PROMETHEUS (Common Lit)

Who was the King of the Gods?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mars

• Earth

What did Prometheus' name mean?

• forethought

• afterthought

• forward

• Fortnite

Prometheus wants mankind to have fire so that they can…

• be able to climb to the mountain top

• learn how to be civilized

• become greater than the gods

• see in the caves where they live

How does Jupiter respond to Prometheus' request?

• He rejects it because he does not want humanity to become like the Mighty Folk

• He accepts it because he does not want humanity to freeze during the winter

• He lists the advantages of a humanity with fire

• He rejects it because he does not think that humanity is prepared to safely handle fire

How does Prometheus bring fire to mankind?

• He captures the energy of the sun in a golden orb and brings it to the people

• He uses magic to start a fire and then gives fire to the people

• He catches a reed on fire by touching it to the sun, and brings it to the people

• He goes to the caves where men live and shows them how to start a fire with sticks

Which of the following does humanity NOT learn from Prometheus?

• how to cook food

• how to protect themselves from nature

• how to fight in a war

• how to construct buildings

What does Jupiter decide to do after learning of Prometheus' disobedience?

• He decides that he will immediately punish Prometheus

• He decides that Prometheus must be punished in a strange, roundabout way for helping humanity

• He decides that he must punish humanity by taking fire back from them

• He decides that he will first punish mankind, then he will punish Prometheus

Who does Jupiter create to send down to humanity?

• A beautiful woman named Pandora who will be a spy for Jupiter and tell him what humanity is doing

• a woman named Pandora whose ugliness and anger will be Jupiter's revenge on humanity

• a beautiful woman named Pandora who is sent to earth with a box that she is never supposed to open

• a woman named Pandora who is sent to earth with a box that she is supposed to open in front of Prometheus

What does Pandora do with the box from Jupiter?

• Pandora's curiosity gets the best of her and she opens the box, which releases diseases and cares into the world

• Pandora is forced to open the box by Athena, and the box releases diseases and cares into the world

• Jupiter is angry that both Prometheus and his brother are happy with Pandora, so Jupiter takes the box from Pandora

• Prometheus is jealous of his brother's beautiful wife Pandora, so he opens the box and releases sickness and cares into the world

What is a theme of this myth?

• abuse of power

• the necessity of curiousity

• violence and war

• beauty and art