CORNUCOPIA (Rdg. Comprehension)

One of the most important Thanksgiving symbols is ___.

• the jack-o-lantern

• a scarecros

• a cornucopia

• a Latin musical instrument

In Latin, "cornu" means ___.

• thankful

• plenty

• goat

• horn

In Latin, the word "Copiae" means ___.

• horn

• plenty

• pumpkin

• goat

Another name for the cornucopia is ___.

• horn of plenty

• plenty of horns

• goat horn

• thankfulness

We typically see a cornucopia during ___.

• Halloween

• Christmas

• Thanksgiving

• New Years

Zeus was a ___.

• Spanish explorer

• smart man

• magic goat

• Greek god

Amalthea was a ___.

• goat

• god

• spoiled child

• son of Zeus

What did Zeus do that was a total accident?

• made it rain for a month

• killed his pet goat

• broke off Amalthea's horn

• told a lie to his mother

How was he able to make a goat horn possess magic?

• He was very smart and talented.

• He was a Greek god with powers.

• Amalthea gave him great powers.

• It was an accident.

What became magical about Amalthea's horn?

• Food could come out of it.

• It protected her from harm.

• Zeus could use it for protections.

• It became a symbol of good harvests.