Quiz - Perseus and Medusa the Drama

1. Read the following excerpt:

Narrator: And so the king devised an evil plan. He thought about the horrible Medusa who had a hideous face and live snakes in her hair.

In the above excerpt, the word devised means…

• To find out about

• Ignored

• Carefully thought about

• Worked

Which statement does not express a theme found in the play?

• Bravery is not the absence of fear but choosing to take action despite your fears

• Having the courage to face seemingly impossible tasks will help you succeed.

• When you plot evil against others, it may backfire on you.

• Sometimes family can be your worst enemy.

Read the following excerpt:

King: Excellent. I want you to bring me the head of Medusa.

Perseus: (gulps) As you wish.

What do the stage directions in this excerpt suggest?

• That Perseus is shocked and afraid of his assignment.

• That the King is horrible at his job.

• That Perseus’ mother is to blame for his troubles.

• That Perseus was eating and drinking during this conversation.

Throughout the drama, the dialogue between Perseus and his mother illustrates…

• Why Perseus is forced to protect his mother.

• That Danae and Perseus are tired of being poor.

• Why they hate the King.

• The close relationship that they have.

Which of the following events occur in the exposition of the play?

• The King asks Danae to marry him.

• Medusa’s head is cut off.

• Danae becomes a slave.

• The King has a party.

What is the primary conflict in the play?

• Danae will not marry the King.

• Perseus must find Medusa but does not know where she is.

• Perseus stands in the way of Danae marrying the King.

• The King is a bad man.

Which of the following events occurred in the rising action?

• The King tricks Perseus into going to find Medusa.

• Perseus took the head out of the bag.

• The reader is informed that the characters live on an island.

• Perseus cuts off Medusa’s head.

Which of the following represents the climax of the play?

• The King and his servants turned into stone.

• The King devised an evil plan.

• Athena appears in Perseus’ dreams.

• Perseus cuts off the head of Medusa.

What occurred in the resolution?

• The King and his servants turned into stone.

• The King devised an evil plan.

• Athena appears in Perseus’ dreams.

• Perseus cuts off the head of Medusa.

Which of the following events occurred in the falling action?

• The King devised an evil plan.

• Perseus took the head out of the bag.

• Danae refuses to marry the King.

• Perseus thanks his mother.