Hubris - Icarus and Midas

​Icarus

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Multiple Choice

Daedalus is best described as an ...

• inventor

• king

• hero

Multiple Choice

Daedalus created the ...

• Minotaur

• labyrinth where the Minotaur was imprisoned

Open Ended

WHY did King Minos punish Daedalus, and HOW did he punish him?

Open Ended

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

Daedalus warned Icarus not to ________________ because _____________. Also, he said that Icarus should not _______________ because _________________.

Fill in the Blank

Icarus flew too close to the sun and died. This image has become a lasting metaphor describing people who fail because they are is over-confident and try to do too much. To use the exact vocabulary word that we've been discussing in class, Icarus's tragic flaw was ______ (6 letters, starts with H)

​Midas

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Multiple Choice

Ironically, Midas's journey to tragedy begins with him being kind to a friend of...

• Dionysus

• Hermes

• Apollo

• Artemis

Multiple Choice

What was King Midas's wish?

• He wished to turn everything to gold

• He wished for more wishes

• He wished for the love and loyalty of his people

Open Ended

Most of you probably already know how this story ends -- or if not, you can figure it out. What will Midas discover about the "gift" that Dionysus grants him?

Open Ended

Most tragically, Midas turns ________________ to gold.

Open Ended

Describe a similarity between the fate of Midas and the fate of Tantalus.

Multiple Choice

The story of Apollo and Midas has similarities to the story of Apollo and _______.

• Artemis

• Marsyas

• the Pythia

Open Ended

Which mortal got the worse deal, Marsyas or Midas? Explain why.

Multiple Choice

Who revealed the secret of Midas's ears?

• Midas's barber

• Midas's advisor

• Midas's daughter

• Midas's enemy

Open Ended

Describe how Midas's secret was revealed.

Multiple Choice

How did Midas die?

• Apollo smote him with a thunderbolt

• Midas turned himself into gold

• Midas was so humiliated that he killed himself

• Midas lived to a ripe old age and died in his bed