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• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, what was the original Greek container called before it became a “box”?

Answer

Pithos

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Which 1929 German silent film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst shares its title with Pandora’s myth?

Answer

Pandora’s Box

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In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, what did Prometheus steal from Zeus for humanity?

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Fire

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In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, who receives Pandora after the gods have prepared her?

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Epimetheus

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In Hesiod's Theogony, which god gives Pandora her life and form?

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Hephaestus

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Which Greek word, often translated as “hope,” names the final thing left in Pandora's jar?

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Elpis

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In which Hesiod poem is the fullest surviving version of the Pandora myth found?

Answer

Works and Days

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In the Pandora myth, who was Pandora's husband and the brother of Prometheus?

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Epimetheus

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In Hesiod's Pandora story, what remained inside the jar after troubles escaped into the world?

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Hope

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During the American Revolution, which 1776 pamphlet argued that the Thirteen Colonies should become independent from Britain?

Answer

Common Sense

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Under Article VII of the U.S. Constitution, how many state ratifications were required for it to take effect?

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Nine

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In the first U.S. presidential inauguration under the Constitution, who took the oath at Federal Hall in New York City?

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George Washington

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