Read the text and do the tasks. In ancient Greece, there lived a man called Tantalus. He was half man and half god. His father was the great Greek…
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Read the text and do the tasks.
In ancient Greece, there lived a man called Tantalus. He was half man and half god. His father was the great Greek god Zeus. One day, Zeus invited him up to Mount Olympus, high above the clouds for dinner. When Tantalus received the invitation, he was very proud. "Dinner with gods!" he thought. "What a grand honour!" said Tantalus and climbed up to the very top of Mount Olympus in his embroidered robes to dine with his father and other gods. They had an exquisite dinner together. The next morning, Tantalus lay in bed remembering the glorious evening. "I must return the invitation." "But what can I serve them? I must give them something I value more than anything." And then, Tantalus had a terrible idea, a horrible one. He decided to take his son, Pelops, and chop him up and serve him as a stew to the gods. The gods, who saw everything, were furious. "How could he do such a thing?" they asked. "He knows we hate human sacrifice. We will have to punish him." As a punishment, they sent him down to the underworld, where he had to stand in water up to his neck forever.
A. Write the sentences in the correct order as they appear in the text. (5×1=5)
a. The gods decided to punish Tantalus for his bad deed.
b. Tantalus's father invited him to have dinner with other gods.
c. Tantalus was overjoyed to have an invitation for the dinner.
d. Tantalus planned to kill his son and serve him as a stew to the gods.
e. Tantalus and the gods dined together.
B. Answer these questions. (5×1=5)
a. Where did Zeus invite Tantalus for dinner?
b. What made Tantalus feel proud?
c. Who does 'I' in the line 'I must return the invitation' refer to?
d. Was Tantalus a cruel man? Why?
e. Write the punishment given to Tantalus.