Icarus and Daedalus

Which character trait describes Icarus?

• loyal

• kind

• disobedient

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Which character traits describe Daedalus?

• wise and clever

• silly and forgetful

• funny and charming

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According to "Icarus and Daedalus", what warning does Daedalus give his son Icarus?

• Do not break the wings.

• Do not ever trust King Minos.

• Do not fly too high or too low.

• Do not use the wings in the water.

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Directions: Identify the choice that best answers the question.

In "Icarus and Daedalus", what is the author implying when she says the following?

The father bird put on his wings, and, while the light urged them to be gone, he waited to see that all was well with Icarus, for the two could not fly hand in hand.

• Daedalus is loving, devoted, and caring father to his son Icarus.

• It is much safer for adults to fist secure their own safety before helping their child.

• Icarus had a difficult time putting on his wings and could have used his father's help.

• It is safer to fly in the day than at night because during the day you can see where you are going.

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In "icarus and Daedalus", which is most likely reason Icarus ignores his father's warning? Which excerpt from the selection best supports the answer to Part A

• He is immature and does not have sufficient respect for his father.

  
  

  He longed for one draught of flight to quench the thirst of his captivity...

• He is overcome by a feeling of dizziness that causes him to make poor judgments.

  
  

  The wide vacancy of the air dazed them-a glance downward mate their brains reel.

• He wants the feeling of being free after having been in prison for so long.

  
  

  He longs for one draughts of flight to quench the thirst of his captivity...

• He did not understand the waning in the first place but never asks for clarification for fear of looking foolish.

  
  

  ...he saw but vaguely that winged thing in the distance before him that was his father Daedalus.

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What did Daedalus invent to help him and Icarus escape from the Labyrinth and what is it made of?

• Wings made of dandelions and tree sap

• Wings made of glue and cotton

• Wings made of wax and bird feathers

• Wings made of tree sap and bird feathers

Answer explanation

Wings made of wax and bird feathers.

Unable to sail away, because Minos controlled the ships, Daedalus fashioned wings of wax and feathers for himself and for Icarus and escaped to Sicily using the wings.

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What did Daedalus warn Icarus not to do?

• Do not fly too close to the sun and do not fly too close to the sea

• Do not fly too close to the sun and do not fly too close to the land

• Do not fly too close to the clouds and do not fly to close to the sea

• Do not fly to close to the clouds and do not fly too close to the land

Answer explanation

He warned his son not to fly too close to the sun, as the wax would melt. He also cautioned Icarus not to fly too low, as the feathers could get wet in the sea.

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Who hired Daedalus to make ingenious inventions?

• King Cocalus

• King Minos

• Queen Pasiphae

• Theseus

Answer explanation

King Minos

Minos, the king of Crete, hired the fugitive Daedalus to create ingenious inventions. Daedalus designed and constructed the labyrinth to imprison the half-man, half-bull monster called the Minotaur. The Minotaur had the misfortune of being the illegitimate son of Minos's wife, Pasiphae.

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What happened to Icarus?

• Icarus successfully reached the land.

• Icarus gracefully glided on air and strictly stayed mid level.

• Icarus fell fatally to the sea.

• Icarus was taken by the sun god, Apollo.

Answer explanation

Icarus ignored his father's instructions to maintain a course between the heavens and the sea and flew too close to the sun. The wax melted, his wings collapsed and he fell fatally into the sea.

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Daedalus told Icarus that the plan was dangerous. Why did he want them to take the risk?

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