"Arachne" and "Apollo's Tree"

Apollo's difficulties begin in Apollo's Tree when he insults

• Daphne

• Diana

• Cupid

• Daphane's father

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

How does Daphne react in Appollo's Tree right after the leaden arrow hits her?

• She roams the woods and fields.

• She fears love and marriage.

• She becomes a laurel tree.

• She runs as fast as the wind.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

In Arachne, Athena first appears to Arachne in the form of

• an olive tree

• a graceful nymph

• a brown spider

• an old woman

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How does the myth Arachne try to teach the cultural value of giving credit to others?

• Arachne does not admit that her father has great dyeing skill

• Arachne avoids complimenting Athena on her beautiful weaving

• Arachne is rude to the old woman who comes to her doorway

• Arachne blames the gods' trickery in her woven design

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Both of these myths teach the value of

• respecting the gods

• giving credit to others

• being kind to elders

• doing excellent work

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

What does ominous mean?

• lonely

• frightening

• angry

• quiet

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A place that is obscure is

• near an ocean

• far from cities

• along a road

• in a kingdom

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does indignantly mean?

• angrily

• regretfully

• proudly

• suddenly

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Obstinacy means

• the state of behaving foolishly

• the act of being stubborn

• a refusal to offer help

• a way to avoid problems

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does immensely mean?

• quickly

• instantly

• largely

• extremely

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4