We may never truly know how man was created, but there are certainly manytheories to be explored. One story that has recently gained popularity with a movie released under the same name is the legend of Prometheus, who in Greekmythology is credited with having created man from clay. Prometheus, which means forethought as he was forever thinking of the future, was the son of a Titan. After engaging in a war with the Olympians, all of the Titans were sent to prison except for Prometheus and his brother Epimetheus, which means afterthought since he was always dwelling on the past. The brothers were instead assigned the task of creating man and animals. According to the myth, Prometheus molded man from clay, and the goddess Athena breathed life into the clay figure. Zeus, the king of the Olympian gods, felt threatened by mankind and took fire away from them. Man suffered greatly, so Prometheus stole fire back from Zeus and returned it to mankind. As punishment for this act, Prometheus was banished to a mountain, where he was chained to a rock to live out eternity. Every day, an enormous eagle was sent tofeed on his liver, and since Prometheus was immortal, his liver would grow back before the eagle returned to feast the following day. Some stories say Prometheus spent 30 years there, while others say it was 1,000, but even morediscrepancies exist between the stories of how Prometheus was freed. The most popular version is that Hercules, the son of Zeus, freed Prometheus byslaying the eagle and unbinding him.
1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? (A) The movie Prometheus is about the Greek god with the same name. (B) Greek mythologies are best suited for children. (C) The story of Prometheus aims to teach people about the consequences of stealing. (D) Greek mythology offers alternate explanations for the creation of the world. 2. Which quality would NOT be used to describe Prometheus? (A) Courageous. (B) Bold. (C) Greedy. (D) Kind. 3. Which of the following is true about Zeus? (A) He was worried that man would become too powerful. (B) His children were angry and turned against him. (C) He was concerned that Prometheus would replace him as king. (D) He hated mankind. 4. Why was Prometheus chained to a rock on a mountain? (A) He was punished for being greedy and stealing. (B) Zeus wanted to punish the Titans, so he banished him. (C) Zeus was angry that mankind had been given fire. (D) Zeus' malnourished eagle was hungry.
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