Hades and Persephone

Who kidnapped Persephone and took her to the underworld

• Hades
• Demeter
• Ares
• Zeus

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the main problem Hades faced in the story? 

• Persephone loved being in the underworld. 
• Demeter ordered Hades to return Persephone. 
• Hades could not find Persephone. 
• Hades wanted a queen for the underworld. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Persephone is the Goddess of ____________

• the animals
• the children
• the spring
• the winter

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who is Persephone's mother?

• Hera
• Demeter
• Hades
• Zeus

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What happened when Persephone went to the underworld? 

• The weather became cold, and the plants died. 
• No one noticed that Persephone was gone. 
• Demeter looked for Persephone in the underworld. 
• Zeus begged Hades
  to give Persephone the pomegranate seeds. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which word best describes Demeter in this story? 

• caring
• guilty
• sneaky
• smart

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why did Hades obey Zeus’s order to return Persephone? 

• Hades wanted Persephone to be happy. 
• Hades no longer needed a queen. 
• Zeus gave Hades gold in exchange for Persephone. 
• Zeus was the king of the gods.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What did Persephone do before she left the underworld? 

• She searched for her mother.
• She ate seven pomegranate seeds.
• She stole some of Hades gold.
• She tricked Hades.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What element in the real world is explained through the myth “Demeter and Persephone”?

• Dangers of keeping secrets
• Evils of war
• Hardships of love
• Reasons for the seasons

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Demeter is the Goddess of _________

• the underworld
• agriculture
• the sky
• the earth

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9