WorksheetsPrometheus and Pandora
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The name Prometheus means
afterthought
forethought
distraught
unthoughtful
The name Epimetheus means
afterthought
forethought
distraught
unthoughtful
Who was the king of the gods at this time?
Titan
Saturn
Jupiter
Zeus
What did Prometheus think man needed to be happy?
food
tools
fire
ambrosia
Why did Jupiter refuse to give man fire?
man might live like beasts
man might drive them out of the kingdom
man might starve to death
man would be poor and ignorant
What did Prometheus use to start fire?
piece of wood
seaweed
cornstalk
stalk of fennel
How did Prometheus start the fire?
the flames of the sun
a spark from a stone
a burning light on the mountainside
the embers of a campfire
When man received fire, they felt that ______ had been given to them.
happiness
peace
life
love
What age might have come again if Prometheus had continued to help man?
ice age
golden age
middle age
industrial age
How did Jupiter feel when he found out what Prometheus had done?
proud
excited
disturbed
angry
Who created the woman?
Jupiter
Prometheus
Vulcan
Titan
Who gave Pandora the gift of life?
Prometheus
Jupiter
Vulcan
Athena
What does the name Pandora mean?
heavenly gift
she who is beautiful
curiosity
all gifted
What was the last gift Pandora received?
good manners
beauty
curiosity
kind heart
Whose wife did Pandora become?
Epimetheus
Prometheus
Jupiter
Vulcan
What did Pandora bring with her to her new home?
precious jewels
collecting basket
fashionable clothes
golden casket
Who warned Pandora not to open the box?
Epimetheus
Prometheus
Jupiter
Athena
What was in the box?
diseases and cares
ghosts and goblins
golden jewels
spirits of the dead
What was left in the box?
curiosity
hope
foreboding
disease
If Pandora had not closed the lid, what would mankind never have?
disease
hope
suffering
kindness
