Daedelus, Icarus, & Minotaur

A minotaur is a creature that is...

• ... half dragon and half man.

• ... half horse and half man.

• ... half goat and half man.

• ... half bull and half man.

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The half-bull, half-man beast that lives in the labyrinth and eats human sacrifices is the ____________.

• Cyclops

• Minotaur

• Medea

• centaur

King Minos wanted to kill the Minotaur.

• True
• False

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It would be easy to find your way out of a labyrinth.

• True
• False

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The wings were made from chicken feathers.

• True
• False

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Icarus flew to close to the sun.

• True
• False

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Daedalus and Icarus is a ...

• folktale
• biography
• myth
• realistic fiction

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Why did Daedalus make wings for himself and Icarus? 

• to be more like the gods
• To escape their imprisonment
• to impress King Minos
• to teach his son to fly

Why did Icarus crash into the sea and die?

• His arms got tired
• He flew too close to the sun and it melted the wax
• He wanted to be a fish
• He flew too close to the sun and it blinded him

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Why did Daedalus warn Icarus to not fly too close to the sea?

• He's allergic to water
• Sharks might eat him
• The spray would make his wings waterlogged
• He might be seen by ships

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