Into The Burning Sun

1. Which literary device is used in Scene 1?

• flashback

• symbol

• flash-forward

• alliteration

2.In Scene 2, SD3 says, “Minos plasters a smile on his face.” This detail helps readers understand that Minos is

• grateful to have Daedalus as his Master Craftsman.

• pleased with his new palace.

• trying to conceal his worry.

• a kind and generous ruler.

3. In Scene 3, King Minos talks to Daedalus about containing the Minotaur, saying, “But be discreet. No one can know about it.” Which line helps readers understand why Minos doesn’t want anyone to know about it?

• Athena: Little mortals! Do you not know the path of hubris? It leads only to destruction!

• Daedalus: The gods are watching us now.

• Minos: You are certain the beast cannot escape?

• Minos: Daedalus, you have built me more than a cage for a monster. You have built a prison for my enemies.

4. Which lines from Scene 4 foreshadow events to come? Choose TWO lines.

• Daedalus: Well, I was going to say that the Minotaur would be trapped forever.

• Icarus: Is it not possible that one day you could make us fly?

• Icarus: How awful! What are you going to do?

• SD3: Icarus takes a small mechanical bird from his pocket. He pulls the tail and the wings flap

Which detail would be LEAST important to include in a summary of the play?

• Pasiphae greatly admires Daedalus’s statues.

• Minos locks Daedalus and Icarus in a tower so that they can’t reveal the Labyrinth’s secret.

• The gods curse King Minos with a deadly beast called the Minotaur.

• Daedalus builds wings so that he and Icarus can fly out the window of their prison cell.

6.Which is NOT a topic explored in the play?

• pride

• friendship

• human limitations

• obeying elders