Prometheus and Pandora

What does Prometheus's name mean?

• Forethought because he was always thinking ahead

• After thought because he was so busy thinking of yesterday

• Kindness because he cared about humans

• None of these

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was Prometheus's intention?

• To live amid the clouds

• To drink nectar and eat ambrosia

• to make the world wiser

• to get revenge

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Prometheus's heart was filled with sadness regarding man because of all of the following except:

• Men were shivering with the cold

• dying of starvation

• sick with various illnesses

• hunted by beasts

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why didn't Jupiter want to let the human's have fire?

• They might burn everything down

• They could harm themselves

• He feared they would become strong and wise

• He worried they would use it as a weapon.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the result of Prometheus disobeying Jupiter?

• He was thrown in prison

• People learned then became more powerful than the Gods.

• There really wasn't much of a change

• Humans learned to live a better life.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

When Jupiter found out about Prometheus did, what did he plan to do first?

• to distress mankind first

• to shut Prometheus up with his kin folk

• take back the fire

• Do all three things at the same time

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What did Vulcan do for Jupiter?

• Turn the clay into the form of a woman

• spied on Prometheus.

• Took him to where Prometheus was hiding.

• Extinguished fire on earth.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Why did Jupiter name the woman Pandora?

• Because there were jewels in the box.

• He named her after her creator.

• It means gifted.

• He always wanted a daugher to name.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What turned out to be in Pandora's box?

• Jewels

• strange creatures

• a curse

• nothing

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What message did you get from this reading?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10