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WorksheetsThe Story of Medusa and Athena Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
Where did Medusa live?
The United States
London, England
Athens, Greece
The North Pole
At the start of the myth, what was Medusa considered?
The most lovely girl in the city
The kindest girl in the city
The ugliest girl in the city
The scariest girl in the ciry
What was Medusa always bragging about?
Her kindness
Her beauty
Her large temple
Her friendship with Athena
How did Medusa insult Athena at her own temple (the Parthenon)?
Medusa said she would have made a better subject for the sculptor than Athena had.
Medusa said the painting would have been better if it was of herself instead of Athena.
Medusa said the temple was wasted on Athena because Athena is not as pretty as she is.
All of the above
What did the other visitors at Athena's temple do when they heard Medusa's rude comments?
They forced Medusa to leave Athena's temple immediately.
They left because they were scared of what might happen if Athena heard the rude comments.
They stuck up for Athena and helped Medusa understand why Athena was a wonderful goddess.
Why didn't Medusa notice that everyone else had left the temple?
She was too busy staring at her own reflection.
She was too busy trying to find an artist to paint a better picture of her than they did of Athena.
She was too busy trying to find Athena to insult her face-to-face.
As Medusa was staring at her reflection in the door, whose reflection did she suddenly see reflected back at her?
Poseidon's reflection
Annabeth's reflection
Athena's reflection
Zeus' reflection
Athena told Medusa, "...there is more to life than beauty alone. While others work and play and learn, you do little but boast and admire yourself." What does this quote mean?
People with beauty have the most important thing in life.
People with a good job have a better life than people with beauty.
People who don't brag about their beauty are wasting it.
People who work hard, try new things, and get an education have more important qualities in life than beauty.
What does Athena tell Medusa beauty does not do?
Comfort the sick
Teach the unskilled
Feed the hungry
All of the above
How did Athena punish Medusa for being overly proud of her looks and always bragging about her beauty?
What did Athena want Medusa's fate to remind everyone else to do?
Control their pride
Be thankful for their beauty
Be nicer to others
Not to insult a goddess
Athena wanted to use Medusa as an example for why others should control their pride. What is pride?
Being considered beautiful by many different people
Wishing you had what others had
Having a very high opinion of yourself
Tomorrow you will determine a theme for "The Story of Medusa and Athena." What is the best definition of THEME?
An overview of the entire story from beginning to end
The life lesson or central message of a story
One word that represents the story
The character's main problem
Start to brainstorm for tomorrow: What is a possible theme or life lesson that can be learned from the myth of Medusa? Think about what life lessons you could learn about what beauty means in life, having too much pride in yourself, or always bragging.
