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Quiz #2 Narcissus and Echo, Demeter, Hades and Persephone

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was Echo punished by Hera?

a)

She refused to bow down and worship Hera

b)

Echo fell in love with the same man that Hera loved

c)

She distracted Hera from finding Zeus

d)

Echo had an affair with Zeus

2.
What best describes Echo?
a)
Quiet
b)
Caring
c)
Talkative
d)
Selfless
3.

How did Narcissus perish (die)?

a)

Narcissus died with a broken heart from unrequited love.

b)

He died by the river trying to see his reflection.

c)

He died trying to save Echo's voice.

d)

He withered away from starvation.

4.

What remains of Narcissus?

a)

an echo in the cave

b)

a flower

c)

a lesson in being selfless by loving others

d)

river nymphs

5.
What best describes Narcissus?
a)
Loving
b)
Egotistical
c)
 A hero
d)

selfish

6.

How does Hera respond to Echo's position as an accomplice in Zeus's extra-marital activity?

a)

She curses the crops

b)

She curses Echo

c)

She takes Narcissus's voice away

d)

She punishes Zeus

7.

What happened to Echo at the end of the story?

a)

She fell in the water after Narcissus

b)

She was filled with sorrow and only her voice remained

c)

She plead with Zeus for the life of Narcissus

8.

What lessons do we learn from the myth of Echo and Narcissus?

a)

Don't try to cover up others' wrongs

b)

You should put others before yourself

c)

Don't be self-absorbed

d)

all of the choices are correct

9.

How does Hera punish Echo

a)

She make her fal in love with Narcissus.

b)

She transform her into a flower.

c)

From now on, she can only repeat what other people say.

d)

She is thrown out of Olympus,

10.
Who is Persephone's mother?
a)

Hera the queen of the gods

b)

Demeter the queen of the harvest

c)

Demeter the queen of the underworld

d)

Artemis the goddess of the hunt

11.
Who kidnapped Persephone and took her to the underworld
a)
Hades
b)
Demeter
c)

Hermes

d)
Zeus
12.

At first, Persephone is unhappy because ____________

a)

she wants to find love

b)

she misses her mother

c)

she doesn't like being with Hades in the underworld

d)

all of the choices are correct

13.
Demeter is the Goddess of the _________
a)

underworld and sin

b)

agriculture and grain

c)

sky and harvest

d)

earth and grain

14.

Hades shows his austere, firm characteristic by________________

a)

loving Persephone

b)

being angry with Persephone

c)

refusing to love Persephone

d)

refusing to allow Persephone to leave Hades

15.

While Persephone is with her mother, the earth will experience...

a)

fall/spring

b)

winter/fall

c)

spring/summer

d)

fall/summer

16.

Why does Persephone eat the seeds of the pomegranate even though she knows she's not supposed to?

a)

she's hungry

b)

she feels it's right to justify her actions

c)

she's afraid of Hades won't like her if she doesn't eat

d)

she doesn't think the seeds will count as food

17.

Why does Hades grab Persephone and takes her to the underworld?

a)

Zeus gives him permission to

b)

as payback to Demeter

c)

He's the god of the underworld

d)

Persephone told him to

18.

Demeter's daughter's name is

a)

Hera goddess of marriage

b)

Artemis goddess of the hunt

c)

Persephone queen of the underworld

d)

Aphrodite goddess of love

19.

Which lesson does Persephone's myth teach us?

a)

Don't go against your mother's wishes.

b)

Be careful when picking flowers

c)

Uncomfortable experiences can build our character.

d)

There are consequences for our behavior.

20.

The myth of Narcissus and Echo teaches:

a)

the dangers of self-absorption

b)

Problems with the human condition of selfishness

c)

a good example of a romantic relationship

d)

the dangers of distraction