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 (a)   in a meadow, Hades suddenly appeared.

Persephone's mother, (a)   , was devastated when she disappeared.

Hades, the god of the (a)   , took Persephone away in his chariot.

Demeter, in her sadness, caused the world to become (a)   and lifeless.

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