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- 1. Multiple Choice
How do we know this story is a myth?
It is about two women.
It is about an old lady and a young girl.
It is about a goddess and a young girl.
It is about a spider.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Arachne thinks she is the best weaver in the world. Is this a fact or an opinion?
fact
opinion
- 3. Multiple Choice
The text says, “In this way, no one would forget the lesson learned from Arachne’s misfortune. What is the meaning of “misfortune?
talented
bad luck
excitement
death
- 4. Multiple Choice
When Athena sprinkled the potion on her, Arachne began to change. What was the second thing that happened to her?
She became a very small, ugly spider.
Her fingers became legs.
She began spinning webs.
Her hair fell out.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Athena gave Arachne many chances to apologize. What was one thing she did NOT do?
She tricked Arachne into eating a magic apple.
Athena disguised herself as an old lady.
Athena weaved a picture of gods and foolish humans.
She wrote her a letter.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the lesson of the myth "Arachne and Athena"?
Spiders are called arachnids because they are named after Arachne.
If you are kind and talented, you will be able to beat a goddess in a competition.
Anyone can challenge a goddess to anything if you are good enough.
Bragging and being too prideful can cause trouble for you.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why does Arachne challenge Athena to a weaving competition?
Arachne is tired of people thinking that she learned her weaving skills from Athena.
Arachne is too prideful and believes that she is a better weaver than the goddess at weaving.
Arachne hopes that Athena will adore her cloth and convince other gods and goddesses to buy them.
Arachne knows that she is more talented than Athena and wants to prove it to everyone else that her cloth is more expensive.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why does Athena choose to turn Arachne into a spider instead of another animal?
Arachne likes to weave portraits of spiders on her cloths.
Athena wants Arachne to be small enough to go anywhere to make sure others do not boast
Arachne's favorite animal is a spider, so Athena wanted to be kind in her punishment.
Athena wants Arachne to weave for the rest of her life like spiders.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What curse did Athena put on Arachne?
Cursed to be a spider for only 100 years.
Cursed to be a spider forever.
Cursed to be stuck in a jar as a spider forever.
Cursed to be trapped inside her own web, weaving endlessly.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is Athena the Goddess of?
Goddess of wisdom, craft, and war.
Goddess of power and strength.
Goddess of love.
Goddess of beautyThis is a wrong answer Goddess of beauty.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why did Athena turn Arachne into a spider?
They had a battle to the death.
Athena didn't like Arachne.
They were doing a weaving contest.
Arachne dared Athena she couldn't win the battle.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who won the battle of the weaving contest/ war?
Arachne.
Athena.
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