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Perseus and the Fall of Medusa Review
Perseus and the Fall of Medusa Review
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1
"Timmy the turtle talked to Tabitha today about tacos." What type of figurative language is this?
assonance
personification
imagery
alliteration
2
If you are worried or upset about something you are in ________.
a dungeon
distress
destiny
odyssey
3
A
mortal
person is someone who lives and dies. Which character in the play is
mortal
?
Zeus
Athena
Perseus
Hermes
4
"That last piece of pie is calling my name." What type of figurative language is this?
simile
imagery
personification
alliteration
5
"The princess had hair of the sun's rays. It was long and golden." The first sentence is an example of ...
simile
personification
alliteration
metaphor
6
"But if
destiny
calls me to die, so be it!" What does
destiny
mean?
another name for the wind in Greek mythology
you are very worried or upset
a very shy or timid approach
something that is meant to happen in someone's life
7
What do stage directions do?
tell readers who the characters are in the story
help the readers to create nicknames for the characters
tell the readers what the characters are doing when they are not on stage
tell the readers what actions the characters are doing on stage
8
Why does King Polydectes ask Perseus to bring him the head of Medusa?
Make Danae fall in love
It will cause Perseus to leave his mother behind
Make Perseus get him a better gift instead
To protect his kingdom
9
"A breeze moves her hair softly as a whisper..." What type of figurative language is this?
simile
alliteration
consonance
metaphor
10
Who is
not
a character in the play?
Athena
Zeus
Perseus
Anastasia
11
An odyssey is...
a long and eventful journey
a quick stop in a journey
a large sea in Greek mythology
a terrible sea monster
12
What is the genre of this story?
mythology
nonfiction
horror
humor
13
Why do the gods visit Perseus in Medusa’s bedroom?
to tell him he will lose against her
to tell him to stay away from fighting Medusa
to give him tools to defeat Medusa
to join him in battle
14
Which event is most important and should be part of a summary of the play?
King Polydectes likes Andromeda
Everyone celebrates the wedding
King Polydectes receives a golden goblet
Perseus saves Andromeda from a sea monster
15
What does Andromeda do when Perseus tells her who he is?
She says the gods are angry with him
She says that the king is looking for him
She says Perseus's mother has escaped from the kingdom
She says the king has punished his mother
16
Who is
not
a character in the play?
Hermes
Venus
King Polydectes
Danae
17
"I have
devised
a plan to marry his mother." What does
devised
mean?
to succeed at everything
to create goals to achieve something
to be angry and upset
to fail at something
