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WorksheetsOrpheus and Eurydice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The mother of Orpheus was
Aprhrodite, goddess of love and beauty
Calliope, a muse of poetry
Thalia, a muse of comedy
Thetis, a naiad
How many muses were there?
13
8
9
3
English words we get from MUSE:
museum
music
amusement
amazing
Orpheus
Greek
Latin
Neither
Which god in the Greek/Roman pantheon collects dead souls and escorts them to the underworld?
Zeus/Jupiter
Hermes/Mercury
Apollo
Hades
Which god of music gave Opheus his first lyre (stringed musical instrument)?
Hades
Pan
Dionysus
Apollo
According to the myth, what is the earthly passage to get into Tartarus?
Lake Avernus in Southern Italy
Rome, Italy
Lake Como, Italy
Mt. Aetna, Italy
What did the "shades" ghosts of dead put under their tongues to give the the ferryman to cross the River Styx
a piece of bread
a coin
a piece of grass
a seed
Who was the ferryman who carried the dead across the River Styx?
Hades
Charon
Sisyphus
Tantalus
3 headed dog that guards the gates of Tartarus
Fido
Felix
Cerberus
Spot
How many eyes did Cerberus have making him a perfect guard dog?
2
4
6
12
What did the stone of Sisyphus do when it heard Orpheus play the lyre?
stood still on side of the mountain to listen
rolled down the hill almost rolling over Orpheus
cracked into little stones
nothing silly, stones can't hear or listen
What happened to Tantalus in the underworld when he heard Orpheus play the lyre?
he was able to reach a drink and some food
he was not hungry or thirsty temporarily while listening
he was set free
he was able to get up and dance a while
What was the name of Orpheus' wife?
Penelope
Thetis
Eurydice
Persephone
How did Eurydice die?
horse-back riding accident
snake bites
hunger
sadness
Apollo was the god of
music
prophecy
medicine
sun
The god of wealth and the richest of all the gods
Zeus/Jupiter
Posiedon/Neptune
Hades/ Pluto
Hermes/Mercury
How did Orpheus get past Charon and Cerberus into the Underworld?
He ran super fast
He moved them with his music
He dug a tunnel underneath them to crawl through
He gave Charon many coins to pay him off, and Cerberus many dog treats
What was moved by the amazing music of Orpheus?
fish
rocks
trees
none of the above, only people listened to and were moved by his music
Wife of Hades who persuaded Hades to let Eurydice return to the living with Orpheus.
Penelope
Calliope
Mneumosyne
Persephone
