Unit 4- Story 3Aïda

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Vocabulary

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Handmaiden

A) A female servant or personal slaveB) A person who milks cows and makes

cheeseC) A girl who makes breakfast, lunch,

dinner D) A person who escorts others to a

dinner table

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A) A female servant or personal slave

Bestow

A) To present as a gift or honor; give; donate

B) A type of thick soup with meat and vegetables

C) The back part of a boatD) To take away or withdrawal

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A) To present as a gift or honor; give; donate

Vanity

A) Too much concern with or pride in one’s appearance, abilities, deeds, or life; conceited; narcissism; arrogance; egotism

B) A famous women’s magazine about fashion and other things

C) Too much concern with other people’s business and affairs

D) A sense of responsibility and good morals

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A) Too much concern with or pride in one’s appearance, abilities, deeds, or life; conceited; narcissism; arrogance; egotism

Beseech

A) A place with sand and seashellsB) To command answers as an

authority or rulerC) To ask (someone) earnestly;

implore; beg; pleadD) To talk quietly and softly

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C) To ask (someone) earnestly; implore; beg; plead

Tribunal

A) A family or peopleB) An angry crowd against your beliefsC) A court of justice; trial; committee;

panelD) A family gathering to discuss family

issues

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C) A court of justice; trial; committee; panel

Comprehension

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1) What type of story is Aïda?

A) Historical fictionB) Realistic fictionC) Fairy taleD) Expository

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A) Historical fiction

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2) What is an opera?

A) A really loud playB) A musical with jazz and some talkingC) A story set to classical music and

singing and some dancingD) Classical music

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C) A story set to classical music and singing and some dancing

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3) Where does the story take place?

A) Egypt and a battle sceneB) Ethiopia, Egypt, a palace, a

courtyardC) A tombD) A forest and gold mine

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B) Ethiopia, Egypt, a palace, a courtyard

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4) Who is Aïda?

A) An Ethiopian warrior princess and then a baker to Egyptian soldiers

B) An Ethiopian princess and then a handmaiden to an Egyptian princess

C) An Egyptian princess and then a handmaiden to an Ethiopian princess

D) An Egyptian warrior princess and then a baker to Ethiopian soldiers

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B) An Ethiopian princess and then a handmaiden to an Egyptian princess

5) Where does the story start?

A) A tomb in EgyptB) In Ethiopia, a war is happening

between it and EgyptC) At the palace of Aïda and her

father, AmonasroD) A tribunal for King AmonasroE) B and C

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E) B and C

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6) How is Aïda captured?

A) She wanders too far outside the palace gates and is caught by the enemy soldiers

B) She is picking daisies and doesn’t see the soldiers approaching

C) She is in love with Radames and is caught on purpose

D) She is made at her father is an running away

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A) She wanders too far outside the palace gates and is caught by the enemy soldiers

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7) Why didn’t Aïda tell the soldiers who she was?

A) She had her tongue cut off by her enemies

B) Her father taught her to never tell enemies about her royalty

C) She had amnesia and forgot who she really was

D) She was so in love, that she couldn’t speak out

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B) Her father taught her to never tell enemies about her royalty

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8) Who is Amneris?A) She was the court’s High Priestess

and was decide what to do with AïdaB) She was the Egyptian princess and

Aïda was to be her handmaiden or slave

C) She was the pharaoh of Egypt and wore a chin beard as a sign of authority/pharaoh

D) She was the neighbor of Radames E) All of the above

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B) She was the Egyptian princess and Aïda was to be her handmaiden or slave

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9) What type of person is Amneris?

A) A spoiled, little, rich girlB) A giving and loving princessC) A person who worked hard for the

soldiersD) A girl who worked hard for a

living

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A) A spoiled, little, rich girl

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10) With whom did Aïda fall in love?

A) The pharaohB) Radames C) A soldiers in the Ethiopian armyD) No one

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B) Radames

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11) Who was Radames suppose to marry?

A) AmnerisB) AïdaC) A handmaidenD) A priestess

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B) Aïda

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12) How did Aïda react to Radames’ leaving for war against Ethiopia?

A) She was sad that they couldn’t have more time and knew that he will be killed by her people

B) She was indifferent and didn’t care whether he lived or dies

C) She was happy that he was gone and she could forget about him

D) “Return Victorious!!!” but then realized she was telling him to kill her people in order to save his life

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D) “Return Victorious!!!” but then realized she was telling him to kill her people in order to save his life

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13) Did the Egyptians conquer Ethiopia?

