® READWRITETHINKCONNECT TM ® READWRITETHINKCONNECT TM How to Use This Activity ® READWRITETHINKCONNECT TM ® READWRITETHINKCONNECT 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 READWRITETHINKCONNECT READWRITETHINKCONNECT 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 READWRITETHINKCONNECT 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. READWRITETHINKCONNECT 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.
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