The Story of Prometheus and Pandora's Box by James Baldwin

Prometheus wants mankind to have fire so that they can…

• a) be able to climb to the mountain top.

• b) learn how to be civilized.

• c) become greater than the gods.

• d)

  see in the caves where they live.

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How does Jupiter respond to Prometheus' request?

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  a) He rejects it because he does not want humanity to become like the Mighty Folk.

• b)

  He accepts it because he does not want humanity to have to freeze during the winter.

• c) He lists the advantages and disadvantages of a humanity with fire.

• d) He rejects it because he does not think that humanity is prepared to safely handle fire.

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  How does Prometheus bring fire to mankind?

• a) He captures the energy of the sun in a golden orb and brings it to the people.

• b)

  He uses magic to start a fire and then gives fire to the people.

• c) He catches a reed on fire by touching it to the sun, and brings it to the people.

• d) He goes to the caves where men live and shows them how to start a fire with sticks.

Which of the following does humanity NOT learn from Prometheus?

• a) how to cook food

• b)

  how to protect themselves from nature

• c) how to fight in war

• d)

  how to construct buildings

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What does Jupiter decide to do after learning of Prometheus' disobedience?

• a) He decides that he will immediately punish Prometheus.

• b) He decides that Prometheus must be punished in a strange, roundabout way for helping humanity.

• c)

  He decides that he must punish humanity by taking the fire back from them.

• d) He decides that he will first punish mankind, and then he will punish Prometheus.

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Who does Jupiter create and send down to humanity? 

• a) a beautiful woman named Pandora who will be a spy for Jupiter and tell him what humanity is doing

   

   

• b) a woman named Pandora whose ugliness and anger will be Jupiter's revenge on humanity

• c) a beautiful woman named Pandora who is sent to earth with a box that she is never supposed to open

• d) a woman named Pandora who is sent to earth with a box that she is supposed to open in front of Prometheus.

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What does Pandora do with the box from Jupiter?

• a) Pandora's curiosity gets the best of her and she opens the box, which releases diseases and cares into the world.

• b)

  Pandora is forced to open the box by Athena, and the box releases diseases and cares into the world.

• c)

  Jupiter is angry that both Prometheus and his brother are happy with Pandora, so Jupiter takes the box from Pandora.

• d)

  Prometheus is jealous of his brother's beautiful wife Pandora, so he opens the box and releases sickness and cares into the world.

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