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Then followed a long and terrible war. But Jupiter had many mighty helpers. A company of one-eyed monsters called Cyclopes were kept busy all the time, forging thunderbolts in the fire of burning mountains. Three other monsters, each with a hundred hands, were called in to throw rocks and trees against the stronghold of the Titans; and Jupiter himself hurled his sharp lightning darts so thick and fast that the woods were set on fire and the water in the rivers boiled with the heat.
Of course, good, quiet old Saturn and his brothers and sisters could not hold out always against such foes as these. At the end of ten years they had to give up and beg for peace. They were bound in chains of the hardest rock and thrown into a prison in the Lower Worlds; and the Cyclopes and the hundred-handed monsters were sent there to be their jailers and to keep guard over them forever.
Then men began to grow dissatisfied with their lot. Some wanted to be rich and own all the good things in the world. Some wanted to be kings and rule over the others. Some who were strong wanted to make slaves of those who were weak. Some broke down the fruit trees in the woods, lest others should eat of the fruit. Some, for mere sport, hunted the timid animals which had always been their friends. Some even killed these poor creatures and ate their flesh for food.
At last, instead of everybody being everybody’s friend, everybody was everybody’s foe.
So, in all the world, instead of peace, there was war; instead of plenty, there was starvation; instead of innocence, there was crime; and instead of happiness, there was misery.
And that was the way in which Jupiter made himself so mighty; and that was the way in which the Golden Age came to an end.
Which of these statements is the MOST prominent theme in this myth?
a. Lightning causes fires and destroys nature.
b. No one needs to work during happy, peaceful times.
c. Sons are more powerful and stronger than fathers.
d. It is difficult for people to live perfectly and in peace.
Which statement from the myth BEST captures the exposition?
a. “At last, instead of everybody being everybody’s friend, everybody was everybody’s foe.”
b. “What a pity it is that this Golden Age should have come to an end!”
c. “He was the king of the Titans, and so, of course, was the king of all the earth
besides.”
d. “Some, for mere sport, hunted the timid animals that had always been their
friends.”
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