HV2 - Listening Test - Week 6 - Rosalie van Nieuwpoort | Biblioteka

1. The myth of Arachne

You are going to watch a video on the Greek myth of Arachne. Watch the video and answer the questions. The video will be paused so you have time to answer the questions.

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Arachne was a ______

noblewoman

apprentice

self-taught weaver

a slave

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Athena was the goddess of

Farming

Fabric

Wisdom

Love

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Athena disguised herself and stole amongst the mortals in order to ______.

Admire Arachne's work anonymously

Hear Arachne's boasting for herself

See if Arachne was a better weaver than she was

Steal Arachne's talent for herself

See if Arachne was a better weaver than she was and steal Arachne's talent for herself

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Arachne’s depictions of Zeus showed him ______.

Hurling thunderbolts

Seducing women

Ruling with justice

Goint to war

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Arachne was punished for ______.

Her talent

Her defiance

Her skill

All of the above

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HV2 - Listening Test - Week 6

What is the relationship between spiders and weaving? Is this an appropriate origin tale for these creatures?

HV2 - Listening Test - Week 6

Arachne was a ______

Athena was the goddess of

Athena disguised herself and stole amongst the mortals in order to ______.

Arachne’s depictions of Zeus showed him ______.

Arachne was punished for ______.

What is the relationship between spiders and weaving? Is this an appropriate origin tale for these creatures?

Arachne was a ______

Athena was the goddess of

Athena disguised herself and stole amongst the mortals in order to ______.

Arachne’s depictions of Zeus showed him ______.

Arachne was punished for ______.