Mythology Brief Tales of Lovers

(True or False)

Hades marries Persephone without Zeus' permission.

• True

• False

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When Demeter is sad she doesn't grow any plants or fruits in the Earth. This time of the year represents:

• Spring

• Summer and Winter

• Fall and Winter

• Winter

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Which worker from the underworld is transformed into an owl?

• Hermes

• Escalaphus

• Hades

• Demeter

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Why does Orpheus decide to go to the underworld?

• To look for his lyre.

• To play music for Hades.

• To look for his dead wife, Eurydice.

• To sleep Cerebus, an enormous dog with three heads.

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Who takes dead people across the River Styx to the underworld?

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(Pick 2 correct answers)

What happens when Orpheus start to play music for the god of the underworld and his wife?

• Hades doesn't feel anything.

• Hades and his wife cry.

• Persephone doesn't feel anything.

• Persephone is very emotional and she cries.

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According to the book, why does Eurydice disappear for eternity?

• Because she is a ghost of the underworld.

• Because Orpheus turns around and breaks the condition.

• Because they are not married.

• Because she is dead.

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What was Hera's punishment for the forest nymph?

• She cannot fly anymore. Her name will be Echo.

• She will be single forever.

• She will die after winter.

• She cannot sing or speak normally. Her name will be Echo.

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(True or False)

Narcissus' parents think his son breaks many hearts because most girls in the area are in love with him.

• True

• False

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What was Aphrodite's punishment for Narcissus selfish attitude?

• He falls in love with his own reflection.

• He falls in love with Echo in a pool.

• Echo does not like him anymore.

• He goes to a cave alone.

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