Mythology
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Read the passage 'Arachne the Spider' and answer the question below:
Why does Athena disguise herself as an old woman?
to take Arachne by surprise
to get respect from Arachne
to show Arachne she was better
to make Arachne feel sorry for her
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Read the passage 'Arachne the Spider' and answer the question below:
Why does Athena become angry at Arachne at the beginning of the story?
Arachne does not like Athena’s weaving.
Athena does not like the way Arachne brags.
Athena does not like humans who weave well.
Athena does not like the challenge Arachne has given her.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Read the passage 'Arachne the Spider' and answer the question below:
Which sentence from “Arachne the Spider” could use an exclamation point
at the end?
She wove in glowing yellow sunbeams and snowy white clouds.
A large crowd of humans and gods gathered to watch
Even Athena cannot spin as wonderfully as I can.
Arachne laughed and tossed her head.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Read the passage 'Arachne the Spider' and answer the question below:
Which line from the “Arachne the Spider” shows Athena won the contest
fairly?
Her colors were so bright and amazing that they seemed like living
things.
things.
Even Zeus himself said, “This girl’s weaving may be the most splendid
thing I’ve ever seen.”
thing I’ve ever seen.”
She wove in glowing yellow sunbeams and snowy white clouds.
Her cloth was so beautiful that everyone who looked at it was filled
with wonder and delight and forgot all about Arachne’s work.
with wonder and delight and forgot all about Arachne’s work.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Read the sentence from 'Arachne the Spider' and answer the question below:
Her colors were so bright and amazing that they seemed like living
things. Even Zeus himself said, “This girl’s weaving may be the
most splendid thing I’ve ever seen.”
Which word BEST matches the meaning of splendid as used in the second
sentence?
excellent
interesting
pretty
unusual
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Read the passage 'Arachne the Spider' and answer the question below:
Which illustration would BEST match the end of “Arachne the Spider”?
a picture of Athena
a picture of woman weaving
a picture of a spider in a web
a picture of a beautiful weaving
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Zeus want to punish Prometheus, Epimetheus, and all of the human race?
Prometheus stole Zeus' lightning rod
Epimetheus kidnapped Hera.
Prometheus gave fire to the human race
Aphrodite and Hera played a trick on him.
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