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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, which god commanded the creation of Pandora?

Answer

Zeus

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s account, what was Pandora’s defining quality among her divine gifts?

Answer

Beauty

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, which god gave Pandora deceptive speech among her divine gifts?

Answer

Hermes

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s account, what type of container did Pandora open before it became known as a box?

Answer

A pithos

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, which goddess dressed Pandora in fine clothing during her creation?

Answer

Athena

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

Which ancient Greek poet wrote Works and Days, the poem containing the famous Pandora story?

Answer

Hesiod

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, what Greek word is commonly translated as Pandora’s “box”?

Answer

Pithos

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s story of Pandora, which Titan stole fire from the gods for humanity?

Answer

Prometheus

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• J.R.R. Tolkien

How many volumes make up J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings in its standard publication format?

Answer

Three

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• J.R.R. Tolkien

What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s middle name, given at his baptism?

Answer

Reuel

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• J.R.R. Tolkien

Who painted the original cover designs for the first editions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings?

Answer

J.R.R. Tolkien

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• J.R.R. Tolkien

Which fictional language of Middle-earth is associated with the elves of Beleriand and western Middle-earth?

Answer

Sindarin

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