The Theft of Persephone Quiz

Persephone willingly followed Hades into the Underworld.

• True

• False

Demeter immediately knew where Persephone had gone.

• True

• False

Zeus was completely unaware of Persephone's kidnapping.

• True

• False

Persephone ate a full pomegranate before she was rescued.

• True

• False

The story explains the cycle of the seasons.

• True

• False

One day, while Persephone was picking __________ in a meadow, Hades suddenly appeared.

Persephone's mother, __________, was devastated when she disappeared.

Hades, the god of the __________, took Persephone away in his chariot.

Demeter, in her sadness, caused the world to become __________ and lifeless.

Persephone ate __________ seeds, which forced her to stay in the Underworld for part of the year.