Comprehension Review - The Aeneid/Hades: Lord of the Dead

Comprehension Review - The Aeneid/Hades: Lord of the Dead

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Comprehension Review - The Aeneid/Hades: Lord of the Dead

Comprehension Review - The Aeneid/Hades: Lord of the Dead

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.5, RL.8.4, RL.8.6

+32

Standards-aligned

Created by

Patti Corbett

Used 142+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the effect of the IMAGERY in the below excerpt from The Aeneid?

Grim Charon is the squalid ferryman,

the guardian of these streams, these rivers; his

white hairs lie thick, disheveled on his chin;

his eyes are fires that stare, a filthy mantle

hangs down his shoulder by a knot . . .

It illustrates the speaker's fears about the boats.

It shows that the boatman is fearsome and determined.

It describes the boatman's fear about his duties.

It illuminates that the speaker is uncertain and troubled.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Read lines 13-27 of The Aeneid and select the effect of the imagery from below.

If forces readers to consider what their five senses tell them.

It gives modern readers a deeper understanding of the speaker.

It uses scare tactics to thrill modern readers.

It creates a sense of horrific yearning in readers.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "swear falsely" mean?

To cry

To lie

To curse

To scream

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the tone of The Aeneid of Virgil?

Concerned and calming

Fearless and questioning

Grim and wretched

Ghoulish and emotionless

Answer explanation

Grim means dreadful or horrendous. Wretched means miserable or sad.

So, grim and wretched best describe the tone in the Aeneid of Virgil.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the phrase "old age in a god is tough and green" in line 12 of The Aeneid?

Old gods may look weak, but they stay powerful.

When gods get old, they stop taking care of themselves.

Old gods may seem powerful, but they are helpless.

When gods get old, they create terror for everyone.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the effect of the narrator's use of the word "you" throughout the excerpt from Hades: Lord of the Dead?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Answer explanation

It makes the reader feel like they are part of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

In the graphic novel Hades: Lord of the Dead, what is the job of Cerberus?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Answer explanation

His job is to guard the entrance to Hades; he makes sure the dead do not leave the underworld.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

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