how to Use this activity

®
READWRITETHINKCONNECT
TM
®
READWRITETHINKCONNECT
TM
How to Use This Activity
®
READWRITETHINKCONNECT
TM
®
READWRITETHINKCONNECT
TM
On-screen:Follow the directions provided at the top
of the activity. When you’re finished, check
your answers using the “Score” button and
READWRITETHINKCONNECT
READWRITETHINKCONNECT
print your work using the “Print” button.
®
®
TM
TM
E-mail:
When you finish this activity, you can
send your answers to your teacher. Enter
your teacher’s e-mail address on the line
at the top of the page and click “E-mail”
to send. If you use a Web-based program
like Gmail or Yahoo, save the document
to the desktop using “Save As” and
e-mail it as an attachment.
Click here to begin >
Need help with your interactive pdf?
Click here to visit our FAQ page.
P r i nt T h i s pa g e
Uses: Copy machine, opaque projector, or transparency master for overhead projector. Scholastic Inc. grants subscribers of Scholastic Scope permission to reproduce this page for use in their classrooms. Copyright © 2011 by Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved.
12/09/2011
Name: __________________________________________________ Date: _____________
®
TM
®
Your teacher’s
e-mail (optional): ________________________________________________
E-MAIL
READWRITETHINKCONNECT
PLAY: The Hunt for Medusa’s Head • Issue: September 19, 2011
TM
The Hunt for Medusa’s Head Quiz
®
TM
®
TM
Directions: Read the play The Hunt for Medusa’s Head, or click here to view a PDF of the story. Then click the bubble
next
to the
BEST
answer for each question below.
READ
WRITE
THINK
CONNECT
®
TM
1. From the following lines in Scene 1, what can you
infer about the king?
King: Do you know what happens to those who
refuse the king?
GC1: He begins to draw his sword.
A The king wants to challenge Perseus to a duel.
READWRITETHINKCONNECT
B The king hurts people who say no to him.
5.Which pair of words best describes Perseus?
A daring and hesitant
B murderous and selfish
C impulsive and arrogant
D bold and proud
®
TM
he king is about to polish his sword.
C T
D The king loves Danae very much.
2.Why does Perseus agree to the king’s challenge
to bring him the head of Medusa?
A Perseus wants to go on a dangerous adventure.
B Perseus wants to prove that he is brave and
not lazy.
C Perseus wants to give the king a wonderful
wedding present.
D Perseus is immortal.
3. Why do the Gray Sisters tell Perseus where to find
the nymphs?
A They know the goddess Athena is helping him.
B They despise Medusa and want to help kill her.
C Perseus threatens to throw their eye into the sea.
D Perseus demonstrates his strength and bravery.
4.Which of the following does Perseus NOT receive
from the nymphs?
A a polished shield
C the Cap of Darkness
B winged sandals
D a cloth sack
6.How does Perseus cut off Medusa’s head without
being turned to stone?
A He covers his eyes.
B He wears the Cap of Darkness.
C He uses a magic sickle.
D He looks at her reflection in the metal shield
from Athena.
7.Which of the following is NOT a reason why
Perseus shows Medusa’s head to the king?
A Perseus wants to be king.
B Perseus wants to save his mother from slavery.
C The king asks Perseus to show him the head.
D Perseus is angry to discover that the king tricked him
when he sent him off to get Medusa’s head.
8.What does mortal mean as it is used in the following
line from Scene 1?
“They are immortal, and so they cannot be killed.
Medusa, however, is mortal.”
A very hostile
C causing death; deadly
B unable to live forever
D very great or severe
Directions: Type your answers into the text box below each question. Use complete sentences.
9. Ingenuity [in-juh-NOO-uh-tee] is inventiveness or cleverness—the ability to solve tricky problems in an original way.
Give two examples of ingenuity in the play.
10. What makes Perseus a hero? Support your answer with details from the play.
SAVE AS
Start Over
SCORE
Print
Uses: Copy machine, opaque projector, or transparency master for overhead projector. Scholastic Inc. grants subscribers of Scholastic Scope permission to reproduce this page for use in their classrooms. Copyright © 2011 by Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved.