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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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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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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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Athena is

• the goddess of wisdom

• the goddess of beauty

• the goddess of dreams

• none of these. 

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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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What is Athena the Goddess of?

• Goddess of wisdom, craft, and war.

• Goddess of power and strength.

• Goddess of love.

• Goddess of beautyThis is a wrong answer Goddess of beauty.

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Why did Athena turn Arachne into a spider?

• They had a battle to the death.

• Athena didn't like Arachne.

• They were doing a weaving contest.

• Arachne dared Athena she couldn't win the battle.

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Which word best describes the goddess Athena?

• boastful

• ugly

• competitive

• patient

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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.

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