Flight of icarus

which word could be used to describe a main theme of the myth?

• wisdom

• freedom

• escape

• fear

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which statement best explains how the setting impacts the plot of a story?

• Daedalus saw air as a meaning of escape

• Daedalus was imprisoned in a high tower

• Daedalus was a gifted engineer and inventor

• Daedalus tried to escape from Crete but failed

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which of the statements supports the key idea that Icarus flew too high?

• up and up Icarus soared...

• "The sun will melt the wax!"

• until he reached the clouds

• He cried out to his father

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Against his father's advice, Icarus flew higher and higher because he

• was eager to prove that he was stronger than his father

• he often disobeyed his fahter

• because he got blinded by the sun

• he was overtaken by the thrill that came from flying freely

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what was Daedalus's fear?

• that his son would fall into the ocean

• that would not be able to escape

• that king Crete would punish them

• that his son would not be able to swim

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Daedalus knew his fears came true when he

• He saw feathers floating from the sky

• He felt the heat of the sun

• He heard Icarus cry out loudly

• He saw his son plunge into the sea

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why does Daedalus decide to escape the island by air?

• because the king will not be able to have power over him

• it was the most creative way

• it was the only way

• because he wanted to be like a bird

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why did Daedalus throw his wings in the edge of the ocean?

• because the wings no longer had a purpose

• because he vowed to never make the same mistake again

• because he was sad

• because it reminded him of his son

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who was Daedalus?

• an artist

• a god

• a myth

• a fish

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write in your own words what the moral of the story is.

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