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PROMETHEUS VOCABULARY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Story told through generations to explain some type of event or origin; may contain some facts but is mostly considered fictional. The story we are about to read is a...

a)

myth

b)

excerpt

c)

dialogue

d)

tone

2.

Thin and bony; emaciated -

a)

enmity

b)

gaunt

c)

cryptic

3.

sad; mean, miserable -

a)
wretched
b)

antagonist

c)

optimistic

d)

intrigued

4.

Tall thin grass or weed -

a)

fennel seeds

b)

reed

c)

Persephone

d)

Prometheus

5.

Synonym for hastened is -

a)

idleness

b)

hurried

c)

recede

d)

slowly

6.

Sitting in front of the computer doing nothing is an example of...

a)

hastened

b)

idleness

7.

The brother of Prometheus (means afterthought) =

a)

Hercules

b)

Zeus

c)

Doughmetrius

d)

Epimethius

8.

Seeds from a tall hardy plant (used for pickling) -

a)

pickle seeds

b)

pumpkin seeds

c)

fennel seeds

d)

sunflower seeds

9.

Greek titan who stole fire from Olympus -

a)

Epimetheus

b)

Prometheus

c)

Zeus

d)

Olympus

10.

Tyrant -

a)

cruel or oppressive dictator

b)

president

c)

prime minister

d)

Prometheus

11.

Food for the Gods -

a)

cocktail salad

b)

fennel seeds

c)

spaghetti

d)

ambrosia

12.

pith

a)

stems of a fennel plant.

b)

petals

c)

essential or central part of a stalk.

d)

the bark of a tree.

13.

Wild or untamed; ferocious -

a)

tyrant

b)

idleness

c)

brilliant

d)

savage

14.

Foreboding -

a)

tall thin stalk of grass.

b)

carrying something heavy.

c)

warning or feeling that something bad will happen.

d)

excited anticipation

15.

We find this rock that was filled with various minerals. This rock would be considered as -

a)

concrete

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

shell

d)

ore

16.

What is a protagonist of a story?

a)

minor character

b)

central / "good guy" character

c)

background character

d)

insignificant character

17.

What is the antagonist of a story?

a)

the person or thing that goes against the protagonist

b)

The person or thing that is friends with the protagonist

c)

the person or thing that is the main character

d)

the person or thing that is the leader of the text

18.

The structure of a story/ story's events -

a)

plot

b)

theme

c)

conflict

d)

main idea

19.

Another name for Jupiter:

a)

Pandora

b)

Zeus

c)

Poseidon

d)

Demeter

20.

To reap means to -

a)

harvest

b)

plant

c)

cry

d)

sing