The Greeks: Amplify Review

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How would Zeus describe man’s life without knowledge of fire?

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Man is happier without knowledge of fire.

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How does paragraph 5 contribute to the theme of the myth?

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It shows Zeus’s belief that knowledge comes with a price.

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Reread paragraph 9. Which sentence from the paragraph BEST explains the danger?

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He will grow big and poisoned with pride and fancy himself a god, and before we know it, we shall see him storming Olympus

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Why does Prometheus use personification to describe fire?

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He makes it easier for man to understand fire by comparing fire’s qualities to a person’s.

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How does paragraph 14 contribute to the development of the plot?

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It shows how people changed after Prometheus gave them knowledge of fire.

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Select the paragraph that shows that the narrator of the myth is telling this story long after it happened.

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Paragraph 18

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Theme of the myth for a new title?

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The Gift of Knowledge Comes With a Price

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In paragraph 15, Zeus considers destroying the humans with fire, but decides instead to “Let them destroy themselves with their new skills.” Based on the events leading up to this statement, what can the reader infer that Zeus thinks?

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Humans will use their new tools to go to war.

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Which sentence from paragraph 31 BEST implies that the Cyclops is going to be kinder to Odysseus and his men?

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“Give me more, please, and tell me your name, here and now—I would like to make you a gift that will please you.”

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Which paragraph from the story BEST supports the idea that the Cyclops is dangerous?

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Paragraph 34: ‘The Cyclops answered me from his cruel heart. “Of all his company I will eat Nobody last and the rest before him. That shall be your gift.”