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10/21 (Day 5) Perseus and the Fall of Medusa Test
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why does King Polydectes ask Perseus to bring him the head of Medusa?
He thinks having it will protect his kingdom from Zeus.
He hopes having it will make Danae fall in love with him.
He thinks asking for it will urge Perseus to give him a better gift.
He hopes asking for it will cause Perseus to leave his mother behind.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which event is most important and should be part of a summary of the play?
King Polydectes is pleased to meet Andromeda.
King Polydectes accepts a golden goblet as a gift.
Perseus saves Andromeda from a hungry sea monster.
Danae suggests that the group leave and celebrate a wedding.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Zeus tells Perseus that his courage is remarkable. What does the word remarkable mean as it is used in the play?
fading
amazing
interesting
frightening
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why do the gods visit Perseus in Medusa’s bedroom?
to give him the tools he needs to beat her
to offer to join him in his battle with her
to encourage him to leave her alone
to warn him that he will lose to her
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does Andromeda do when Perseus tells her who he is?
She tells him that his mother has escaped from the kingdom.
She tells him that the king has punished his mother.
She warns him that the gods are angry with him.
She warns him that the king is looking for him.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these events happens right before the resolution of the play?
Perseus saves everyone in the kingdom and is going to marry Andromeda.
Zeus, Athena, and Hermes give Perseus weapons to defeat Medusa.
Polydectes challenges Perseus to get the head of Medusa.
Perseus saves Andromeda and finds out his mother is being punished in a dungeon.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Read the stage directions from lines 35 from the text.
A breeze moves her hair softly as a whisper, which stirs feelings of love from Perseus.
What does the author mean when he uses the simile "A breeze moves her hair softly as a whisper"?
It helps the reader imagine Andromeda's hair moving lightly around her face in the breeze.
It helps the reader imagine Andromeda's hair flying everywhere.
It helps the reader imagine the wind moving softly in the sky.
It helps the reader imagine her soft beautiful hair.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the genre of this story?
poem
drama
fable
biography
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the author's purpose for writing this story?
persuade
inform
entertain
explain
- 10. Multiple Choice
True or False? Stage directions describe the setting and tell the actors what they need to do.
true
false
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