The Aeneid and Hades: Lord of the Dead Quiz
Authored by Haley MS]
English
8th Grade
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1.
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 illustrates the speaker's fears about the boats.
It describes the boatman's fears about his duties.
It shows that the boatman is fearsome and determined.
It illuminates that the speaker is uncertain and troubled.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the meaning of the phrase old age in a god is tough and green in line 12 of The Aeneid?
When gods get old, they stop taking care of themselves.
Old gods may seem powerful, but they are helpless.
When gods get old, they create terror for everyone.
Old gods may look weak, but they stay powerful.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the effect of the imagery in lines 13-27 of The Aeneid?
It gives modern readers a deeper understanding of the speaker.
It forces readers to consider what their five senses tell them.
It uses old scare tactics to thrill modern readers.
It creates a sense of horrific yearning in readers.
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CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the meaning of the phrase to swear falsely in line 37 of The Aeneid?
To cry
To lie
To curse
To scream
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CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of the narrator's use of the word you throughout the excerpt from Hades: Lord of the Dead?
It makes the reader feel like part of the story.
It demonstrates how the reader knows the characters.
It gives the reader insight into the narrator’s frame of mind.
It shows what the narrator is thinking as he talks to the reader.
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CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.1.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How is Cerberus characterized by both words and illustrations in Hades: Lord of the Dead?
As loyal and territorial
As welcoming but fierce
As frightening and ferocious
As worrisome but trustworthy
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to the description of the crowded shores of Erebus in Hades: Lord of the Dead, how do the anonymous dead view the living?
As nothing at all
As sad memories
As water creatures
As irresistible objects
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CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
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