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Who is in charge of holding up the sky?

• Atlas
• Medusa
• Perseus
• Zeus

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By bragging about his name, Odysseus displayed the fatal flaw of

• cowardice
• gluttony
• pride
• envy

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Seeing the future showed Scrooge that ___________.

• Money can take you far in life.
• Your friends will always be there for you.
• No matter what life will be okay.
• Being generous is more important than being wealthy.

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Which of the following is a theme developed in the story?

• Every action or choice has results that drastically affect others.
• Love connects every living thing in an intricate web.
• Aggressive behavior often causes distress because it is hasty.
• None of the above

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Shakespeare's sonnets are written predominantly in a meter called iambic pentameter.

• true
• false

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An old turtle looked up and said,
“Mr. Sky, I have lived a long time.I have seen it all,
And what they say is true.
There is nothing new under the sun.”
“Really?” said Sky.
And from six miles up, he dropped 
A single snowflake. 
Which sentence describes the theme of the poem?

• There’s always something new to experience.
• Nature always challenges us to think twice.
• Animals understand nature better than humans.
• It’s important to gather new knowledge.

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Barbantio

• Inherits Othello's property

• Becomes Governor of Cypress

• Died of a broken heart

• Commits suicide

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The name of the ship eating whirlpool.

• Charybdis

• Scylla

• Circe

• Calypso

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Circe tells Odysseus that he must first speak to whom in the Land of the Dead?

• Hades
• Tiresias 
• Poseidon 
• His Mother

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How does the 1997 film version make the ending even more tragic?

• Juliet wakes earlier and watches Romeo die.

• Romeo does not kill Paris.

• There are lots of candles.

• Juliet lives.

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