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Dunn Orpheus and Eurydice

Authored by Renee Dunn

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 18+ times

Dunn Orpheus and Eurydice
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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CCSS.RL.8.9

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