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WorksheetsPrometheus Y7 quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 26mins
What is the name of the home of the gods?
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Olympia
Mt. Siani
Mt. Tartarus
Why did Prometheus love the human race so much?
He was once a human.
He considered them pets.
He was the creator of the human race.
His mother was a human.
What would Zeus do when he thought that humans were acting too proudly?
He sent the Cyclopes to correct their behavior.
He stomped his feet and made earthquakes.
He punished Poseidon.
He threw mighty thunderbolts.
Which of the gods teased humans unmercifully.
Poseidon
Hades
Zeus
Prometheus
Prometheus went to Zeus and requested that Zeus give the humans what?
water
cattle
fire
clothing
Zeus said that the purpose of humans was to do what?
build a new home for the gods
entertain the gods
populate the earth
worship and offer sacrifices to the gods
What share of the sacrifices do the gods get because of Prometheus?
gods got the bones of the animals
gods got the fur/skins of the animals
gods got the meat of the animals
gods got the horns of the animals
Zeus fears that if the humans receive Prometheus' gift that they will think of themselves as what?
humans
gods
traitors
demigods
What happened to the first man that bit into the cooked meat?
burned his fingers
he choked
he spit it out
burned his tongue
Prometheus was chained to a rock as punishment. Every day what creature would tear out his liver and every day it would grow pack to the end of time?
a wolf
a vulture
a bear
a tiger
Why does Prometheus say that he doesn't mind the punishment?
Humans will survive and Zeus will set him free.
The humans will set him free some day.
He knows another god will set him free.
He knows another goddess will set him free.
Centaurs are creatures that are half and half of what creatures?
half-man, half-donkey
half-man, half-horse
half-man, half-cow
half-man, half-bull
What self-destructive behavior does Prometheus display in the myth?
He is too proud and conceited
He disobeys Zeus
He is dishonest
He is unprepared
"Prometheus was a young Titan." Who were the Titans in Greek mythology?
a family of humans
a family of cyclops
a family of giants
none of the above
Prometheus wanted man to have fire for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
so they could cook meat
so they could see in the dark
so they could defend themselves
so they could destroy themselves
In what mountain range is Prometheus chained up and tortured?
the Andes
the Caucasus
the Himalayas
the Rocky Mountains
