What character trait best describes Pandora?
a.evil
b.determined
c.curious
What is c.curious?
100
A biography of our first president George Washington. Primary or Secondary source. Why?
What is secondary source; it is a biography. The author had to get him information from other sources.
100
What is the theme in this myth?
What is do not let your curiousness get the best of you.
100
This character was given a box. They were told not to open the box. They opened the box and all the illnesses and hardships that gods had hidden in the box started coming out. This person was scared, because they saw all the evil spirits coming out and tried to close the box as fast as possible, closing Hope inside.
Hope stayed inside the box. The Gods wanted to let people suffer in order to understand that they should not disobey their gods. What was this character?
Who is Pandora
100
The poverty-stricken boy turned out to have the Midas touch and was a millionaire by the time he was twenty-five. What does the saying "Midas touch" mean?
To be lucky, or money making come easily to them.
200
When Medusa said that she was much prettier than Athena what character trait did it reveal?
a.arrogance
b.skeptical
c.anger
What is a.arrogance?
200
A play written to show the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Primary or Secondary source. Why?
What is a secondary source; it is a play created AFTER his death.
200
Why did Pandora open the box?
What is She opened the box because her curiosity took over her.
200
This myth is about a strong brave war hero. His mother bathed him in the river Styx to protect him from harm and to make him immortal. However, she left just one spot untouched by the water. This brought on the death of this character. Who is this character?
Who is Achilles
200
Over the summer I went on a road trip and traveled across many states. I saw Niagra Falls, the Statue of Liberty, and the San Francisco Bridge. It was an odyssey for sure.
What does Odyssey mean?
A long journey or adventure
300
When Narcissus stares at himself to the point of causing his own death....
What is stupidity, vainity, selfishness
300
A diary entry written by someone during The Great Depression. Primary or Secondary source. Why?
What is a primary source; it is an original diary entry from a person that was there during that time.
300
What spirit did Pandora leave in the box?
What is the spirit hope.
300
This Greek god is the god of beauty. He is so vain and self centered that he actually died from staring at his reflection and forgetting to eat. Who is this God?
Narcissus
300
To have a weak spot that brings about your demise or death.
Achilles' Heel
400
Two character traits of Odysseus.
What is brave, strong, persistent, clever
400
A map created to show the route that Native Americans were marched on during the Trail of Tears. Primary or Secondary source. Why?
Secondary Source; recreated to show the route. It is not an original
400
What event changed the story so it was not as disastrous as it could have been.
Hope was released from the box
400
This king was as greedy as greedy can be. He was granted one wish, and he wished that everything he touched would be turned to gold. He loved his new talent... Until he realized he could no longer eat or play with his daughter. What was the name of this Greek Myth?
King Midas
400
When I asked Jane about her problems, I didn't know I had opened Pandora's box. You should be cautious with people who are upset. What does the author mean by opening pandora's box?
To be curious, allow your curiousness to get you into trouble.
500
Two character traits of Arachne
What is prideful, skilled weaver, boastful, vain
500
An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone. Primary or secondary source? Why?
What is a primary source; it is an interview with the person.
500
Name 5 furies that Pandora let out of the box.
What is sorrow, pain, evil, greed, envy, despair, hatred, poor health, distrust, laziness, laziness, and lies.
500
In the tenth year of the Trojan War, the Greeks tricked the enemy into bringing a colossal wooden horse within the walls of Troy. The Trojans had no idea that Greek soldiers were hidden inside, under the command of their leader. That night they emerged and opened the city gates to the Greek army. Troy was destroyed. The warriors had to return home, but not before being captured by a cyclopes, fighting the amazon warriors, being stuck on an island, and being turned into pigs. What myth is this?
The Odessey
500
During the storm, utility workers showed Herculean willpower as they worked to restore electricity to the town. How is Herculean used in this sentence?