"Arachne," Characterization
Authored by Michele Figueiredo
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(Choose all that apply) Which of the following are learned in the exposition of "Arachne."
A. The setting is ancient times in a large Greek city.
B. The nymphs begin to worship her ability for weaving
C. Arachne sells her cloth at higher prices.
D. Arachne's father is an incredibly talented color dyer of wool.
Arachne works so hard she is even pale.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What happens right after Arachne insults the old woman?
A. The old woman leaves immediately.
B. The old woman starts to weave.
C. The old woman changes into Athene.
D. The old woman changes into a spider.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
During the weaving contest, Athene weaves a warning to Arachne. What does Athene’s weaving show?
A. the natural beauty of Greece
B. what happens to mortals who compete against gods
C. the miraculous powers of the gods
D. humans being rewarded for respecting the gods
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of Athene’s touching the rope and then touching Arachne at the end of the myth?
A. Arachne turns into a spider.
B. Athene disappears.
C. Arachne disappears.
D. Arachne changes into an old woman.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Arachne’s punishment fit her crime?
A. She will no longer be able to spin.
B. In her new form, she will live on and spin and weave.
C. Everyone will fear her instead of admiring her.
D. In her new form, she will be tiny.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which character trait is the cause of Arachne’s downfall?
A. silliness
B. curiosity
C. pride
D. selfishness
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences about Arachne is a compound sentence?
A. Arachne was a girl who became famous.
B. She lived in Greece, and her father was a dyer of wool.
C. Arachne was even more skillful than her father.
D. The Greeks never forgot the contest.
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