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Arachne

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Arachne value more than anything else?

a)

Money and the stuff she could buy with it.

b)

Work.

c)

Praise and attention from others.

d)

Her father's love.

2.

Why does Arachne refuse to accept the advice of the old woman?

a)

The woman appeared to be out of her mind.

b)

The woman appeared to be poor.

c)

The woman was ugly.

3.

What character trait does Arachne reveal by judging the old woman?

a)

Arrogance

b)

Compassion

c)

Empathy

d)

Anger

4.

What natural occurrence does this Greek Myth explain?

a)

Why women are hard headed.

b)

Why people wear clothes

c)

Pride leads to a fall.

d)

Spiders

5.

Do you think it was fair for Athene to turn Arachne into a spider?

4 lines
6.

Why did Athene tear Arachne's cloth before it was completed?

a)

To stop her from hanging herself.

b)

Because her pattern insulted the gods.

c)

Because she cheated in the contest.

d)

Because Arachne was obstinate- (stubborn or hard headed)

7.

Why did Arachne try to hang herself?

a)

She wanted to hurt her family..

b)

Because Arachne was obstinate- (stubborn or hard headed)

c)

Because she cheated in the contest.

d)

Because she didn't want to live after being so insulted.

8.

What cultural value does this story teach?

a)

The value of hard work.

b)

The value of pride.

c)

The value of independence.

d)

The value of humility.

9.

What was done before the wool was ready to be woven on the loom?

a)

the sheep had to be sheared.

b)

the wool had to be dyed.

c)

the wool had to be spun

d)

All of these answers are correct.

10.

What was done after the wool was spun?

a)

the sheep had to be sheared.

b)

The yarn had to be properly attached to the loom.

c)

The wool had to be washed.

d)

All of these answers are correct.

11.

Who dyed the wool that helped make Arachne's cloth so special?

a)

Her mother.

b)

Her brother

c)

Her father

d)

The goddess Athene