Prometheus and Zeus Quiz

According to Zeus, why should Prometheus not be concerned about the happiness of man?

• Because man is incapable of true happiness

• Because man is happy in his ignorance and darkness

• Because man does not need the fire to be happy

• Because man is already similar to the gods

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What is the reason Zeus gives for creating man with the capacity for worship?

• To make man superior to the beasts

• To give man a sense of purpose

• To amuse the gods with man's admiration and puzzlement

• To ensure man's obedience to the gods

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What does Zeus suggest would happen if man were given fire, according to the text?

• Man would become self-sufficient and no longer need the gods

• Man would become too powerful and challenge the gods

• Man would become proud and lose his sense of worship and humility

• Man would become unhappy and lose his innocence

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What is Prometheus's opinion on the current state of man?

• He believes man is living in a perfect state

• He thinks man is unhappy and needs the gift of fire

• He feels man is no different from the beasts

• He is content with Zeus's design for man

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What did Prometheus bring to humans that changed their way of life?

• Water

• Fire

• Magic

• Thunderbolt

How did Prometheus feel about the spirit of fire he brought to humans?

• It was a harmless gift

• It was an ill-natured spirit

• It was a divine blessing

• It was an eternal light

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What was Zeus's reaction when he saw humans using fire?

• He was pleased

• He was indifferent

• He was amazed and happy

• He was full of rage

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What punishment did Zeus decide for Prometheus?

• He turned him into stone

• He sent him to the underworld

• He had him bound to a mountain with vultures to torment him

• He struck him with a thunderbolt

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What did the people know was happening on the mountain?

• A hero was fighting

• A terrible thing

• A celebration

• Nothing at all

What did the wind sound like according to the text?

• A whispering breeze

• A roaring lion

• A shrieking giant

• A singing bird