Mythology: Unit 1 Quiz 2

Who was Prometheus's brother?

• Zeus

• Apollo

• Epimetheus

• Extrametheus

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What did Prometheus form with water and clay?

• tigers

• lions

• gods

• man

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What did Prometheus take from the heavens?

• fire

• water

• hope

• divine powers

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Besides being chained to a rock, what else was Prometheus's punishment?

• an everlasting thirst

• endless guilt

• vultures tearing out his liver

• ants crawling over his skin for eternity

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Why did Daedalus make wings for himself and Icarus? 

• to be more like the gods
• To escape their imprisonment
• to impress King Minos
• to teach his son to fly

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Daedalus warns Icarus about:

• flying too close to the sun.
• eating the food from inside the palace.
• flying too low so that they will be seen.
• talking to gulls.

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Why did Icarus crash into the sea and die?

• His arms got tired
• He flew too close to the sun and it melted the wax
• He wanted to be a fish
• He flew too close to the sun and it blinded him

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What kind of being is Echo?

• An elf

• A wood nymph

• A mermaid

• A hobbit

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Who did Zeus instruct Echo to distract so that he could get away?

• Narcissus

• The Seer

• Himself

• Hera

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Eventually though Hera caught on and punished her with a terrible curse. What was the curse?

• She was forced to live in the forest forever.

• She would never be able to use her voice.

• She would only be able to repeat what others said.

• She would never find true love.

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