Theseus and the Minotaur Comprehension
Authored by Laura Skowronek
English
3rd - 6th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the major conflict between King Minos and Athens?
King Minos threatens to go to war with Athens if Athens won’t send him 14 tributes
King Minos threatens to go to war with Athens if Athens won’t send him 14 cows
King Minos demands food for his Minotaur or he’ll set the Minotaur lose in Athens.
King Minos wants to rule Athens but does not have a strong enough army to defeat the city.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After a 9 year period of safety, the King of Athens would send 7 boys and 7 girls to be...
eaten by the Minotaur
put in chains
to become royalty
guests at a party
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did the Minotaur live?
in a tower
in the labyrinth (maze)
in the deep forest
Mt. Olympus
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Princess Ariadne help Theseus?
by giving him rocks and stones to throw at the Minotaur
by giving him money to help her escape
by giving him a ball of string to find his way out of the maze
She volunteered to go into the labyrinth
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who killed the Minotaur?
The princess
Theseus
The King
Zeus
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do the gods punish Theseus?
by wrecking his ship in a storm and drowning him
by letting the king think Theseus’ ship was an enemy ship to be attacked
by ensuring the king killed himself when Theseus failed to raise white sails
by making Theseus king of a failing kingdom
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the King of Athens keep his word to King Minos?
After 9 years, he sent 7 boys and 7 girls to be eaten by the Minotaur
He told the King of Crete to stop sending his ships to Athens
He shared the secrets of the Minotaur
He makes Theseus, his son, a slave.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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