6D: The Greeks Unit Assessment Review

Which lines from the story BEST convey Prometheus’s belief that man should have fire? Choose THREE answers.

• “He eats his meat raw.” (4)
• “If you mean something by this, enlighten me with your wisdom.” (4)
• “Man does not have fire, true, nor the crafts which fire teaches.” (5)
• “Happy as beasts are happy.” (6)
• “Would not fire, and the graces he can put on with fire, make him more interesting?” (8)

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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.

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

• Paragraph 15
• Paragraph 16
• Paragraph 17
• Paragraph 18

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Imagine that this myth will be given a new title. Which choice BEST describes the 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

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Which of the following BEST describes a theme of the passage?

• The gods in ancient Greek myths often guide and protect the weak.
• Physical strength is no match against cleverness
• Man’s excessive pride can get him into trouble.
• It is important to listen when someone warns of danger.

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(Part 1) 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.

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(Part 2) Which quote from the story BEST supports the correct answer to Part 1?

• “What you call ignorance is innocence.” (3)
• “Man does not have fire, true, nor the crafts which fire teaches.” (5)
• “He will grow big and poisoned with pride and fancy himself a god, and before we know it, we shall see him storming Olympus.” (9)
• “An aptitude for admiring our power, being puzzled by our riddles and amazed by our caprice. That is why he was made.” (7)

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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 unpredictable
• powerful and valuable
• mysterious and confusing

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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.

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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 shows how people changed after Prometheus gave them knowledge of fire.
• It reveals that knowledge of fire does come with a price.

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