WorksheetsPersephone and Demeter
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What natural phenomenon is explained through this myth?
blizzards and droughts
sunrises and sunsets
the changing seasons
the Northern Lights
Who was with Persephone, picking flowers in the meadow, before she was abducted?
Athena
Artemis
both Artemis and Athena
Demeter
What is found in the line, "With a deafening boom, a hiss of steam and clouds of inky-black..."
highly descriptive language
sensory language (imagery)
language that appeals to the 5 senses
all of these
Which fruit was eaten that forced Persephone to stay in the underworld?
apples
pomegranate
oranges
lemons
What happened to the earth when Demeter is beside herself with grief?
the land became barren, crops did not thrive
the land flourished, crops thrived
the land became covered in dust, crops did not thrive
none of these
Who was, "loved by all humans for her gift of soil & gentle, mild weather to grow their crops"?
Persephone
Hera
Aphrodite
Demeter
Hades lived in "a world of sparse light; all black and grey." The word sparse in this sentence
means "complete, total"
means "bright, luminescent"
means "scattered, very little"
none of these
Who, in addition to Hades, watched Persephone eat the 6 seeds imprisoning her in the Underworld?
Zeus
Hermes
Poseidon
Hercules
If it is July in Auburn, NY, what season is it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
winter
spring
summer
fall
If it is October in South Africa, what season is it in the United States?
winter
spring
summer
fall
