Orpheus and Eurydice -Comprehension

The mother of Orpheus was

• Aprhrodite, goddess of love and beauty

• Calliope, a muse of poetry

• Thalia, a muse of comedy

• Thetis, a naiad

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Who was the ferryman who carried the dead across the River Styx?

• Hades

• Charon

• Sisyphus

• Tantalus

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Three headed dog that guards the gates of Tartarus

• Fido

• Felix

• Cerberus

• Spot

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How did Eurydice die?

• horse-back riding accident

• snake bites

• hunger

• sadness

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How did Orpheus get past Charon and Cerberus into the Underworld?

• He ran super fast

• He moved them with his music

• He dug a tunnel underneath them to crawl through

• He gave Charon many coins to pay him off, and Cerberus many dog treats

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Wife of Hades who persuaded Hades to let Eurydice return to the living with Orpheus.

• Penelope

• Calliope

• Mneumosyne

• Persephone

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Hades most likely commands Orpheus not to look back to

• protect Orpheus from attack in the underworld
• make sure that Orpheus continues playing music
• stress that Eurydice needs time to recover
• test Orpheus’ faith and obedience

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Which of the following characteristics of myths do both myths include?

• people who live in castles
  
• gods who have human qualities
• journeys into the underworld
• animals that listen to music

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