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English, History
4th -
6thgrade
Pandora's Box Reading Comprehension Questions
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What would be another good title for this story?
The Little Bottle of Horrors
Pandora's Curiosity
Pandora and the Foolish Girl
Mankind's Best Present
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
Zeus was happy people had fire.
Zeus was angry people had fire.
Zeus wanted to give people fire.
Zeus wanted people to give him fire.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
There was still a possibility that mankind could be happy.
Mankind was doomed to be miserable.
Hope did not want to help mankind.
Pandora was convinced mankind could help themselves.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following could be a good theme for the text?
curiosity can cause harm.
people should not have fire.
Zeus was an evil being.
beautiful boxes are not good gifts.
- 5. Multiple Choice
According to the story, who released disease into the world?
Zeus
Prometheus
Pandora
Mankind
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did mankind obtain fire?
Zeus gave fire to mankind.
Mankind found fire.
Pandora released fire from the box.
Prometheus gave fire to mankind.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why did Zeus give Pandora the box?
Zeus thought Pandora was the most beautiful woman in the world.
Zeus knew Pandora was too curious and she would eventually open the box.
Pandora had wanted the beautiful box.
Zeus gave Pandora the box so she would release hope.
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did Pandora probably feel upon seeing Hope at the end of the story?
Pandora thought she was an evil creature.
Pandora felt relieved that mankind would not be completely ruined.
Pandora thought Hope could not help mankind.
Pandora was afraid Zeus would not allow Hope to help mankind.
- 9. Multiple Choice
From the story, the reader can infer
Zeus is using Pandora's curiosity to hurt mankind.
Prometheus was a kind man.
Hope was going to save the world from despair.
All of the above are correct.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The last creature to come out of the box was named Hope because
she had the power to hurt mankind.
Hope was afraid of Pandora.
Zeus named her Hope.
she had the power to help mankind.
- 11. Multiple Choice
The author implies
although disease and worries were unleashed upon the earth, mankind would be alright because of Hope.
mankind will never be safe.
mankind does not care about disease and worries.
mankind does not care for Hope.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why did Pandora want to open the box?
She was curious
She thought a treasure would be inside that would make her rich.
She wanted to do the opposite of what her husband told her to do.
She wanted to obey Zeus.
- 13. Multiple Choice
According to the story, what happened as a result of Pandora's curiosity?
Mankind will forever be vexed by evil things.
Pandora lost the jewels she wanted.
Zeus took fire away from all mankind.
Zeus came to Pandora's home and gave her a gift.
- 14. Multiple Choice
The author included curiosity as one of Pandora's character traits
so Pandora would be interesting.
so it would be believable that she would open the box.
so readers would dislike Pandora.
so Pandora would not open the box.
- 15. Multiple Choice
The author probably viewed Hope as being
unselfish.
rude.
disagreeable.
humorous.
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