Prometheus Comprehension Quiz

Who was Prometheus?

• A young Titan

• A Greek hero

• A giant guard

• A god of fire

What did Prometheus want to understand from Zeus?

• How to create fire

• The secret of immortality

• Why man was kept in ignorance and darkness

• The design of Olympus

What was Zeus's reason for not giving fire to man?

• Fire was too dangerous

• Prometheus didn't ask nicely

• Man was happy without it

• It would make man too powerful

How did Prometheus give fire to mankind?

• By asking Zeus politely

• By finding it in a cave

• By stealing it from the sun

• By creating it with magic

What was the initial reaction of men to the gift of fire?

• They immediately started cooking

• They worshipped Prometheus as a god

• They were frightened

• They were overjoyed

What did Zeus do when he saw the changes brought by fire?

• He was pleased

• He congratulated Prometheus

• He was full of rage

• He was indifferent

What punishment did Zeus inflict on Prometheus?

• He was banished from Olympus

• He was turned into a mortal

• He was bound to a mountain peak

• He was forced to give back the fire

Who eventually freed Prometheus?

• The people he helped

• Zeus

• The other Titans

• Heracles

What was Zeus's ultimate plan for mankind after they received fire?

• To make them gods

• To give them more gifts

• To take back the fire

• To watch them destroy themselves

What did Prometheus use to capture the fire?

• A golden chalice

• A wooden bowl

• A piece of flint

• A reed filled with dry fiber