Damon and Pythias Comprehension and Vocabulary

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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Damon and Pythias are known throughout Sicily because of their
great wealth
strong friendship
dislike of the king
skills in government
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which action from the legend shows the cultural value of honesty?
Pythias stands before the king and openly states his beliefs.
Pythias tries to escape from the robbers who hold him.
Damon offers to stay in jail so that Pythias can go home.
Damon refuses to think that Pythias might fail to return.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the king distrust at first the bargain he and Damon make?
Damon is known for telling lies.
Pythias tells the king he will return.
The king thinks Pythias will run away.
The king has made this kind of deal before.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
how do you know in this play that Pythias struggles to free himself after robbers tie him to a tree?
The first robber watches Pythias struggle.
The scene is acted out in dialogue.
The narrator describes the event.
Pythias tells Damon about it.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.10
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.7
CCSS.RL.7.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At the end of the play, the king's actions reveal that the culture supports the value of
courage to speak out
obedience to family
honesty to the king
loyalty to friends
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.10
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.7
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A tyrant is
a counselor
an officer
a dictator
a president
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To proclaim means to
recommend
announce
discover
forbid
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CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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