The Aeneid of Virgil and Hades: Lord of the Dead Quiz
Authored by Mariah Farkas
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the tone of the excerpt from The Aeneid of Virgil?
Concerned and calming
Fearless and Questioning
Ghoulish and emotionless
Grim and wretched
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of the phrase old age in a god is tough and green in line 12 of The Aeneid?
Old gods may look weak, but they stay powerful.
When gods get old, they create terror for everyone.
When gods get old, they stop taking care of themselves
Old gods may seem powerful, but they are helpless.
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CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of imagery in lines 13-27 of The Aeneid?
It forces readers to consider what their five senses tell them.
It creates a sense of horrific yearning in readers.
It uses old scare tactics to thrill modern readers.
It gives modern readers a deeper understanding of the speaker.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the effect of the imagery in this excerpt?
Grim Charon is the squalid Ferryman,
the guardian of these streams, these rivers; his
white hairs lie thick, disheveled on his chin;
his eyes are fires that stare, a filthy mantle
hangs down his shoulder by a knot...
It illuminates that the speaker is uncertain and troubled.
It describes the boatman's fears and his duties.
It shows that the boatman is fearsome and determined.
It illustrates the speaker's fears about the boats.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the author's most likely purpose in telling the story of Hades: Lord of the Dead as a graphic novel.
To use the story to demonstrate the power of images over words.
To engage a new generation of readers in an ancient story.
To present the story so that it can be more easily adapted into a film.
To allow readers to play the role of the hero in a mythological story.
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CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The excerpt from the graphic novel Hades: Lord of the Dead draws on an archetype by -
portraying Charon as a wise mentor figure who gives advice to the dead
setting the story in a fiery underworld like those described in religious texts
centering the story on a quest undertaken by a hero in search of a valuable item
depicting Hades as a shadowy villain figure who is an embodiment of evil
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.K.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of the phrase to swear falsely in line 37 of The Aeneid?
To lie
To cry
To scream
To curse
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
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