WorksheetsCluster 2 Vocab. Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
1 . She lived in an obscure little village, and her
father was a humble dyer of wool.
('Arachne, "p. 49)
Choose the meaning of the underlined word.
tiny
plain
unknown
decent
2 .. . . pressing her lips together in obstinacy
and pride, she led the goddess to one of the
great looms and set herself before the other.
('Arachne," p. 50)
Choose correct definition for underlined word.
stubbornness
anger
pain
pleasure
3. "Live on and spin, both you and your
descendants." ("Arachne, "p. 51)
Choose correct definition for the underlined word.
students
co-workers
neighbors
heirs
4. He chided her, and jeered at her
companion ... ("Artemis, Orion and the Seven
Sisters," p. 54)
Choose the correct definition for the underlined word.
cheered
smiled
ridiculed
applauded
5. . . . a brawny mortal with no ideas in his
simple head beyond adoration of Artemis
and the joys of hunting. ("Artemis, Orion and
the Seven Sisters," p. 54)
blond
muscular
silly
small
6. And her stately mother heard. ("Demeter and
Persephone," p. 58)
joyful
ill-tempered
elegant
strict
7 . . .. but no one would tell her the truth-not
a god, not a mortal, not even a long-winged
bird of omen. ("Demeter and Persephone,"
p.58)
paradise
royalty
peace
sign
8. Now, she was about to cause the race .. . to
die out . .. from frightful hunger, depriving
those who lived on Olympus of their lavish
gifts ... (Demeter and Persephone," p.61)
lace-covered
extravagant
plain
long-lost
9. . . . but stealthily the lord of the dead spread
out about her delicious pomegranate seeds
to make sure she would not remain forever
at the side of her noble mother. ("Demeter
and Persephone," p.62)
secretly
slowly
generously
quickly
10. But, as she clasped her daughter, she
suspected treachery. ("Demeter and
Persephone," p. 63)
evil
betrayal
confusion
deep sorrow