A) Yes, and they captured many people

B) Yes, but Radames was killed in a battle

C) No, the whole army of the Egyptians were massacred by the Ethiopians

D) No, both armies were killed and no one won

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A) Yes, and they captured many people

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14) How did Amneris find out that Aïda loved Radames?

A) She often say Aïda and Radames speaking with each other

B) Amneris tricked Aïda by telling her that Radames was dead

C) She noticed how Aïda and Radames looked at each other

D) She observed Aïda’s strong reaction to the news about Radames’ fake death

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E) All of the above

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15) How did Amneris react to Aïda’s love for Radames?

A) She flew into a rage and tirade or rant

B) She was fine with their love and was happy for them

C) She was indifferentD) She was upset, but knew that she

could win him back

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A) She flew into a rage and tirade or rant

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16) Who did Aïda see in the courtyard when the prisoners were being led in?

A) The Egyptian soldiersB) Her girlfriendsC) Her father, King AmonasroD) Her mother

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C) Her father, King Amonasro

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17) What did Radames ask of the Pharaoh? A) To let him marry AïdaB) To free the Ethiopian slavesC) To let him marry AmnerisD) To free the Egyptian slavesE) All of the above

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B) To free the Ethiopian slaves

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18) What did Amonasro tell Aïda to do, for her country?

A) To find out which road out of Egypt is open for escape out of Egypt

B) To marry the warrior Radames, then he can train his men to great like him

C) To kill AmnerisD) To go back home and rule for him,

while he was held captive in EgyptE) All of the above

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A) To find out which road out of Egypt is open for escape out of Egypt

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19) Which road was open?

A) The Nile HighwayB) The Gorges of NapataC) The Ravine of the CataractsD) The Road of the Gods

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B) The Gorges of Napata

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20) How did Radames find out that Aïda was an Ethiopian princess?

A) When Amneris told himB) When Amonasro, her father, told

himC) When she, Aïda, told himD) When the Pharaoh told him

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B) When Amonasro, her father, told him

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21) What did Amonasro propose to Radames?A) “Come with us to Egypt”B) “Run away to Mesopotamia and

marry Aïda”C) “Lie to the Pharaoh and let us

go”D) “Duel to the death”

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A) “Come with us to Egypt”

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22) Who caught Radames, Aïda, and Amonasro?

A) The high Priest and the soldiersB) Amneris, and the soldiersC) The Pharaoh and AmnerisD) The soldiers

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B) Amneris, and the soldiers

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23) What was Radames found guilty of?

A) Reneging (going back on your work) on a contract to marry Amneris

B) Fooling his country of being a great soldier

C) Treason to his country, EgyptD) Falling in love with Aïda

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C) Treason to his country, Egypt

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24) What happened to Amonasro?

A) He killed AmnerisB) He was killed by the soldiersC) He got away to EthiopiaD) He went into hiding in GreeceE) All of the above

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B) He was killed by the soldiers

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25) What was the penalty of treason for Radames?

A) Exiled to the desert outside EgyptB) Death: buried aliveC) Life in prisonD) To marry Amneris and be her

handmaiden

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B) Death: buried alive

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26) What did Amneris offer Radames?

A) Marry her and his life will be savedB) Die with dignity and self-respectC) Tell the Pharaoh where Amonasro isD) Give up his sword and retire

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A) Marry her and his life will be saved

He said no: he only loved Aïda.

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27) What was Radames thinking about while in his tomb?

A) AïdaB) AmnerisC) Why did he fall in love with AïdaD) The gods will save him

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B) She heard he was dying and suffering; she wanted to give him hope and comfort

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28) What surprised Radames in the tomb?

A) AïdaB) The godsC) A spiderD) Amneris

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A) Aïda

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29) How did Radames and Aïda die?

A) A snake bite (by an asp)B) blunt-force trauma to their headsC) Hating each other for allowing

themselves to dieD) Together, in love, embracing

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D) Together, in love, embracing

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30) How did Radames and Aïda have justice?

A) They dies with dignityB) Amneris was praying for the gods

to take him (and unsuspectingly them) into the afterlife

C) They were together in the afterlifeD) They didn’t let Amneris have her

wayE) All of the above

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E) All of the above

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