Orpheus and Eurydice

What happened to Eurydice after Orpheus looked back?

• She disappeared.

• She turned into a statue.

• She followed him to the surface.

• She was turned into a flower.

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What happened to Eurydice that caused her death?

• She fell off a cliff.

• She was bitten by a snake.

• She drowned in a river.

• She was struck by lightning.

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How did the creatures of the underworld react to Orpheus' music?

• They attacked him.

• They were indifferent.

• They were charmed and did not harm him.

• They helped him find Eurydice.

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What did Orpheus do for the rest of his life after failing to bring Eurydice back?

• He became a god.

• He never played music again.

• He spent his life playing sad songs.

• He searched for a way to become immortal.

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Who was Orpheus' parent?

• Zeus

• Apollo

• One of the muses

• Ares

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Who's the most interesting character?

Orpheus

Eurydice

Hades

The Furies

Cerberus

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How is Orpheus and Eurydice similar to Demeter and Persephone?

Both myths.......

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The main characters of the play are

• Orpheus and Eurydice

• Chorus 1 and 2

• Cerberus 1, 2, and 3

• Hades and Apollo

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Which is the best summary of the play?

• Orpheus and Eurydice get married. Orpheus plays beautiful music on the Lyre, and their marriage is happy. Eurydice is bitten by a Viper and goes to the underworld.

• Orpheus loses his wife and true love Eurydice when she dies and goes to the underworld. He goes there to retrieve her, and uses music to charm Hades who agrees to let her return, as long as Orpheus does not look back at her as they leave. Orpheus turns to ensure she is there, and Eurydice must stay in the underworld.

• Orpheus and Eurydice are happy until they have some challenges. Orpheus cannot fix the problems, so Eurydice is lost forever.

• Orpheus charms many with his beautiful music, including his wife, Eurydice. He cannot trust that she is behind him in the underworld and she cannot return with him.

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This conversation is important because it shows-

• that Orpheus is stubborn and disrespectful to his father.

• that there is no hope for a happy resolution to the conflict.

• that Apollo gives up too easily.

• that Orpheus is brave and devoted to his wife.

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