Daedalus and Icarus

Who ruled the island of Crete?

• Daedalus

• Icarus

• Minos

• Cretan

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What does King Minos ask Daedalus to build?

• a time machine

• the LEGO Death Star

• fortress with a moat

• a labyrinth

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The son of the most famous inventor in ancient Greece was...

• Minos

• Minotaur

• Icarus

• Daedalus

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The half man, half bull creature that was kept in the labyrinth was called the...

• Hydra

• Centaur

• MInotaur

• Cerberus

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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

King Minos had Daedalus create a labyrinth to imprison

• The queen Pasiphae

• Icarus

• The minotaur

• Daedalus himself

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What does Icarus do to cause his demise or downfall?

• Icarus ignores Daedalus and flies too high.

• Icarus ignores Daedalus and flies too low.

• Icarus is not at fault for his own demise.

• Icarus looks up at the sun and is blinded by it.

Who said, "We are not birds, Father. We cannot fly."?

• Daedalus

• Icarus

• King Minos

• Ariadne

What is the organizational pattern of this text?

• plot

• compare/ contrast

• sequence, step by step

• no text structure

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From which point of view is this text written?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd