Booknest Scholars - Option 4 - Pandora's Box

Why was Prometheus punished by Zeus?

• For stealing fire from humans
• For teaching humans civilizing arts
• For refusing to obey Zeus
• For disrespecting the other gods

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What was Pandora's initial reaction when she received the box from Zeus?

• She was excited to receive such a beautiful gift
• She was curious about its contents
• She was afraid to open it
• She didn't care about the box

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Who sculpted the woman out of clay and breathed life into her?

• Prometheus
• Zeus
• Athena
• Hephaestos

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What was inside Pandora's box?

• Gold bracelets and fine silk dresses
• Terrible evils such as sickness, death, poverty, and sadness
• Hope in the form of a beautiful gold dragonfly
• Nothing

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What did Epimetheus and Pandora find inside the box after releasing the evils?

• More evils
• Nothing
• Hope in the form of a beautiful gold dragonfly
• A note from Zeus

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Prometheus warned Epimetheus not to accept any gifts from the gods.

• True
• False

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Zeus sculpted Pandora out of clay.

• True
• False

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Pandora released hope along with the evils when she opened the box.

• True
• False

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Epimetheus and Pandora opened the box because they thought nothing could be worse than the horrors already released.

• True
• False

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Athena gave Pandora the box as a wedding gift.

• True
• False

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