Greek Myths (Prometheus, Pandora's Box, and Demeter/Persephone)

Prometheus and his brother were titans who were put in charge of creating ______

• new games for the gods to play.
• new animal life for the Earth.
• new songs to sing at dinner.
• new types of fire to burn crops.

Prometheus was a great sculptor, which is why he was chosen by Zeus for this project. His brother was chosen because ______

• he accidentally set his home on fire.
• he couldn't handle being alone for more than a day.
• he owed Zeus a favor.
• he was always eager to help his brother.

What was the name of Prometheus's brother?

• Epimetheus
• Crystalmetheius
• Brothermetheius
• Losermethius

The creatures were made from clay, but needed one extra element from Athena to live: what was that element?

• Earth
• Fire
• Air
• Water

Why didn't humans have any special gifts at first?

• Prometheius didn't make a good sacrifice.
• Epimetheius forgot to include water in the clay.
• Epimetheius used all his creative powers on the animals.
• Prometheius forgot to pay his taxes.

Prometheus angled the heads of humans to the sky and used fires from the heavens to give humans the gifts of _______

• thought and speech.
• fingers and toes.
• curiosity and anger.
• a wooden spoon and a metal pot.

Zeus was afraid that the humans were getting too smart and too powerful, especially after _____________.

• Prometheus taught them calculus.
• Prometheus stole fire and brought it to humanity.
• Prometheus left a grain of sand at the foot of the first human temple.
• Prometheus gifted the humans with a Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.

Zeus punished Prometheus for his trickery and deceit on behalf of humanity by doing what?

• Forcing Prometheus to hold up the sky.
• Chaining Prometheus to a rock and having an eagle eat his liver every day.
• Having Prometheus make three animals that could challenge humans.
• Allowing Prometheus to go free, but without his godly powers.

One interpretation of the myth of Prometheus is that it explained what to the Ancient Greeks?

• Why humans burn so easily
• Why lightning can sometimes start fire
• Why humans were different than other animals
• Why eagle like liver

Zeus punished Prometheus, but then he decides to go after his brother Epimetheus.

• True
• False