Pyramus and Thisbe

Pyramus's and Thisbe's parents forbid them from

• hiding.

• marrying.

• speaking.

• singing.

What do Pyramus and Thisbe do through the crack in the wall?

• hold hands

• see each other

• whisper secrets

• sing songs

Pyramus and Thisbe plan to meet at the tomb of Ninus because they

• must pay their respects to Ninus before they run away.

• need a landmark so they will be able to find each other.

• want to make a special wish under the mulberry tree.

• know that lions never go near the tomb.

Why does Thisbe wait alone for Pyramus?

• Pyramus's parents discover the plan and stop him.

• Thisbe's servant has abandoned her.

• Pyramus leaves later than Thisbe does.

• Thisbe goes to the wrong tree.

Ovid uses this metaphor to describe the young couple's love: “when covered, fire acquires still more force.” Which sentence best states the meaning of the metaphor?

• Secrecy increases love's strength.

• Young love burns very quickly.

• Every obstacle conquers love.

• The candle of love burns at both ends.

The mulberry tree changes because

• Pyramus bleeds on its roots.

• a lion has been killed next to the tree.

• the gods have answered Thisbe's prayers.

• Pyramus stabs its trunk with his knife.

As soon as Thisbe recognizes the dying Pyramus, she

• beats her arms and tears her hair.

• hides in a nearby cave.

• picks up his dagger and seeks vengeance on the lion.

• prays that they will be buried together in Ninus's tomb.

When Thisbe says in line 137 that she is both “cause and comrade” of Pyramus's death, she means that

• the lion that killed him was her friend.

• although she fears lions, she also loves them.

• she will get revenge on those who killed him.

• she has caused his death and will also die.

Who hears Thisbe's final wishes?

• the couple's parents and the gods

• the lion, the spring, and the mulberry tree

• Pyramus

• the ghost of King Ninus

What supernatural event occurs in the myth?

• The gods help the parents of Pyramus and Thisbe kill the lion.

• The mulberry tree changes color.

• Thisbe's tattered shawl turns snow-white.

• Thisbe joins Pyramus, and together they go to live with the gods.