Persephone and Demeter

What natural phenomenon is explained through this myth?

• blizzards and droughts

• sunrises and sunsets

• the changing seasons

• the Northern Lights

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CCSS.RL.4.9

Who was with Persephone, picking flowers in the meadow, before she was abducted?

• Athena

• Artemis

• both Artemis and Athena

• Demeter

What is found in the line, "With a deafening boom, a hiss of steam and clouds of inky-black..."

• highly descriptive language

• sensory language (imagery)

• language that appeals to the 5 senses

• all of these

Which fruit was eaten that forced Persephone to stay in the underworld?

• apples

• pomegranate

• oranges

• lemons

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CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

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

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CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

Who was, "loved by all humans for her gift of soil & gentle, mild weather to grow their crops"?

• Persephone

• Hera

• Aphrodite

• Demeter

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CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

Hades lived in "a world of sparse light; all black and grey." The word sparse in this sentence

• means "complete, total"

• means "bright, luminescent"

• means "scattered, very little"

• none of these

Who, in addition to Hades, watched Persephone eat the 6 seeds imprisoning her in the Underworld?

• Zeus

• Hermes

• Poseidon

• Hercules

If it is July in Auburn, NY, what season is it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

If it is October in South Africa, what season is it in the United States?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall