Orpheus & Origins of the Seasons
Authored by Brittany Cochran
English
7th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Eurydice dies
by a snake bite, while celebrating her marriage to Orpheus
Of a broken heart
Because she is kidnapped by Hades, god of the Underworld
Because her parents chose not to vaccinate her
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The ferryboat captain who takes Orpheus across the River Styx is named ______.
Deborah
Cerberus
Charon
Persephone
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Orpheus sings about all the following lovers except ______.
Zeus and Ganymede
Venus and Adonis
Myrrah and her father
Romeo and Juliet
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Orpheus fails to rescue Eurydice ______.
Because the Maenads want him to love them instead
Because Charon will not grant him passage across the River Styx
Because Sisyphus is not moved by his song
Because he turns around to look at her
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Orpheus's journey to the underworld is unusual because
his beautiful music brings the dead back to life
normally only the souls of the dead go to the underworld
he takes the place of the ruler Hades
he forgets his love Eurydice
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Orpheus is finally reunited with Eurydice after
he dies at the hands of an angry mob
Charon's ferryboat sinks in the river
Hades takes Eurydice back to Earth
Eurydice plays a song on his lyre
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
For the ancient Greeks, what was the purpose of this legend?
to predict the future of music
to describe a frightening 3-headed dog
to examine death and the afterlife
to portray a man who turns into a daffodil
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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