G7Int 1.13 Arachne
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- Q1What is a machine or device for weaving cloth called?Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q2What adjective that means "not well known" was used to describe the place Arachne came from?Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q3What word is used to describe the way Arachne responded to other people saying the goddess must have taught her?Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q4What word describes Arachne's attitude of stubbornly refusing to change her chosen course of action, when she realizes she has challenged the goddess?Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q5What word describes the children, grandchildren, and continuing generations of Arachne that were cursed along with her?Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q6What is a being that must eventually die called? (Clue: Another way to say human)Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q7Sort the qualities according to whether they describe Phaethon, Arachne or both:Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q8
In the myth "Arachne," which trait of Arachne's most affects the plot?
her vanity
her anger
her talent
her stubbornness
30s - Q9
Arachne is famous for…
earning a higher status.
her father's purple dye.
her skills at the loom.
her mother's death.
30s - Q10
Why do people come to watch Arachne weave?
They believe that Arachne must be a goddess.
They believe she must have special powers.
They think she is very talented.
They are amazed that she is as skilled as her father.
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How is Arachne affected when she hears that people believe Athena taught her how to weave?
It angers Arachne, as her father is the one who taught her.
It insults Arachne and drives her to challenge Athena.
It causes Arachne to become overconfident in her own abilities.
It flatters Arachne and causes her to become too prideful.
30s - Q12
When the goddess visits Arachne, she is disguised as…
an old woman, and she warns Arachne to ask for the goddess's forgiveness.
a beautiful young man, and she tries to trick Arachne into giving up on weaving.
an old woman, and she encourages Arachne to talk badly about the goddess (herself).
an old mortal woman who wants to challenge Arachne to a weaving contest.
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How does Arachne respond to the words of the disguised goddess?
She ignores her advice and continues to loom without saying a word.
She ignores her advice and continues to challenge Athene.
She thanks the disguised goddess for her advice but continues to challenge Athene.
She chases the old woman out of her home and curses the goddess's name.
30s - Q14What choice does Arachne face in the myth? Being proud or being...Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q15
How does Athene respond to the challenge?
she reveals herself to be a goddess, which deeply shocks and upsets Arachne, who desires to go back on her words.
she blinds Arachne with her sun-like goddess form, so that Arachne cannot see what she is weaving.
she sets nearly impossible rules for Arachne to follow in the challenge.
she reveals her true form, which does not shock or overwhelm Arachne except for a small blush on her face.
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