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- 1. Multiple Choice
Demeter loved her daughter.....
as much as she loved the earth
less than plant and flowers on the field
because she named Persephone
as she made them grow all year
- 2. Multiple Choice
What event in nature does this myth try to explain?
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
The Water Cycle
The Changing of the Seasons
- 3. Multiple Choice
What happens to Persephone at the beginning of the story?
She was taken away by Hades
She went to Mount Olympus
She went to the Underworld
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is Hades the god of?
Mount Olympus
The Underworld
The Ocean
Death
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why does Hades spirit away Persephone away?
He wanted her away from her mother
He wanted to take care of her
He hates Demeter
He saw how beautiful she was and wanted to make her his queen.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Hades returns Persephone to her mother, but only for part of the year. Why?
Hades did not want to make Zeus angry
Persephone ate 6 pomegranate seeds so she had to stay in the Underworld for 6 months.
Hades felt bad for Demeter
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was Hades' condition to let Persephone goes home?
If Demeter didn't go underground.
If she didn't eat any of his food.
If Demeter went underground.
If Demeter ate some of his food.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho is Persephone's mother?HeraDemeterHadesZeus
- 9. Multiple Choice
Demeter is the Goddess of the _________
underworld
harvest
sky
earth
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Demeter do when she lost her daughter?Cried and criedKilled peopleWouldn't let anything growWouldn't let it rain
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to the world while Persephone is with Hades?StormsHurricanesWinterSummer
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following happened as a result of Persephone's disappearance?flowers wilted and trees lost their leavespeople and animals starvedfields couldn't grow any cropsAll of these happened
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens if someone eats food in the Underworld?They must stay in the Underworld.They must leave the Underworld.They will always be hungry.They will never by hungry again.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Zeus' solution to the problem of Hades and Demeter both wanting Persephone always by their side?Persephone will live only with Demeter.Persephone will live only with Hades.Persephone will live part of the time with Demeter and the rest on Mount Olympus.Persephone will live part of the time with Demeter and part of the time with Hades.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich word best describes Demeter when Persephone returns to her?joyfulsadsneakyserious
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich word means the same as drab in the phrase "Hades considers how to persuade Persephone to come to the drab Underworld"?dampdrearycolddistant
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich word means felt or showed suffering or sadness?wanderedgrievedsearchedchanged
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main problem Hades faced in the story?Persephone loved being in the underworld.Demeter ordered Hades to return Persephone.Hades could not find Persephone.Hades wanted a queen for the underworld.
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