Orpheus lost Eurydice because he ...

• A. Spoke to Hades
• B. Looked back too soon
• C. Dropped Eurydice's lamp
• D. Turned away at the gate

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that Orpheus loses Eurydice because he breaks a single, specific condition set for their escape from the underworld: not to look back at her until they have reached the surface. He glances back too soon, perhaps out of doubt or a need to confirm she’s there, and that act violates the rule. In that moment, Eurydice is pulled back into the underworld, and the chance to leave is lost. The other options don’t fit the myth: speaking to Hades happened earlier and isn’t what costs him Eurydice; no lamp is dropped in the story; and turning away at the gate isn’t the described turning point—the decisive moment is the moment he looks back before they’re safe above ground.