

• cause storms at sea

• not allow anything to grow on Earth

• take over the world

• start a war

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What happens if someone eats food from the Underworld?

• the person becomes very ill

• nothing happens to the person

• the person will never be allowed to return to the Underworld

• the person cannot leave

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What did Persephone eat while in the Underworld?

• an apple

• grapes

• pomegranate seeds

• figs

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Why do we have 6 months when nothing grown on Earth?

• Demeter must spend 6 months in the Underworld every year.

• Persephone must spend 6 months in the Underworld every year.

• Hades is punishing Persephone.

• Demeter is punishing Hades.

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Name the 2 seasons when Persephone is with her mother.

• winter and summer

• fall and winter

• spring and summer

• spring and fall

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