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Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class

Date

What is one of the purposes of “Arachne”?

A. to explain how weaving developed

B. to explain the creation of the gods

C. to explain how spiders came into the world

D. to explain how the first rules were established

Arachne refuses to take the old woman’s advice and calls her stupid. How would the ancient Greeks describe Arachne’s behavior?

A. unimportant

B. foolish

C. cruel

D. normal

Why does Arachne’s punishment fit her crime?

A. She will no longer be able to spin.

B. In her new form, she will live on and spin.

C. Everyone will fear her instead of admiring her.

D. In her new form, she will be tiny.

Which character trait is the cause of Arachne’s downfall?

A. silliness

B. curiosity

C. pride

D. selfishness

Which of the following sentences about Arachne is a compound sentence?

A. Arachne was a girl who became famous.

B. She lived in Greece, and her father was a dyer of wool.

C. Arachne was even more skillful than her father.

D. The Greeks never forgot the contest.

What theme did we learn from Arachne?

Challenge the gods, but only when they're in the wrong.

Always listen to others' perspectives and teachings.

Do not insult your elders; they know better.

Do not boast; your pride will hurt you.

Who is Icarus's father?

Theseus

Daedalus

Minos

Icaros

What were the things Icarus's father told him to do?

Don't fly too low or too high and stay close to me.

Have fun but be careful.

Don't fly to the mystical mountain and play with the dragon.

Stay close to me and dream about where we're going.

What was softening the wax on Icarus's wings?

The sun's heat

The wind

The ocean water

The clouds

10.

Where did Icarus fall?

On a mountain

In the ocean

In the grass

Into his father's arms

11.

What was ONE theme/moral of "The Flight of Icarus"?

Listen to your elders; they might know better.

Never fly too close to the sun.

Don't fly in DIY wings.

Only try to escape if your plan will work.

12.

What was another theme/moral of "The Flight of Icarus"?

Never disobey your father; he always knows best.

Don't fly too high or too low; fly just right.

Don't test your limits; know your boundaries.

Don't be risky when you're flying.

13.

Built the labyrinth

Prometheus

Theseus

Daedalus

Epimetheus

14.

Half-man, half-bull

Minotaur

Chimera

Centaur

Satyr

15.

What Greek myth inspired Suzanne Collins when writing The Hunger games series?

Zeus

Hades

Theseus

Odysseus

16.

Where did King Minos send the kids to fight the Minotaur?

School gym

School cafeteria

Athens, Greece

labyrinth

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Mythology Fun

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

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