READ UP The Great Bear and the Little Bear - ABCD questions

Read the myth "The Great Bear and the Little Bear" and choose the correct answer.

Who was Callisto in the Greek myth?

• A) A famous queen

• B) A young nymph loved by Zeus

• C) A powerful goddess

• D) A brave hunter

Read the myth "The Great Bear and the Little Bear" and choose the correct answer.

Why did Hera turn Callisto into a bear?

• Because Callisto attacked her

• Out of jealousy towards Zeus’s love for Callisto

• Because Callisto wanted to become a bear

• To protect Callisto from hunters

Read the myth "The Great Bear and the Little Bear" and choose the correct answer.

What happened when Arcas saw the bear (his mother)?

• He recognized her immediately

• He ran away in fear

• He tried to kill her without knowing it was her

• He took her home

Read the myth "The Great Bear and the Little Bear" and choose the correct answer.

How did Zeus save Callisto and Arcas in the end?

• He turned them into stars

• He sent them into the sky as bears with long tails

• He made them immortal on Earth

• He reunited them as humans

Read the myth "The Great Bear and the Little Bear" and choose the correct answer.

Why do the Great Bear and Little Bear have long tails in the myth?

• Because Zeus pulled them by their tails into the sky

• Because bears in myths always have long tails

• Because Hera stretched their tails

• Because Arcas was a hunter who cut their tails