Prometheus🔥🔗 (StudySync Excerpt) Quiz

Which are most closely the traits bestowed onto Pandora by the other gods (besides Jupiter)?

• Kindness, happiness, strength

• Life, freedom, curiosity

• Intelligence, wisdom, skill

• Beauty, kindness, curiosity

Answer explanation

Pandora was bestowed with beauty, kindness, and curiosity by the other gods, besides Jupiter.

Which of these passages most strongly explains why Jupiter will not give fire to man?

• “With fire they could at least warm their bodies and cook their food,’ Prometheus thought, ‘and later they could make tools and build houses for themselves and enjoy some of the comforts of the gods.’”

• “So Prometheus went to Jupiter and asked that he might be permitted to carry fire to the earth.”

• “‘If men had fire they would soon be as strong and wise as we who dwell on Olympus.’”

• “That young Titan!’ he cried out, when he heard what Prometheus had done.”

Answer explanation

The passage 'If men had fire they would soon be as strong and wise as we who dwell on Olympus.' most strongly explains why Jupiter will not give fire to man.

What mainly does the following passage reveal (paragraph 10)? “And instead of being sad and unhappy they began to laugh and sing.”

• Men decided to be joyous even though Jupiter forbade them to have fire.

• Prometheus changed the lives of men for the better by giving them fire to use.

• Men realized they had more control of their lives than the gods had, and the men were happy.

• Jupiter became generous and allowed men to use fire to make their lives comfortable.

Answer explanation

Prometheus changed the lives of men for the better by giving them fire to use.

The author relates the story of Prometheus mainly in ____________.

• linear order (chronologically)

• non-linear order

• order of importance

• flashbacks

Answer explanation

The author relates the story of Prometheus mainly in linear order (chronologically) which means events are presented in the order they occurred.

Which of the following inferences about Prometheus is best supported by the excerpt?

• He wishes he had been sent a wife instead of Epimetheus.

• He relates better to the men on earth than to the other gods.

• He is easily discouraged by Jupiter’s refusal of his request.

• He is lying to Io at the end of the excerpt.

Answer explanation

Prometheus's actions in the excerpt show that he relates better to the men on earth than to the other gods, as he is willing to help them despite the consequences from Jupiter.

Which sentence from the passage most strongly supports the answer to Question 5?

• Instead he preferred to spend his time on the earth, helping men to find easier and better ways of living.

• 'If men had fire they would soon be as strong and wise as we who dwell on Olympus. Never will I give my consent.'

• Immediately, taking a long stalk in his hands, he set out for the dwelling of the sun in the far east.

• Year after year he lay in agony, and yet he would not complain, beg for mercy or repent of what he had done.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'Instead he preferred to spend his time on the earth, helping men to find easier and better ways of living.' strongly supports the answer to Question 5 by showing Prometheus's focus on aiding humanity.

Which inference about Jupiter is best supported by the entire excerpt?

• Jupiter is considerate of those weaker than him.

• He is sentimental about the time he's spent on earth.

• He is protective of man.

• He is often motivated by vengeance.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'He is often motivated by vengeance' as it is best supported by the entire excerpt, showing Jupiter's tendency towards revenge.

Which passage most strongly supports the answer to Question 7?

• “Indeed, they were very poor and wretched and cold, without fire, without food, and with no shelter but miserable caves.”

• “Now Pandora had brought with her as a gift from Jupiter a golden casket.”

• “But before punishing Prometheus he decided to vex the children of men.”

• “He climbed the rugged peak, slew the fierce eagle, and with mighty blows broke the chains that bound the friend of man.”

Answer explanation

The passage 'But before punishing Prometheus he decided to vex the children of men.' most strongly supports the answer to Question 7.

Prometheus’s gift of fire changed the lives of men on earth. Sort each description into its appropriate column, either Before Fire or After Fire.

Groups:

(a) BEFORE FIRE

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(b) AFTER FIRE

• Made tools and weapons

• Lived in caves

• Learned to cook

• Poor and cold

• Built houses of stone

• Ruled by Saturn

Match each character in the passage to their correct description.

• Maiden turned into a cow

• Epimetheus

• Brother of Prometheus

• Io

• God of fire and metalworking

• Vulcan