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5 Assessment
In this assessment I will be expected to: ❏ infer the meaning of a symbol and justify with textual evidence in the myth “Cupid and Psyche” (RL.1)
❏ determine a theme or central idea in the myth “Cupid and Psyche” (RL.2) ❏ describe how a character responds or changes as the plot moves toward a resolution. (RL.3)
❏ identify the main conflict in the myth “Cupid and Psyche” (RL.3)
❏ determine the point of view in the myth “Cupid and Psyche” (RL.6)
Read Document A, the myth from “Cupid and Psyche.” ​
Answer the following questions:
1.​ ​
What is the theme of the myth? Justify your choice with text evidence and your own thinking.
(RL.2)
a.​ N
​ ever reveal a lack of trust.
b.​ L
​ove without trust results in misery.
c.​ D
​ o not believe what those dear to you say.
d.​ I
​t is better to know the truth than to suffer from doubt.
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2.​ ​
Which of the following BEST summarizes the excerpt? (​
RL.2)
a.​ ​
Psyche's sisters, who are jealous of her happiness, pressure her to go against her
husband's wishes. When she does as they say, he rejects her.
b.​​
Psyche, married to someone she has never seen, fears he may be either horrible to
look at or a great danger to her. She finds out that he is Cupid, the god of love.
c.​ ​
Psyche, married to a man who will not allow her to see him, is torn between love and
doubt. When she discovers he is Cupid, god of love, he leaves Psyche because she did
not trust him.
d.​​
In the middle of the night, Psyche, who is a mortal woman, lights a lamp to see her
husband, who has forbidden her to see him. Her sisters have urged her to look at him
and be prepared to kill him.
3.​​
Which type of 3rd person point of view is used in Document A? ​
(RL.6)
a.​ t​hird person omniscient
b.
third person limited
c.
third person objective
d.
second person
Read Document B, the excerpt from the play “The Gods Must Be Crazy: The Story of Cupid
and Psyche.” ​
Answer the following questions:
4. What is Zeus's purpose in this play? ​
(RL.3)
a.​ H
​ e controls what happens.
b.​ H
​ e interacts with the characters.
c.​ H
​ e interprets the play's meaning.
d.​ H
​ e summarizes and explains events.
5.​​
The main conflict is between… ​
(RL.3)
a.​ P
​syche and her sisters.
b.​ P
​syche's need to see her husband and his refusal to allow it.
c.​ C
​upid's love for Psyche and his awareness of her unhappiness.
d.​ C
​upid's love for Psyche and Apollo's declaration of her destiny.
After reading Document A, from “Cupid and Psyche,” and Document B, “The Gods Must Be
Crazy: The Story of Cupid and Psyche”, answer the following questions:
6.​​
In both selections, what does the lit lamp represent/symbolize? Justify your choice with text
evidence and your own thinking. ​
(RL.1)
a.​ l​ove
b.​ s​hame
c.​ k
​nowledge
d.​ h
​appiness
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