Athena and Arachne

What is the lesson of the myth "Arachne and Athena"?

• Spiders are called arachnids because they are named after Arachne.

• If you are kind and talented, you will be able to beat a goddess in a competition.

• Anyone can challenge a goddess to anything if you are good enough.

• Bragging and being too prideful can cause trouble for you.

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Why does Arachne challenge Athena to a weaving competition?

• Arachne is tired of people thinking that she learned her weaving skills from Athena.

• Arachne is too prideful and believes that she is a better weaver than the goddess at weaving.

• Arachne hopes that Athena will adore her cloth and convince other gods and goddesses to buy them.

• Arachne knows that she is more talented than Athena and wants to prove it to everyone else that her cloth is more expensive.

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What curse did Athena put on Arachne?

• Cursed to be a spider for only 100 years.

• Cursed to be a spider forever.

• Cursed to be stuck in a jar as a spider forever.

• Cursed to be trapped inside her own web, weaving endlessly.

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How do we know this story is a myth?

• It is about two women.

• It is about an old lady and a young girl.

• It is about a goddess and a young girl.

• It is about a spider.

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What skill was Arachne known for in the story of Arachne and Athena?

• Singing

• Weaving

• Dancing

• Painting

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This goddess is full of wisdom and battle strategy.

• Artemis

• Aphrodite

• Athena

• Hera

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The text says, “In this way, no one would forget the lesson learned from Arachne’s misfortune. What is the meaning of “misfortune?

• talented

• bad luck

• excitement

• death

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When Athena sprinkled the potion on her, Arachne began to change. What was the second thing that happened to her?

• She became a very small, ugly spider.

• Her fingers became legs.

• She began spinning webs.

• Her hair fell out.

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Athena gave Arachne many chances to apologize. What was one thing she did NOT do?

• She tricked Arachne into eating a magic apple.

• Athena disguised herself as an old lady.

• Athena weaved a picture of gods and foolish humans.

• She wrote her a letter.

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Why does Athena choose to turn Arachne into a spider instead of another animal?

• Arachne likes to weave portraits of spiders on her cloths.

• Athena wants Arachne to be small enough to go anywhere to make sure others do not boast

• Arachne's favorite animal is a spider, so Athena wanted to be kind in her punishment.

• Athena wants Arachne to weave for the rest of her life like spiders.

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