Myths and Legends: Icarus flies too close to the sun

Who created wings for Icarus?

• Apollo

• Icarus

• Daedalus

• King Minos

Which information is given to us in this story's exposition?

• Daedalus was a skilled inventor and builder.

• He began collecting feathers and sewed them together with thread.

• The land of Crete sank below them and people, who saw them high above the treetops, thought they were gods.

• Daedalus named a nearby island Icaria, in memory of his son. He never flew again.

What is the start of the story's rising action? What is the conflict in the story of Icarus?

• King Minos asks Daedalus to make a labyrinth.

• Daedalus builds wings so his son and him can fly away.

• King Minos imprisons Daedalus and his son on Crete.

• Daedalus decides to make wings from watching seagulls.

Why does King Minos become irritable with Daedalus

• He was unhappy with the labyrinth.

• King Minos was jealous Daedalus had a son (Icarus).

• He thought Daedalus was becoming his enemy.

• Daedalus had stolen Icarus from King Minos.

What genuine solution did Daedalus come up with for them to escape?

• To swim away.

• To create wings.

• To beg the gods for help.

• To sneak onto a boat.

What warning did Daedalus give to Icarus about flying?

• Not to fly too high or too low.
• Not to fly too fast or too slow.
• Not to fly too far or too close from him.

• Not to flap his wings but to glide.

What is the climax of the story?

• When King Minos captures Daedalus and Icarus.

• When Daedalus builds the wings.

• When Icarus flys too close to the sun.

• When Daedalus gives up on flying forever.

Why is Icarus flying too close to the sun a blunder?

• He became a god

• He fell into the sea

• His wings melted

• He lost his feathers

Which quote from the text shows a character carrying a burden?

• Daedalus began watching seagulls flying away from the island, which gave him an idea.

• In deep sadness, he went to the temple of Apollo in Sicily, and hung up his wings. He never flew again.

• Those arms, that had seemed to hold him up began to droop.

• King Minos thought Daedalus was his enemy.

Complete the following sentence by filling in the blank with an explanation:

If King Minos hadn't ___________________________, then Daedalus and Icarus wouldn't have tried to escape.