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Cluster 2 Vocab. Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

tiny

b)

plain

c)

unknown

d)

decent

2.

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.

a)

stubbornness

b)

anger

c)

pain

d)

pleasure

3.

3. "Live on and spin, both you and your

descendants." ("Arachne, "p. 51)

Choose correct definition for the underlined word.

a)

students

b)

co-workers

c)

neighbors

d)

heirs

4.

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.

a)

cheered

b)

smiled

c)

ridiculed

d)

applauded

5.

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)

a)

blond

b)

muscular

c)

silly

d)

small

6.

6. And her stately mother heard. ("Demeter and

Persephone," p. 58)

a)

joyful

b)

ill-tempered

c)

elegant

d)

strict

7.

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)

a)

paradise

b)

royalty

c)

peace

d)

sign

8.

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)

a)

lace-covered

b)

extravagant

c)

plain

d)

long-lost

9.

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)

a)

secretly

b)

slowly

c)

generously

d)

quickly

10.

10. But, as she clasped her daughter, she

suspected treachery. ("Demeter and

Persephone," p. 63)

a)

evil

b)

betrayal

c)

confusion

d)

deep sorrow