WorksheetsPyramus and Thisbe
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Pyramus's and Thisbe's parents forbid them from
hiding.
marrying.
speaking.
singing.
What do Pyramus and Thisbe do through the crack in the wall?
hold hands
see each other
whisper secrets
sing songs
Pyramus and Thisbe plan to meet at the tomb of Ninus because they
must pay their respects to Ninus before they run away.
need a landmark so they will be able to find each other.
want to make a special wish under the mulberry tree.
know that lions never go near the tomb.
Why does Thisbe wait alone for Pyramus?
Pyramus's parents discover the plan and stop him.
Thisbe's servant has abandoned her.
Pyramus leaves later than Thisbe does.
Thisbe goes to the wrong tree.
Ovid uses this metaphor to describe the young couple's love: “when covered, fire acquires still more force.” Which sentence best states the meaning of the metaphor?
Secrecy increases love's strength.
Young love burns very quickly.
Every obstacle conquers love.
The candle of love burns at both ends.
The mulberry tree changes because
Pyramus bleeds on its roots.
a lion has been killed next to the tree.
the gods have answered Thisbe's prayers.
Pyramus stabs its trunk with his knife.
As soon as Thisbe recognizes the dying Pyramus, she
beats her arms and tears her hair.
hides in a nearby cave.
picks up his dagger and seeks vengeance on the lion.
prays that they will be buried together in Ninus's tomb.
When Thisbe says in line 137 that she is both “cause and comrade” of Pyramus's death, she means that
the lion that killed him was her friend.
although she fears lions, she also loves them.
she will get revenge on those who killed him.
she has caused his death and will also die.
Who hears Thisbe's final wishes?
the couple's parents and the gods
the lion, the spring, and the mulberry tree
Pyramus
the ghost of King Ninus
What supernatural event occurs in the myth?
The gods help the parents of Pyramus and Thisbe kill the lion.
The mulberry tree changes color.
Thisbe's tattered shawl turns snow-white.
Thisbe joins Pyramus, and together they go to live with the gods.
