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Intro to Percy Jackson: Greek Myths
Intro to Percy Jackson: Greek Myths
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Greek Myths
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1
If a person or animal will die eventually, it is...
mortal
immortal
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Who did the ancient Greeks believe ruled these gods and goddesses?
Poseidon
Hera
Zeus
3
What did the myth "Prometheus and Pandora" try to explain?
How to steal fire.
How humans and animals were created.
How evil and sorrow came into the world.
4
What is a myth?
Is a fictional story from ancient times.
Is a nonfictional story from ancient times.
Tries to explain things that happen in nature.
5
What happens to all of the plants and crops when Demeter begins to grow old?
The grass turns brown; every tree, vine, and field is bare.
The grass turns green and everything grows.
6
How are gods and goddesses similar to humans?
They drive cars.
They have emotions and could fall in love like humans.
They go grocery shopping at Target.
7
Hades returns Persephone to her mother for only part of the year, why?
She ate six pomegranate seeds
She has to return to the underworld for 6 months of the year
She ate six pumpkin seeds
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What is Hades the god of?
The sun.
The underworld.
The moon.
9
According to Greek mythology, who made the first humans?
Icarus
Prometheus
Zeus
10
Based on the story, what do you think the phrase "Pandora's Box" means?
It is always a good idea to open unexpected things.
It is best to avoid something no matter how tempting.
11
What does Zeus do to punish the humans?
Sends Pandora with a closed box filled with unpleasant things.
He sends fire to the Earth.
He makes earthquakes.
12
Spectators are people who watch events. Pick one that applies.
students singing in a school concert.
A family sitting in the bleachers at a track meet.
boys and girls competing in a soccer game.
13
What does Pandora do with the box that Zeus gave her?
She opens the box and pleasant spirits come out of the box.
She opens the box and terrifying evils come out the box.
14
The gods and goddesses of ancient Greece were believed to be...
immortal
mortal
15
Who did the ancient Greeks worship?
Buddha
many gods and goddesses
Confucius
16
How does Demeter feel when she realizes Persephone is missing?
Happy and full of happiness.
Sad, no longer full of happiness and light and stops crops.
17
To be immortal means...
to never fall
never die
never be sick
18
What does the myth "Demeter and Persephone" try to explain?
The changing of the rain; the rain lifecycle.
The changing of the seasons; the life cycle of the plants.
The changing of the moon; the moon life cycle.
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Who made the first mortal creatures?
Athena
Epimetheus
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Why does Zeus try to persuade Hades to return Persephone to Demeter?
Hades is his brother.
He wants to help Demeter.
He knows that people will starve if nothing grows on earth.
