ENGLISH Topic 3 - PYGMALION AND GALATEA

What was the name of the sculptor who hated women?

• Galatea
• Pygmalion
• Ennius
• Paphos

Where was Pygmalion from?

• Rome
• Greece
• Assyria
• Cyprus

What did Pygmalion devote all his genius to creating?

• A perfect statue of a god
• A beautiful painting
• A statue of a woman
• An ornate vase

Why did Pygmalion decide never to marry?

• He was already married
• He detested the faults he believed nature had given women
• He was in love with someone else
• He did not believe in marriage

What did Pygmalion's statue look like?

• A mythical creature
• A famous hero
• Warm human flesh
• A god or goddess

What was Pygmalion's reaction to his own creation?

• He destroyed it
• He sold it
• He fell deeply in love with it
• He gave it away

How did Pygmalion treat his statue?

• He ignored it
• He sold it
• He treated it like a real woman
• He locked it away

Which goddess decided to help Pygmalion?

• Hera
• Athena
• Venus
• Artemis

What was the feast day of Venus especially honored in Cyprus?

• The island which first received the goddess
• The day Venus married
• The day Pygmalion created his statue
• The day the statue came to life

What sign did Venus give to show she favored Pygmalion's prayer?

• A voice from the heavens
• A sudden rainstorm
• The flame on the altar leaped up three times
• A bird singing