Greek Folktales

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Medium
Maeghan Bries
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Arachne was from:
Lydia
Sparta
Rome
Troy
2.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which scientific name for spiders comes from Arachne?
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which phrase has the same meaning as shivered as it is used in paragraph 5?
wiggled quickly
felt happiness
became cold
showed fear
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Which details from the text are evidence of Athena's warnings to Arachne? Select 2 correct answers.
"Be more heedful of your words, my daughter, said she. "The goddess may pardon you if you ask forgiveness, but do not strive for honors with the immortals."
"The bystanders shrank in fear and reverence: only Arachne was unawed and held to her foolish boast."
"In silence the two began to weave, and the nymphs stole nearer, coaxed by the sound of the shuttles that seemed to be humming with delight over the two webs, - back and forth like bees."
"And they saw that the goddess, still merciful, was spinning, as a warning for Arachne, the pictures of her own triumph over reckless gods and mortals."
"Meanwhile Arachne, whose head was quite turned with vanity, embroidered her web with stories against the gods, making light of Zeus himself and of Apollo, and portraying them as birds and beasts."
5.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
In paragraphs 13 and 14, how are Athena's and Arachne's webs similar and different?
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 6 the word "heedful" most nearly means:
quiet
honest
careful
careless
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
From context we can infer that nymphs are:
gods
nature spirits
hippies
nosy neighbors
8.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The word describing the nymphs' and bystanders' reactions to Athena that means respect or awe is
9.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 5 pts
Write your summary here using the Somebody Wanted But So Then format:
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