Quiz on Prometheus and Thetis

Who was Prometheus, and what power made him unique among the Titans?

• A Titan who could control the weather

• A giant who could foresee the future and love humanity

• A god who overthrew Zeus

• A mortal who crafted mankind

Why did Zeus chain Prometheus to the Caucasus Mountains?

• Because Prometheus fought against Zeus in a war

• For revealing Zeus's secrets to humans

• For stealing fire from Heaven to give to humans

• Because Prometheus refused to create mankind

How was Prometheus freed from his chains?

• Zeus relented and freed him out of mercy

• Heracles killed the eagle that tortured him and released him

• Prometheus escaped on his own

• Zeus traded his freedom for a secret about the future

What prophecy did Prometheus reveal to Zeus about Thetis?

• Her son would overthrow Zeus

• She would cause a war among the gods

• Her son would be greater than his father

• She would destroy the Titans

What role did Chiron the Centaur play in Peleus’s life?

• He betrayed Peleus to Acastus

• He taught Peleus and helped him capture Thetis

• He cursed Peleus for his arrogance

• He officiated the wedding of Peleus and Thetis

Why did Thetis abandon her marriage to Peleus?

• She fell in love with another mortal

• Peleus interfered while she was trying to make Achilles immortal

• She was unhappy with her life away from the sea

• Zeus ordered her to leave

What event at the wedding feast of Peleus and Thetis sparked future discord?

• Hera cursed their union

• Eris, the goddess of Discord, threw a golden apple marked 'For the Fairest'

• Thetis offended Zeus by refusing his gift

• Apollo refused to bless the couple

How did Thetis try to protect Achilles from going to war?

• By dipping him in the River Styx to make him invulnerable

• By hiding him on the island of Scyros disguised as a girl

• By praying to Zeus to keep him safe

• By giving him a shield forged by Hephaestus

Why was Achilles' heel vulnerable?

• Thetis forgot to dip him entirely in the Styx

• The Styx’s power didn’t extend to mortal feet

• Thetis held him by the heel while dipping him

• Chiron cursed his heel

What prophecy related to Achilles made Thetis fearful of him going to Troy?

• He would die young in battle

• He would be betrayed by the Greeks

• He would become immortal after Troy

• He would lead to the downfall of the gods