Mythology: Orpheus and Eurydice

What is the genre of the story "Orpheus and Eurydice"?

• fable

• fairy tale

• poem

• myth

• tall tale

What do we know about the setting at the beginning of the story?

• It's ancient Rome.

• It's ancient Egypt.

• It's Salem in 1692.

• It's Philadelphia in 1776.

• It's somewhere in nature.

Who is the narrator of the myth?

• Orpheus

• Eurydice

• Hades

• Persephone

• an unnamed third person

What was a special talent of Orpheus?

• his super strength

• his speed

• his cunning

• his ability to sing and play music

• all of the answers

What happened to Eurydice on their wedding day?

• She eloped with another man.

• She was bitten by a snake.

• She had the best day of her life.

• She called off the wedding.

• Orpheus did not arrive.

What happened to Eurydice immediately after she was bitten by a snake?

• She eventually recovered.

• People tried to save her, but in vain.

• Orpheus called out for her.

• Her father came to her rescue.

What happened to the soul of the dead Eurydice?

• It descended to Tartarus, the underworld.

• It haunted the forest.

• It haunted the banks of the river.

• It ascended to Heaven.

The "yawning cave" of the underworld is an example of what literary device?

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• repetition

• rhyme

Who did Orpheus encounter first when he tried to retrieve the soul of the dead Eurydice?

• Hades, the god of the underworld

• Zeus, the king of the gods

• Persephone, the queen of the underworld

• Charon, the ferryman of the river Styx

• Cerberus, the guardian of the gates of the underworld

Why did the ferryman permit Orpheus, a living soul, to cross the river Styx?

• He was enchanted by his music.

• He felt sorry for him.

• He was under strict orders from Hades.

• all of the answers