Theseus and the Minotaur

What was Poseidon's curse on the King and Queen of Crete? Select all that apply:

• He made them go crazy and the King killed himself

• He made their daughter marry Dionysus

• He made the Queen give birth to the Minotaur

• He drives the white bull mad and it ravages the island

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

This character guards the island of Crete and has the ability to throw himself in a fire and then burn people to death

• Icarus

• Talos

• King Minos

• the Minotaur

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Every ​ (a)   years, Athens must send ​ (b)   boys and girls to ​ (c)   be sacrificed to the Minotaur

• 9
• 14
• Crete
• 10
• 5
• 50
• Naxos
• Athens

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who helps Theseus? Select all that are true:

• King Minos

• Dionysus

• Ariadne

• Daedalus

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How did Theseus kill the Minotaur?

• with his bare hands

• with a magic sword

• he doesn't: he just runs away from him

• by putting a curse on him

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What do Theseus and Ariadne do before they sail away? Select all that are true:

• they free all the other Athenians

• they release the Minotaur

• they put holes in King Minos's ships

• they leave a letter for King Minos

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Match the following

• Pasiphae

• Daughter of King Minos

• Ariadne

• Mother of the Minotaur

• Daedalus

• Son of King Aegeus

• Dionysus

• Creator of the palace and labyrinth

• Theseus

• Husband of Ariadne

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Match the following

• to destroy

• bore

• sly and clever

• sack

• land or territory

• cunning

• to defeat or tame

• subdue

• to drill or create

• domain

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) King Minos

,

(b) King Aegeus

,

(c) King of Sicily

• Sends citizens as sacrifices to Minotaur

• Locks up Daedalus

• Ruler of Athens

• Hides Daedalus

• Ruler of Crete

• Dies by throwing himself into the sea

• Ruler of Sicily

• Dies from hot water

• Wife is Pasiphae

• Married Aethra

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Reorder the following from first to last in the story

• Poseidon curses the island of Crete

• King Minos finds Daedalus in Sicily

• King Aegeus discovers Theseus is his son

• Daedalus and Icarus escape but Icarus dies

• Theseus leaves Ariadne on the island of Naxos

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.5