Damon and Pythias Comprehension and Vocabulary

Damon and Pythias Comprehension and Vocabulary

6th Grade

12 Qs

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Damon and Pythias Comprehension and Vocabulary

Damon and Pythias Comprehension and Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.6.10, RI.6.4, RL.5.2

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Standards-aligned

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Damon and Pythias are known throughout Sicily because of their

great wealth

strong friendship

dislike of the king

skills in government

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which action from the legend shows the cultural value of honesty?

Pythias stands before the king and openly states his beliefs.

Pythias tries to escape from the robbers who hold him.

Damon offers to stay in jail so that Pythias can go home.

Damon refuses to think that Pythias might fail to return.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the king distrust at first the bargain he and Damon make?

Damon is known for telling lies.

Pythias tells the king he will return.

The king thinks Pythias will run away.

The king has made this kind of deal before.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

how do you know in this play that Pythias struggles to free himself after robbers tie him to a tree?

The first robber watches Pythias struggle.

The scene is acted out in dialogue.

The narrator describes the event.

Pythias tells Damon about it.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At the end of the play, the king's actions reveal that the culture supports the value of

courage to speak out

obedience to family

honesty to the king

loyalty to friends

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A tyrant is

a counselor

an officer

a dictator

a president

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To proclaim means to

recommend

announce

discover

forbid

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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