WorksheetsDemeter & Persephone
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What natural phenomenon is explained through this myth?
blizzards and droughts
sunrises and sunsets
the changing seasons
the Northern Lights
Demeter is the Goddess of
love
harvest
independence
field
Demeter loved her daughter.....
as much as she loved the earth
less than plant and flowers on the field
because she named Persephone
as she made them grow all year
Persephone mostly helps her mother with
flowers
wheat
the ocean
horses
Who falls in love with Persephone?
Tristan
Romeo
Hades
Halio
What was the main problem that Hades had?
Hades wanted to find a queen for the underworld.
He wanted a pomegranate tree in the underworld.
He was scared of the underworld.
Hades got in a fight with Zeus.
What did Hades do to Persephone?
He took her to Zeus on Mount Olympus.
He rescued her from Demeter.
He rescued her from Zeus.
He kidnapped her and took her to the Underworld.
What happened to the earth when Demeter is beside herself with grief?
the land became barren, crops did not thrive
the land flourished, crops thrived
the land became covered in dust, crops did not thrive
none of these
Which fruit was eaten that forced Persephone to stay in the underworld?
apples
pomegranate
oranges
lemons
What agreement did Zeus make with Demeter?
He decided that instead of living forever in the Underworld, Persephone would stay there for only four months of the year.
He decided that Demeter would take the place of Persephone.
He decided that Hades would have to give up Persephone.
He decided that instead of living forever in the Underworld, Persephone would stay there for only eight months of the year.
Hades returned Persephone because...
Hades wanted Persephone to be happy.
Hades no longer needed a queen.
Zeus gave Hades gold in exchange for Persephone.
Zeus was the king of the gods.
Why did Persephone eat the pomegranate seeds?
She had never had them before and wanted to try them.
She was tempted to eat them because she was hungry.
Hades told her to eat them or she would never return to Earth.
Demeter sent her the pomegranate as a present and she was excited.
What did eating the pomegranate seeds mean for Persephone?
It meant that she must return to the Underworld.
It meant that she must return to her mother.
It meant that she must live forever in the Underworld.
It meant that she was set free.
While Persephone is with her mother, the earth will experience...
fall
winter
spring
summer
Why did Demeter create winter?
She was mad at Persephone and wanted her to be cold.
She thought she would become Elsa from Frozen.
She wanted to build a snowman.
She was grieving missing Persephone.
