Pandora's Box

What was the name of the woman that Epimetheus married?

• Pandora

• Hera

• Athena

• Aphrodite

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What was the gift of curiosity given to Pandora by Zeus?

• Box

• Key

• Book

• Map

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What did Pandora do that caused all the world’s evils to be released?

• She opened the box

• She gave the box to Epimetheus

• She threw the box away

• She closed the box

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What was the one thing that remained inside the box?

• Love

• Hate

• Fear

• Hope

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Who created Pandora?

• Zeus

• Prometheus

• Epimetheus

• Hephaestus

Answer explanation

Zeus created Pandora as a punishment for mankind

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What did Prometheus give to humans?

• Water

• Earth

• Air

• Fire

Answer explanation

Prometheus gave fire to humans

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Why did Zeus create Pandora?

• As a gift for Prometheus and Epimetheus

• As punishment for Prometheus and Epimetheus

• As a punishment for Epimetheus

• As a punishment for Prometheus

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What was the significance of hope in the myth of Pandora’s Box?

• Hope was the one thing that remained inside the box, representing the possibility of good things to come even in the midst of evil.

• Hope was the one thing that caused all the world’s evils to be released from the box.

• Hope was the one thing that Pandora was forbidden to open in the box.

• Hope was the one thing that Zeus wanted to keep for himself.

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What was the name of the god who punished Prometheus and Epimetheus for upsetting the gods and angering Zeus?

• Pandora

• Athena

• Aphrodite

• Zeus

• Hephaestos

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