“The Curse of Winter” Quiz

Name:

1. In the Prologue, you learn that Demeter is the goddess of ______.

• winter
• heaven
• the harvest
• seas and oceans

2. Where does Hades take Persephone after he grabs her?

• to Mount Olympus
• to the Greek countryside
• to the Underworld
• to Helios, in the sky

3. In Scene 3, why do you think Persephone doesn’t eat the pomegranate seeds that Hades offers her?

• She’s not hungry.
• She doesn’t like the way they taste.
• She’s saving them for later.
• She doesn’t trust Hades.

4. When Persephone disappears, Demeter ______.

• stops Helios from moving across the sky
• lets the crops die
• asks the farmers for help
• looks for her daughter in the Underworld

5. In Scene 4, you can infer that Helios doesn’t want to help the farmers find Persephone because he ______.

• is friends with Hades
• is mad at the farmers
• is afraid of making Hades mad
• wants to punish all humans

6. Which line from the play supports your answer to question 5?

• “Hades will be angry if I tell you where she is.”
• “Not my problem.”
• “. . . the earth will suffer again!”
• “Nothing will grow . . .”

7. Which word best describes Persephone while she’s in the Underworld?

• clever
• sad
• joyful
• sneaky

8. What happens if people eat food in the Underworld?

• They will always be hungry.
• They will never be hungry again.
• They must leave the Underworld.
• They must stay in the Underworld.

9. Describe two ways that Hades tricks Persephone.