WorksheetsThe Apples of Love and the Apple of Discord (part 1)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3600secs
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But she did not perish, for a she-bear heard her cries and carried her to her den, nursed her, and raised her with her cubs.
survive
die
live
suffer
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To be left in peace, she said she would only marry a man who could beat her in a running race. However, anyone who raced her and lost would forfeit his life. That would scare all suitors away, she thought.
save
ruin
lose
live
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She was furious, and while everybody was making merry she threw a golden apple among the guests and shouted, "The fairest of the goddesses shall have it!"
cooking
doing crafts
arguing
having fun
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It was not a golden apple of love that Eris had thrown, but the apple of discord, and the three goddesses began to quarrel about who should have it.
disagreement; argue
jealousy; agree
beauty; think
immortality; pray
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He withstood the fire, and she had almost succeeded in making him immortal...
...He was invulnerable except for his heel by which his mother held him over the fire.
impossible to hurt
unable to grow old
easy to hurt
freezing cold
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Anchises, another relative of Paris was so exceedingly handsome that Aphrodite herself fell in love with him.
incredibly
weirdly
ugly
disrespectfully
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But Paris outshone all his relatives, and someone as handsome as he must be the best judge of beauty, thought Zeus.
to be beautiful
to shine more brightly than
to be much better than (someone) in a certain area
to become immortal
Cause: Atalanta and Melanion never forgot to honor Aphrodite, but they did not show proper respect to Zeus.
What was the effect?
Zeus gave Melanion three golden apples
Eris threw the apple of discord at their wedding
Zeus changed them into a pair of lions
Zeus sent the Calydonian Boar to chase them
Cause: Paris was young and loved beauty more than power or wisdom.
What was the effect?
He gave the apple to Hera, so he would be king of all of Asia
He gave the apple the Athena, so he would be the wisest of men
He gave the apple to Aphrodite, so he would marry the most beautiful woman on Earth.
He couldn't decide who to give the apple to, so he cut it into three equal pieces.
Aphrodite happily took the golden apple, and did not give it a thought that the most beautiful woman on earth, Helen, Queen of Sparta, already had a husband.
Make a prediction for what will happen in part 2.
