1. Pallas & Arachne Review

2. What is a myth?
Myth

3. Why is “Arachne” considered a myth?

4. What does Pallas disguise herself as?
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5. What does the old woman warn Arachne about?
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6. “Their colourings insensibly unite.”
Independent or dependent?
“Their colourings insensibly unite.”

7. What is the color purple symbolic of?
Symbolism

8. What is the goal of this myth?
A: to teach a lesson.
B: to tell a story.
C: to document real life events.
D: none of the above
What is the goal of this myth?

9. What was significant about Arachne’s weaving?
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10. What was significant about Pallas’ weaving?
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11. Why did Pallas think she could not be beat by Arachne in the weaving contest?
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12. Name a symbol from Arachne.
Symbolism

13. Where is Arachne from?
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14. “Woof” means the “twist of the weave.”
True or False?

15. Why does Pallas try to convince Arachne to ask for forgiveness?
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16. What is symbolic about the “shuttle”?
Symbolism

17. Name a feature of magical realism that is evident in the story.
Magic Realism

18. Who changes Arachne into a spider?
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19. Why does Arachne get changed into a spider?
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20. Which description best describes Arachne?
A: Humble, loving
B: Wise, experienced
C: Conceited, Competitive
D: Competitive, friendly
Which description best describes Arachne?

21. Who destroys Arachne’s work?
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22. Why did Arachne get turned into a spider?
A: so she could be ugly forever.
B: so someone could step on her.
C: she was afraid of spiders.
D: she and her ancestors would have to weave forever.
Why did Arachne get turned into a spider?

23. What is the weapon Pallas uses against Arachne?
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24. “Oft, to admire the niceness of her skill”
Is this a phrase or a clause?
“Oft, to admire the niceness of her skill”

25. “The goddess then a beldame’s form put on”
Who is the subject?
“The goddess then a beldame’s form put on”

26. “The goddess then a beldame’s form put on”
Is this a phrase or a clause?
“The goddess then a beldame’s form put on”

27. “Or, justly intermixing shades with light”
Independent or dependent?
“Or, justly intermixing shades with light”

28. “The goddess will forgive.”
Phrase or clause?
“The goddess will forgive.”

29. What does the word “divinity” mean?
Vocabulary

30. “And fix their threaded looms with equal care:”
Identify the subject and the verb.
“And fix their threaded looms with equal care:”

31. “And only differs in the last extreams.”
Independent or dependent?
“And only differs in the last extreams.”

32. What is the meter for Ovid’s poem?
A: dactylic hexometer
B: Iambic pentameter
C: dactylic hexometer
D: dactylic octameter
What is the meter for Ovid’s poem?

33. “Herself she blazons, with a glitt’ring spear”
What is the subject?
“Herself she blazons, with a glitt’ring spear”

34. Which words best describe the theme?
A: change, transformation, evil
B: change and transformation using nature
C: gods, transformation
D: transformation, nature
Which words best describe the theme?

35. What is the Greek name for Pallas?
Myth

36. Why did Pallas think so highly of the Gods?
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37. Name an overarching theme of Arachne.

38. Name a reoccurring symbol of Arachne?
Symbolism

39. What was the lesson Pallas was trying to teach Arachne?
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40. What does the word “dactylic” mean?
Vocabulary

41. What was arachne’s punishment?
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