Pandora & Demeter Quiz

Zeus asked Hephaestus to create the first woman. Her name was _________, meaning all-gifted or a gift to all.

• Demeter

• Pandora

• Persephone

• Hippolyta

The King of the Gods is angry at ___________ for stealing fire and giving it to mankind.

• Hephaestus

• Hermes

• Prometheus

• Epimetheus

______ punishes Prometheus by condemning him to being chained to a giant mountain rock for all eternity, and having a vulture (an eagle in some versions) visit him daily to eat his liver. This caused the immortal great suffering because the liver regrew daily and the bird came back every day, too.

• Zeus

• Epimetheus

• Hades

• Ares

Why was Pandora created?

• To prove clay could be brought to life

• To be the most beautiful woman in the world

• To punish Prometheus

• To punish mankind

As a wedding present from Zeus, ______ delivered a beautiful box (jar or vase) to Pandora and her husband with a warning NOT to open it.

• Hephaestus

• Athena

• Aphrodite

• Hermes

__________ marries Pandora.

• Hermes

• Epimetheus

• Prometheus

• Hephaestus

What does her husband tell Pandora to do with the wedding present from Zeus?

• Burn it completely.

• Put it out of sight and mind.

• Only open the box a little bit.

• Sell the box to the highest bidder.

What happens when curiosity gets to her, and Pandora opens her wedding gift from the King of the Gods?

• She finds enough money to buy whatever luxury she wants.

• She finds the most precious jewelry ever created.

• She lets out all the evils of the world, but manages to save hope.

The myth Pandora aims to explain why evil exists in the world.

• True

• False

The myth of Pandora warns us that __________.

• Greek gods did not always work for the good of humanity.

• We need to be very careful about who we marry.

• Curiosity and disobedience together can lead to negative consequences.