Arachne Review

True or false: Arachne denied being trained by Athena because she didn't want to share credit with anyone.

• True

• False

What did Athena disguise herself as when she went to visit Arachne?

• A police officer

• A doctor

• An old woman

• Wonder Woman

Athena reminded Arachne that the gods and goddesses were very

• Angry

• Silly

• Sad

• Powerful

What did Athena turn Arachne into?

• A sloth

• A parrot

• A unicorn

• A spider

What does the word theme mean?

• What the passage is mostly about.

• Language used to make reading more intersting.

• The lesson, moral, or meaning of a story.

• A picture painted in the mind of the readers.

What is a possible theme of the fictional story Arachne?

• Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

• Always bekind to strangers you never know who they are.

• Arrogance will always lead to a bad end.

• Choose kindness

Which answer choice best proves that Arachne is famous?

Go back and look for text evidence.

• “Surely Athena herself must have taught her,” people would murmur to one another.

• Praise was all she lived for, and it displeased her greatly that people should think anyone, even a goddess, could teach her anything.

• One day when Arachne turned round with such words, an old woman answered her, a gray old woman, bent and very poor, who stood leaning on a staff and peering at Arachne amid the crowd of onlookers. “

• People used to come from far and wide to watch her working.

What is the tone of the paragraph below?

“Stupid old woman,” said Arachne indignantly, “who gave you a right to speak in this way to me? It is easy to see that you were never good for anything in your day, or you would not come here in poverty and rags to gaze at my skill. If Athena resents my words, let her answer them herself. I have challenged her to a contest, but she, of course, will not come. It is easy for the gods to avoid matching their skill with that of men.” 

• annoyed and jealous

• scared and anxious

• angry and arrogant

• excited and annoyed

This myth attempts to explain how the ____________ came into existence.

• snakes

• puppies

• spiders

• scorpions

What is the main message, or theme, of the story of Arachne?

• Gods and humans are equally talented.

• People should keep their talents secret.

• People should not be vain or prideful.

• The gods are immoral and foolish.