Prometheus Myth

What self-destructive behavior does Prometheus display in the myth?

• He is too proud and conceited

• He disobeys Zeus

• He is dishonest

• He is unprepared

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What natural phenomenon does Prometheus explain?

• how wind came to man

• how water came to man

• how fire came to man

• none of these

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"Man will grow big, poisoned with pride and fancy himself a god." FANCY in this sentence means:

• extravagant, superfluous

• consider, imagine

• deliver, present

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Prometheus wanted man to have fire for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• so they could cook meat

• so they could see in the dark

• so they could defend themselves

• so they could destroy themselves

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which word BEST describes Zeus.

• envious

• kind

• eager to learn more

• helpful

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Prometheus was a

• satyr.

• Titan.

• demigod.

• human.

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Prometheus told Zeus that he has kept the race of man in

• ignorance and hunger.

• Tartarus.

• ignorance and darkness.

• Hades.

Prometheus' punishment by Zeus was

• tie him to a mountain peak with chains so two furies would tear out his belly and eat his liver.

• tie him to a mountain peak with chains so two dogs would tear out his belly and eat his liver.

• tie him to a mountain peak with chains so two vultures would tear out his belly and eat his liver.

• tie him to a mountain peak with chains so two vultures would tear out his heart and eat his brain.

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

• an everlasting thirst

• endless guilt

• eagles tearing out his liver

• ants crawling over his skin for eternity

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Prometheus, however, did not care for idle life among the gods on Mount Olympus. Instead, he preferred to spend his time on the earth, helping men to find easier

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• lazy
• hardworking
• energetic
• industrious

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