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WMS "Prometheus the Fire Giver"

Total questions: 4

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following choices are only part of the story's exposition?

a)

He was chained up to a mountain.

b)

Zeus, Prometheus, Mt. Olympus.

c)

Prometheus was banished.

d)

Prometheus and Zeus tried to destroy the other gods.

2.

What is a synonym for the word "defiance" as it is used in the following sentence, "Finally, in his greatest gesture of defiance, Prometheus stole fire kept from the god."

a)

to defend

b)

to conceal

c)

to go against

d)

to have fun

3.

According to the text, when Zeus became king of the world, which of the following is NOT an example of how the inhabitants were savages?

a)

They wore animal skins.

b)

They ate their food raw.

c)

They did not not have fire.

d)

They were helped by Prometheus.

4.

What part of narrative structure is the following statement an example of, " Because Prometheus had done so much for humankind and because he had suffered so much hardship, the Greek people were always grateful to him."

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Inferencing