Myth:"Jupiter and His Mighty Company End the Golden Age"

Who was the most powerful of the "Mighty Folk"?

• Mars

• Athena

• Venus

• Jupiter

Who ruled the skies before Jupiter and his Mighty Folk?

• The Greek Gods

• The Titans

• The Apostles

• The Disciples

Jupiter and his brothers can be best described as…

• kind and sensitive Mighty Beings.

• scary and intimidating Mighty Beings.

• patient and fair Mighty Beings.

• lazy and greedy Mighty Beings.

How are the Mighty Beings known to the people?

• They are known for the advice they give to the people.

• They are known for the great tales that they tell the people.

• They are known through the great tales people tell about them.

• They are known through the great tales people tell about them.

Why was the Golden Age so great?

• There was no sickness.

• Everyone was friends.

• The harvest was plentiful.

• All of the above

Who led the Mighty Folk in the war against the Titans?

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Serena

• the Cyclops

What was different about how people lived after the Golden Age?

• People began to kill animals and eat them.

• People's grades slipped to a B.

• People began to murder each other.

• People began to starve to death.

Part A: Which of the following best identifies the central theme of this text?

• Peace never lasts.

• Only the strong survive.

• Power can corrupt.

• People are selfish.

PART B: Which TWO phrases from the text best support the answer to Part A?

• “He had a glittering, golden palace far down in the deep sea-caves where the fishes live and the red coral grows;” (Paragraph 2)

• “The other brother of Jupiter was a sad pale-faced being, whose kingdom was underneath the earth,” (Paragraph 3)

• “And of all these Mighty Folk, Jupiter was by far the mightiest.” (Paragraph 6)

• “Men were never so happy as they were during Saturn’s reign. It was the true Golden Age then.” (Paragraph 9)

• “Jupiter was the son of the old Titan king, Saturn, and was hardly a year old when he began to plot how he might wage war against his father.”

Part A: How do the attitudes and actions of the Mighty Beings affect the men of earth?

• Many men die during the war against the Titans.

• The men on Earth are happy after the Mighty Beings drive out the Titans.

• The men become dissatisfied and turn on each other.

• The men are able to become Mighty Beings.