Prometheus and Pandora Flashcards
Who is credited with creating
humanity in Greek mythology?
A) Prometheus
B) Pandora
C) Zeus
D) Athena
A) Prometheus
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
A) Stealing fire from the gods
What gift did Prometheus give to
humans?
A) Fire
B) Wisdom
C) Weapons
D) Healing herbs
A) Fire
Which god created Pandora?
A) Zeus
B) Apollo
C) Poseidon
D) Hermes
A) Zeus
What was Pandora given to bring to
humanity?
A) Hope
B) Wisdom
C) Love
D) Wealth
A) Hope
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
A) Open a box
What was released from Pandora’s
box?
A) All the world’s evils
B) Hope
C) Joy
D) Wisdom
A) All the world’s evils
Note:
Hope, although last, was also released.
What did Prometheus foresee
would be the consequence of giving
fire to humans?
A) Eternal glory
B) Zeus’ wrath
C) Pandemonium
D) Human enslavement
B) Zeus’ wrath
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
C) He secretly continued to aid them
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
A) An eagle to eat his liver
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
D) It unleased suffering and misfortune upon the world
Which Titan was Prometheus’s
father?
A) Cronus
B) Atlas
C) Oceanus
D) Hyperion
C) Oceanus
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
D) He deceived Prometheus with false kindness
Which deity’s assistance did
Prometheus refuse to accept in his
rebellion against Zeus?
A) Hera
B) Athena
C) Hades
D) Poseidon
A) Hera
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
B) Reject them with defiance
What was Pandora’s most notable
quality, according to some
interpretations of the myth?
A) Beauty
B) Cunning
C) Curiosity
D) Compassion
C) Curiosity
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
A) He overheard a conversation between Zeus and Hera
What did Pandora release last from
her box?
A) Hatred
B) Envy
C) Hope
D) Greed
C) Hope
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
A) He molded them from clay
Who ultimately punished
Prometheus for his transgressions
against Zeus?
A) Zeus
B) Hera
C) Hades
D) Athena
A) Zeus
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
A) Hercules freed him
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
A) He shaped her from clay
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
C) Ambrosia and nectar
Which god or goddess was
angered by the creation of humanity
and sought retribution?
A) Apollo
B) Artemis
C) Hera
D) Demeter
C) Hera
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
B) The power of human curiosity and resilience
