Medusa's Head

Medusa's Head

6th Grade

14 Qs

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Medusa's Head

Medusa's Head

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.4.9, RL.8.9, RL.7.10

+17

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jill Horne

Used 49+ times

FREE Resource

14 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is Acrisios?

Perseus's uncle

Danae's father

an evil god

king of the nymphs

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Perseus?

King Acrisios's nephew

Zeus's brother

Danae's son

a poor servant

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were two things Acrisios did to Danae?

He sent her to prison

He locked her in a tower.

He locked her in an underground room.

He put her in a wooden chest and threw it into the sea.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Danae give all her attention to Perseus when she was a servant in a palace?

to avoid being sent to another kingdon

to avoid having her son sent away

to avoid marrying Polydectus

to avoid marring Dictys

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which human trait did Zues have in the story?

He at with the king of the land.

He felt pity for Danae.

He turned himself into a shower of gold.

He was angry with Zeus.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Perseus had to take certain steps in order to slay the Gorgon. Which of the following is not one of those steps?

Rescue a girl who is chained to a rock

Take the shield from Athena and the sword from Hermes

Get the hat of darkness, winged sandals, and knapsack

Go to the sisters Phorcides.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Phorcides help Perseus?

They were scared of the gods.

They were friends with the gods.

They needed their eye back.

They hated the monsters, including the Gorgons.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

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