The Story Of Icarus
Reading quiz on Icarus myth
- 1.Why was King Minos angry at Daedalus?
- A.
He thought Daedalus had stolen gold.
- B.
He thought Daedalus had something to do with the death of the Minotaur.
- C.
He thought Daedalus had caused his wife to leave him.
- 2.What island or country was King Minos governing?
- A.
Greece
- B.
Turkey
- C.
Crete
- 3.What was unique about the palace where the Minotaur lived?
- A.
It was made up of an elaborate maze.
- B.
It had an interior hot spring pool.
- C.
It was hidden in the hills of Greece.
- 4.What did King Minos do to punish Daedalus?
- A.
He put him on a slave ship to Phoenicia.
- B.
He shut him up in the Minotaur's palace.
- C.
He had Daedalus executed.
- 5.What did Daedalus think of doing to escape the prison palace?
- A.
Tie a thread to the entryway to find his way out.
- B.
Create wings with birds' feathers to soar out.
- C.
Hire a secret passage on a Cretan ship.
- 6.What did Daedalus make his son Icarus promise him before they took off?
- A.
To stay close to his father.
- B.
To fly as low as possible near the sea.
- C.
To fly as high as possible near the sun.
- 7.What caused Icarus to fall?
- A.
He was shot down by an arrow from King Minos' men.
- B.
He became lost and eventually was too tired to keep flying.
- C.
The sun melted the wax holding the feathers to the wings.
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