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WorksheetsSemester Exam Review- The Greeks Unit
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
Prometheus:
How would Zeus describe man’s life without knowledge of fire?
Man is happier without knowledge of fire.
Man is limited without knowledge of fire
Man is like a wild animal without knowledge of fire.
Man has more pride without knowledge of fire
Prometheus:
Read: Zeus answered, “Do you not know, Prometheus, that every gift brings a penalty? This is the way the Fates weave destiny—by which gods also must abide. Man does not have fire, true, nor the crafts which fire teaches. On the other hand, he does not know disease, warfare, old age, or that inward pest called worry. He is happy, I say, happy without fire. And so he shall remain.”
Which choice BEST describes how paragraph 5 contributes to the theme of the myth?
It shows Prometheus’s belief that man deserves knowledge of fire.
It shows Zeus’s belief that knowledge comes with a price.
It indicates that knowing about fire does not have many benefits.
It indicates that no one can change their fate—even the gods.
Prometheus:
Read this quote from paragraph 11: “It was so hot, so quick; it bit sharply when you touched it, and for pure spite, made the shadows dance.” What does the figurative language in this quote reveal about how men first viewed the gift from Prometheus? The figurative language shows that men thought the gift was __________.
new and exciting
dangerous and mysterious
powerful and valuable
entertaining and useless
Prometheus:
Prometheus uses personification in paragraph 12 when he describes fire as having human qualities: It is an ill-natured spirit, a little brother of the sun, but if you handle it carefully, it can change your whole life. It is very greedy; you must feed it twigs, but only until it becomes a proper size. Then you must stop, or it will eat everything in sight—and you too. If it escapes, use this magic: water. It fears the water spirit, and if you touch it with water, it will fly away until you need it again.
Which statement BEST explains why Prometheus uses personification when describing fire?
When Prometheus uses personification, he makes it easier for man to understand fire by comparing fire’s qualities to a person’s.
When Prometheus uses personification, he explains that fire is literally a person who is unpredictable and needs to be managed well.
When Prometheus uses personification, he shows how fire represents the strong feelings man will experience after he loses his ignorance.
When Prometheus uses personification, he shows that he wants man to understand fire’s relationship to the sun.
Prometheus:
Paragraph 14: Then one day Zeus looked down from the mountain and was amazed. Everything had changed. Man had come out of his cave. Zeus saw woodmen’s huts, farm houses, villages, walled towns, even a castle or two. He saw men cooking their food, carrying torches to light their way at night. He saw forges blazing, men beating out ploughs, keels, swords, spears. They were making ships and raising white wings of sails and daring to use the fury of the winds for their journeys. They were wearing helmets, riding out in chariots to do battle, like the gods themselves.
How does paragraph 14 contribute to the development of the plot?
It describes how Prometheus challenged Zeus’s authority
It tells how Zeus will punish Prometheus.
It reveals that knowledge of fire does come with a price.
It shows how people changed after Prometheus gave them knowledge of fire.
Prometheus:
Imagine that this myth will be given a new title. Which choice BEST describes a theme of the story?
Zeus and Prometheus Disagree About Man
Without Fire, Man Would Be a Beast-like Creature
Fire Should Belong to the Gods Alone
The Gift of Knowledge Comes With a Price
The Odyssey:
Reread paragraph 32: “So said the Cyclops, and I handed him another bowlful of the sparkling wine. Three times I filled it for him; and three times the fool drained the bowl to the dregs. At last, when the wine had fuddled his wits, I addressed him with soothing words.”
What does the word “fool” reveal about Odysseus’s attitude toward the Cyclops?
Odysseus believes the Cyclops has no self-control.
Odysseus believes the Cyclops has a very short memory.
Odysseus believes the Cyclops will fall asleep soon.
Odysseus believes the Cyclops will be easy to trick.
The Odyssey:
Which of the following BEST describes what Odysseus expected to happen after he gave the Cyclops a false name?
The Cyclops would try to fight Odysseus and his men, but he would be too drunk to do any harm.
The Cyclops would ask his father, the god Poseidon, to help him get revenge.
The Cyclops would call out for help, but he would not get help because of the lie Odysseus told about his name.
The Cyclops would let his animals escape so that it would be easier to hunt Odysseus inside his cave.
The Odyssey:
Which of the following statements conveys Odysseus’s view that the Cyclops is overly confident?
“The Cyclops answered me from his cruel heart.” (34)
“Then he hurled it away from him with frenzied hands and raised a great shout to the other Cyclopes who lived in neighbouring caves along the windy heights.” (35)
“The Cyclops, still moaning in agonies of pain, groped about with his hands and pushed the rock away from the mouth of the cave.” (39)
“What a fool he must have thought me!” (39)
Consider the passages from The Odyssey and “Prometheus.” Which statement is true about the settings and characters of these texts?
Both texts are set in ancient Greece; both texts include characters that are human and not human.
Both texts are set in caves; both texts are about men who don’t know how to use fire.
“Prometheus” is set in a cave while the passage from The Odyssey is set on a mountaintop; both texts include characters that are not human.
Both texts are set in ancient Greece; “Prometheus” has only gods for characters, while the passage from The Odyssey has only human characters.
