Athena and Arachne

What was the setting for scene one?

• Diana's home

• Arachne's home

• Athena's home

• Diana's school

What were Arachne and Diana doing?

• weaving

• reading

• painting

• singing

What did Arachne change into?

• a frog

• a turtle

• a spider

• an elephant

Why couldn't many people afford Arachne's cloth?

• Arachne's cloth was very expensive.

• Arachne's cloth was made of silver and gold.

• Arachne didn't make a lot of cloths.

• Arachne will not sell her cloth to anyone.

Why does Athena disguise herself as an old woman when she approaches Arachne?

• Athena knew Arachne would be intimated by her, so she wanted to make sure Arachne would not be scared.

• Athena knew that Arachne would ignore her and boast even more if she knew Athena had come to speak to her.

• Athena knew that the people in the town would be too excited to see her, and she just wanted to talk to Arachne.

• Athena knew that Arachne's talents were so great that, and she did not want to be embarrassed.

What is the main idea of "The Tangled Web?"

• Never boast about your abilities, or there may be consequences

• Arachne was an excellent weaver, but not near as good as Athena

• Athena challenged Arachne to a weaving contest after she boasted about her skills

• Arachne turned into a small spider after she made a weaving of the gods

People traveled great distances to see Arachne's beautiful work and watch her skillful fingers work. Although Arachne was very skilled, she was very conceited. She constantly boasted of her weaving talents. What is the meaning of the word conceited?

• lazy

• kind

• skilled

• arrogant

Which part of "The Tangled Web" is best represented by the image?

• When Athena turns Arachne into a spider.

• When Athena is enraged about Arachne's weaving.

• When Arachne is boasting about her talents.

• When Arachne and Athena are weaving.

Choose the two best answers to tell how "The Tangled Web" would be different if it were written from Arachne's point of view.

• The reader would know more detail about what Arachne was thinking.

• The reader would better understand why Athena thought to turn Arachne into a spider.

• The reader would only know the story from the narrator's point of view.

• The reader would better understand Arachne's true feelings towards Athena.

• The reader would know more detail about what Athena was thinking.

Athena was disappointed that a girl with such talents had let it go straight to her head. Athena decided to give Arachne an opportunity to make amends and apologize for her rude comments.

The phrase make amends most closely means

• to boast

• to make fun of

• to disobey

• to say sorry