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In Doctor Who’s 2010 story “The Pandorica Opens,” what is the Pandorica?

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A prison

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In Hesiod’s myth of Pandora, what remains inside the container after everything else escapes?

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Hope

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Which English phrase replaced Hesiod’s vessel in the familiar expression “Pandora’s box”?

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Box

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According to Hesiod, what does Pandora release when she opens the container?

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Human troubles

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What is the title of the Hesiod poem that gives the fullest ancient account of Pandora’s story?

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Works and Days

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In Hesiod’s Works and Days, which brother receives Pandora as a gift from the gods?

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Epimetheus

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In Hesiod’s Theogony, Pandora is described as what kind of woman?

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The first woman

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Which 1508 writer helped turn Pandora’s jar into the familiar phrase “Pandora’s box”?

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Erasmus

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In Greek mythology, which god fashions Pandora from clay?

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Hephaestus

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Which Greek figure became the mother of Deucalion’s son Hellen after Pandora’s story?

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Pyrrha

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In Greek mythology, which god is said to have taught Pandora crafts?

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Athena

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Which Titan’s theft of fire led to Zeus sending Pandora to humanity?

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Prometheus

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