Pandora Greek Mythology

Before books, or written word, people explained the world through stories called myths.

• True

• False

Pandora's Box is a myth from what culture?

• Roman

• Greek

• Native American

• Italian

Loo-Wit, the Fire-Keeper is a myth from what culture?

• Greek

• Italian

• Native American

• Roman

What did Prometheus do to make Zeus angry?

• He asked for a wife for his brother.

• He taught human beings to have hope.

• He stole fire from the gods for the humans.

• He liked human beings more than the gods.

In Pandora's Box, Hephaestus asks the goddesses to

• express their opinions of Pandora.

• ask Zeus to stop punishing humans.

• hide the box from all human beings.

• give Pandora some of their gifts/powers.

Epimetheus worries about accepting Zeus's gift because

• his brother warns him to distrust the gods' gifts.

• Pandora tells him about Zeus's anger.

• Hermes tells him that the gift is a curse.

• the goddesses refuse to bless the marriage.

What does Epimetheus have trouble believing?

• Pandora will love him.

• Hermes actually appeared.

• Zeus sent Pandora for him.

• Pandora is a real woman.

Pandora begins feeling that she has a right to open the box because

• Epimetheus is slow-witted.

• the box is her own dowry.

• Zeus brings people good luck.

• something makes noise inside.

Pandora's guilty feelings reveal the idea that you can hurt others if you make the human error of

• ignoring any advice you get.

• accepting a gift without giving one.

• falling in love with someone beautiful.

• thinking only of what YOU desire to do.

In the myth, Pandora's Box, the god Zeus shows human anger.What is an aspect of anger that his behavior highlights?

• Only gods have the right to become angry.

• Becoming angry leads to unexpected results.

• Someone who is angry can do cruel things.

• Only good results ever come from anger.