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WorksheetsMetamorphoses Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Whom did Midas turn to gold?
a)
his son
b)
his daughter
c)
his mother
d)
his dog
2.
What did Midas wish for?
a)
to have a golden palace
b)
to be the most famous man alive
c)
to become a god
d)
to have a golden touch
3.
Why did the gods give Midas his gift?
a)
because he was nice
b)
because he welcomed Silenus into his house
c)
because he sacrificed a hundred bulls
d)
because he worshipped once a week at the temple
4.
Where did Ceyx die?
a)
in a cave
b)
on the beach
c)
out at sea
d)
in his kitchen
5.
In the play, which god directly caused Ceyx to die?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Zeus
c)
Hermes
d)
Hades
6.
What did Alcyone and Ceyx turn into when they reunited?
a)
pigs
b)
butterflies
c)
trees
d)
birds
7.
Why was Erysichthon punished?
a)
because he cursed Ceres
b)
because he stole Ceres's food
c)
because he ate too much
d)
because he cut down Ceres's sacred tree
8.
What was Erysichthon's punishment?
a)
to be hungry but never satisfied
b)
to be greedy but never satisfied
c)
to be torn apart every day by a raven
d)
to be thrown down from heaven to earth
9.
Who was the last person that Erysichthon devoured?
a)
his mother
b)
his most trusted slave
c)
himself
d)
his wife
10.
How did Eurydice die?
a)
she was bitten by a snake
b)
she fell off a cliff
c)
she drank water from the River Styx
d)
she performed a ritual incorrectly
11.
How did Orpheus persuade Hades to let him have Eurydice back?
a)
he gave him unimaginable riches
b)
he played a sad, beautiful song
c)
he beat him at an archery contest
d)
he offered him a place at his table
12.
Which word best describes the attitude of the sun god toward his son, Phaeton?
a)
loving
b)
interested
c)
hateful
d)
absent
13.
What happened when Phaeton finally got a chance to ride his father's chariot?
a)
he won the chariot race at the Olympic games
b)
he crashed and set the world on fire
c)
he collided with the moon
d)
he stole it and drove away with his girlfriend
14.
When Zeus and Hermes decided to observe the lives of every-day people, what were they disguised as?
a)
soldiers
b)
merchants
c)
sailors
d)
beggars
15.
Who were the only people that offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes?
a)
Baucis and Philemon
b)
Orpheus and Eurydice
c)
Midas and his daughter
d)
Alcyone and Ceyx
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