Pandora & Race To The Top

What does the word shrewd mean?

• naive
• intelligent
• having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute
• clumsy

What does the word ornate mean?

• Bland and uninteresting
• Messy and disorganized
• Plain and simple, lacking decoration
• Elaborately or highly decorated, intricate in design

What does the word temperaments mean?

• A method of cooking
• A style of painting
• A person's or animal's nature affecting their behavior.
• A type of musical instrument

What does the word infernal mean?

• Related to the ocean depths
• Relating to hell or the underworld
• Pertaining to outer space
• Associated with mountain peaks

What does the word parapet mean?

• A low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony.
• A term used in computer programming.
• A musical instrument similar to a guitar.
• A type of bird found in tropical regions.

How does Zeus feel at the beginning of the story of Pandora?

• He is happy because man's greatest strength is love.

• He is angry because Prometheus has stolen fire from the gods.

• He is pleased because Epimetheus and Pandora love eachother.

• He is sad because Pandora has opened the box she brought with her.

In “Pandora,” why does the author say that hope lives and is found in darkness?

• because people usually find hope at nighttime

• because hope is kept inside a dark, closed box

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  because hope likes to hide from people in darkness

• because people find hope during the worst of times

In “Race to the Top,” why does Whiro want to deliver the gifts from Papa Io to the people?

• He wants to help Papa Io.

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  He cares about the people of earth.

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  He wants praise and power over the people.

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  He thinks the job will be too hard for his brother.

What is “Race to the Top” mostly about?

• how good and evil came into the world

• how night and day were created for the world

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  how people built a great tower to the heavens

• how brothers worked together to help the Earth

What element is found in both “Pandora” and “Race to the Top”?

• 
  stolen fire

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  a high tower

• a beautiful woman

• gifts from the gods