Prometheus Bound/Golden Curse

What is the primary conflict Hephaestus is facing in Prometheus Bound Scene 1?

• He is unsure whether to follow Zeus's orders.

• He is struggling with anger toward Prometheus.

• He feels conflicted about punishing someone he admires.

• He is determined to prove his loyalty to Zeus.

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How do the stage directions help the audience understand the setting of Prometheus Bound Scene 1?

• They describe the visual elements of the scene.

• They explain the history of Zeus and Prometheus.

• They summarize the main conflict of the play.

• They reveal the thoughts of the characters.

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What does the dialogue in Prometheus Bound Scene 2 reveal about Hermes' perspective? Select TWO correct answers.

• Hermes believes Prometheus deserves his punishment.

• Hermes feels guilty for Prometheus's suffering.

• Hermes is indifferent to Prometheus's plight.

• Hermes is plotting to help Prometheus escape.

• Hermes is loyal to Zeus.

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CCSS.RL.6.10

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Why does the playwright include stage directions throughout the scenes in Prometheus Bound?

• To describe the characters' emotions and actions in detail.

• To provide the audience with a summary of the story.

• To highlight the relationship between Zeus and Prometheus.

• To show the importance of Hephaestus’s role in the plot.

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Based on the dialogue and staging (stage directions) in Scenes 1 and 2, what does King Midas in, The Golden Curse, value the most?

• His family and their well-being

• Gaining wisdom and knowledge

• Wealth and material possessions

• Sharing his riches with others

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What is the main conflict in The Golden Curse?

• King Midas struggles to protect his treasure from others who try to take it, showing an external conflict between him and his kingdom.

• King Midas's wish for the golden touch leads to a conflict between his desire for wealth (internal conflict) and the harm his wish causes to his loved ones (external conflict).

• King Midas's inability to understand his daughter's feelings causes a conflict that results in her leaving the palace.

• King Midas's golden touch brings him happiness and resolves his worries about his kingdom's future, ending any conflict.

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What significant event contributes to the rising action of The Golden Curse?

• King Midas offers food and shelter to Silenus, a woodland god.

• King Midas wishes for everything he touches to turn to gold.

• Marigold begs King Midas to visit her garden of blooming roses.

• King Midas discovers his food and drink have turned to gold.

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What event marks the climax, or turning point of The Golden Curse?

• King Midas wishes for the power to turn everything he touches into gold.

• King Midas turns the rosebush in Marigold’s garden into gold.

• King Midas accidentally turns his daughter, Marigold, into gold.

• King Midas begs Dionysus to remove the golden touch.

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Which idea is supported by information in BOTH dramas Prometheus Bound and The Golden Curse?

• Take time to appreciate the loved ones around you.

• Speak out and stand up for those who need help.

• People in leadership can be unjust and selfish.

• Money can’t buy happiness.

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Both Prometheus in Prometheus Bound and Midas in The Golden Curse suffer a consequence. How was the experience DIFFERENT for Midas?

• He experiences more physical pain with his consequence.

• He feels regret for his decisions.

• He isn’t able to find a solution to his problem.

• He ends up hating the gods responsible for his consequence.

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