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Scylla and Charybdis

Authored by Jino Stoner

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Scylla and Charybdis
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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the narrator see that terrified them?

A calm sea

Smoke and white water

A sunny day

A quiet island.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the speaker's attitude towards the danger they face?

Indifferent

Fearful

Encouraging

Dismissive

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the speaker ask the person at the tiller to do?

Ignore the orders

Listen and take in all that is said

Leave the tiller

Sleep

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of 'Scylla'?

A) A large, violent whirlpool

B) Armor for the upper body

C) A very hard work

D) A monster of the gray rock.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: A 'cuirass' is a type of ______.

throat

armor

whirlpool

work

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: A 'gorge' is a ______.

throat or gullet

large whirlpool

type of armor

hard work

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the passage, what did the crew do when they were sent toward Scylla?

They dropped their oars in panic

They sang a song

They fought bravely

They went to sleep.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

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