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In Frank Wedekind’s plays adapted into the 1929 film Pandora’s Box, what is the name of the central woman?

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Lulu

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In Hesiod’s Pandora story, which god fashioned Pandora’s human form from earth and water?

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Hephaestus

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In the Greek myth of Pandora, which god ordered the gods to create her as punishment for Prometheus’s theft of fire?

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Zeus

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In Hesiod’s original Greek story, what kind of container did Pandora open, rather than a box?

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Pithos

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In Hesiod’s Greek myth, what was Pandora described as being—the first of which kind of human?

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Woman

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Which modern phrase means to begin a series of unexpected troubles, like Pandora opening her container?

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Open Pandora’s box

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What is the usual English meaning of the name Pandora in Greek mythology?

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All-gifted

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In the myth of Pandora’s Box, what act released disease and suffering into the human world?

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Opening the jar

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Which Greek poet first recorded the story now known as Pandora’s Box in his poem Works and Days?

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Hesiod

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In Hesiod’s account, who was Pandora’s husband and the brother of Prometheus?

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Epimetheus

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In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, what was the only thing left inside the container after its troubles escaped?

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Hope

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In the Greek myth of Pandora’s Box, which god gave Pandora her deceptive speech?

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Hermes

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