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1In Pandoras Box Hephaestus asks the goddesses
to
- A. express their opinions of Pandora
- B. ask Zeus to stop punishing humans
- C. hide the box from all human beings
- D. give Pandora some of their powers
2What does Epimetheus have trouble believing?
- A. Pandora will love him.
- B. Zeus sent Pandora for him.
- C. Hermes actually appeared.
- D. Pandora is a real woman.
3In Loo-Wit, the Fire Keeper the creator
- A. chooses the lands the brothers will have
- B. builds a bridge for peace between the brothers
- C. destroys the world
- D. encourages the brothers bad behavior
4The story of Loo-Wit explains
- A. the creation of land formations in the
- Northwest
- B. why brothers battle
- C. how fire was created
- D. why gods punish humans
5Pandoras guilty feelings reveal the idea that
you can hurt others if you make the human error of
- A. ignoring any advice you get
- B. accepting a gift without giving one
- C. thinking only of what you desire to do
- D. falling in love with someone beautiful
6Which detail from Pandoras Box most develops
the theme that life has both good and bad sides?
- A. Zeus is cruel to people.
- B. The inside of the box is ugly.
- C. Hermes delivers the beautiful box.
- D. The box contains both pain and hope.
7What does subtle mean?
- A. wise
- B. slight
- C. sweet
- D. beautiful
8To adorn something means to
- A. enjoy it
- B. find it
- C. decorate it
- D. remove it
9To ensnare means to
- A. catch
- B. invite
- C. hurt
- D. mimic
10To restrain something is to
- A. wonder about it
- B. teach it to obey
- C. hold it back
- D. try it again
11Give two examples of things that Hephaestus uses
to make Pandora.
- River clay with flakes of gold (lines 11-12)
- Fragrance of a river rose (line 13)
- Sweetness of honey (line 13)
- Smoothness of a silver dolphin (line 14)
- Voice of the lark (line 14)
- Voice of lake water (line 14)
- Color of sunrise on snow (lines 14-15)
- Warmth of a sunny May morning (line 15)
12Why does Epimetheus say that Pandora is only a
woman in this myth?
- Epimetheus says that Pandora is only a woman in
this myth because he has the poison of Malice in
him, a poison that causes him to think less of
his wife. (lines 79-81)