Dunn Orpheus and Eurydice
Authored by Renee Dunn
English
7th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What caused Eurydice's death?
A jealous girlfriend poisoned her
She was bitten by a snake
She ran away and fell over a cliff
Hades punished her
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was Orpheus's journey to the underworld unusual?
Hades refused visitors during certain times of the year
normally only the souls of the dead go to the underworld
Orpheus's music always angered Hades
Orpheus had no reason
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When is Orpheus finally reunited with Eurydice
When he dies at the hands of the angry mob (the women of Thrace)
When he rescues her from Hades
When he gives her medicine to bring her back to life
When he catches her coming out of the Yawning Caves
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one purpose of this legend for the Greeks?
To explain where daffodils come from
To explain where fire came from
To examine death and the afterlife
to represent nonfiction stories
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one purpose this myth serves for contemporary (you) readers?
to acknowledge and describe the anguish of losing a loved one
to inspire you to not play music
to teach you about Zeus
to help you read nonfiction stories
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CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the underworld of Greek and Roman Mythology described as
place where Zeus lives
Where you can find Mount Olympus
place where the souls of the dead stay
place never mentioned
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the three headed monster who guards the gates of the underworld.
Orpheus
Eurydice
Hades
Cerberus
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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