Prometheus and Pandora

Question 1

Who is credited with creating
humanity in Greek mythology?
A) Prometheus
B) Pandora
C) Zeus
D) Athena

Answer 1

A) Prometheus

Question 2

What was Prometheus punished for
by Zeus?
A) Stealing fire from the gods
B) Creating humans out of clay
C) Betraying the Titans
D) Rescuing Pandora

Answer 2

A) Stealing fire from the gods

Question 3

What gift did Prometheus give to
humans?
A) Fire
B) Wisdom
C) Weapons
D) Healing herbs

Answer 3

A) Fire

Question 4

Which god created Pandora?
A) Zeus
B) Apollo
C) Poseidon
D) Hermes

Answer 4

A) Zeus

Question 5

What was Pandora given to bring to
humanity?
A) Hope
B) Wisdom
C) Love
D) Wealth

Answer 5

A) Hope

Question 6

What did Pandora’s curiosity lead
her to do?
A) Open a box
B) Climb Mount Olympus
C) Steal from the gods
D) Defy Zeus

Answer 6

A) Open a box

Question 7

What was released from Pandora’s
box?
A) All the world’s evils
B) Hope
C) Joy
D) Wisdom

Answer 7

A) All the world’s evils

Note:
Hope, although last, was also released.

Question 8

What did Prometheus foresee
would be the consequence of giving
fire to humans?
A) Eternal glory
B) Zeus’ wrath
C) Pandemonium
D) Human enslavement

Answer 8

B) Zeus’ wrath

Question 9

How did Prometheus assist
humanity after Zeus punished him?
A) He taught humans how to survive
without fire
B) He provided them with weapons
for protection
C) He secretly continued to aid them
D) He begged Zeus for forgiveness

Answer 9

C) He secretly continued to aid them

Question 10

What did Zeus send to punish
Prometheus eternally?
A) An eagle to eat his liver
B) Chains to bind him to a rock
C) A curse of eternal loneliness
D) Endless storms and lightning
strikes

Answer 10

A) An eagle to eat his liver

Question 11

What was the significance of
Pandora’s box in Greek mythology?
A) It held the secrets of the gods
B) It was a portal to the underworld
C) It contained all the blessings of
humanity
D) It unleashed suffering and
misfortune upon the world

Answer 11

D) It unleased suffering and misfortune upon the world

Question 12

Which Titan was Prometheus’s
father?
A) Cronus
B) Atlas
C) Oceanus
D) Hyperion

Answer 12

C) Oceanus

Question 13

How did Zeus persuade
Prometheus to reveal the prophecy
about his potential offspring
overthrowing him?
A) He promised to release
Prometheus from his chains
B) He threatened to harm Pandora
C) He offered him immortality
D) He deceived Prometheus with
false kindness

Answer 13

D) He deceived Prometheus with false kindness

Question 14

Which deity’s assistance did
Prometheus refuse to accept in his
rebellion against Zeus?
A) Hera
B) Athena
C) Hades
D) Poseidon

Answer 14

A) Hera

Question 15

What did Prometheus advise his
brother Epimetheus to do regarding
gifts from Zeus?
A) Accept them graciously
B) Reject them with defiance
C) Give them to Pandora
D) Hide them away

Answer 15

B) Reject them with defiance

Question 16

What was Pandora’s most notable
quality, according to some
interpretations of the myth?
A) Beauty
B) Cunning
C) Curiosity
D) Compassion

Answer 16

C) Curiosity

Question 17

How did Prometheus come to
possess the knowledge of Zeus’ plan
to destroy humanity?
A) He overheard a conversation
between Zeus and Hera
B) He deciphered an oracle’s
prophecy
C) He had a vision sent by Apollo
D) He was told by Athena

Answer 17

A) He overheard a conversation between Zeus and Hera

Question 18

What did Pandora release last from
her box?
A) Hatred
B) Envy
C) Hope
D) Greed

Answer 18

C) Hope

Question 19

How did Prometheus create
humans according to some myths?
A) He molded them from clay
B) He captured them from the
animal kingdom
C) He summoned them from the
earth’s elements
D) He transformed animals into
humans

Answer 19

A) He molded them from clay

Question 20

Who ultimately punished
Prometheus for his transgressions
against Zeus?
A) Zeus
B) Hera
C) Hades
D) Athena

Answer 20

A) Zeus

Question 21

How did Prometheus escape his
punishment eventually?
A) Hercules freed him
B) He made a deal with Zeus
C) He tricked Zeus into releasing him
D) He earned his freedom through
self-sacrifice

Answer 21

A) Hercules freed him

Question 22

What was Prometheus’s role in the
creation of the first woman, according
to some versions of the myth?
A) He shaped her from clay
B) He breathed life into her
C) He bestowed her with gifts from
the gods
D) He warned Epimetheus against
her

Answer 22

A) He shaped her from clay

Question 23

What did Prometheus steal besides
fire in some versions of the myth?
A) Divine knowledge
B) Zeus’ scepter
C) Ambrosia and nectar
D) Lightning bolts

Answer 23

C) Ambrosia and nectar

Question 24

Which god or goddess was
angered by the creation of humanity
and sought retribution?
A) Apollo
B) Artemis
C) Hera
D) Demeter

Answer 24

C) Hera

Question 25

What lesson can be drawn from
the stories of Prometheus and
Pandora?
A) The consequences of
disobedience to the gods
B) The power of human curiosity
and resilience
C) The importance of divine
intervention in human affairs
D) The inevitability of suffering and
hardship in life

Answer 25

B) The power of human curiosity and resilience