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

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Patti Corbett
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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:
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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
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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