Question 1

1. PART A: Which of the following best describes the theme of the text?

Accepted Answer

B. Pride and overconfidence can lead to a person's demise.

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C. No matter how skilled a person is, their talents can't compete with gods.

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D. It's important to maintain a good attitude, even when you lose.

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A. It's unwise for a person to make claims they can't support.

Question 2

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

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"'Live on and spin, both you and your descendants. When men look at you they may remember that it is not wise to strive with Athena.'" (Paragraph 9)

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"'Surely Athena herself must have taught her,' people would murmur to one another. 'Who else could know the secret of such marvelous skill?'" (Paragraph 2)

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"The excited crowd in the doorway began to see that the skill of both in truth was very nearly equal, but that, however the cloth might turn out, the goddess was the quicker of the two." (Paragraph 7)

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"'Rest content with your fame of being the best spinner and weaver that mortal eyes have ever beheld.'" (Paragraph 4)

Question 3

PART A: How is Arachne affected when she hears that people believe Athena taught her how to weave?

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It insults Arachne and drives her to challenge Athena.

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It flatters Arachne and causes her to become too prideful.

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It causes Arachne to become overconfident in her own abilities.

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It angers Arachne, as her father is the one who taught her.

Question 4

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

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"'If Athena herself were to come down and compete with me, she could do no better than I.'" (Paragraph 3)

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"'Rest content with your fame of being the best spinner and weaver that mortal eyes have ever beheld.'" (Paragraph 4)

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"Arachne was used to being wondered at, and she was immensely proud of the skill that had brought so many to look on her." (Paragraph 3)

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"'Surely Athena herself must have taught her,' people would murmur to one another. 'Who else could know the secret of such marvelous skill?'" (Paragraph 2)

Question 5

The author foreshadows Arachne’s fate by emphasizing her exceptional weaving skills, which parallel a spider’s ability to spin a web.

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true

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false

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