WorksheetsThe Flight of Icarus
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Daedalus?
a)
A blacksmith.
b)
A god.
c)
An artist.
d)
A fish.
2.
Who helped Daedalus escape from the tower?
a)
King Minos.
b)
Nobody, he escaped by himself.
c)
Icarus.
d)
Theseus.
3.
What city was Daedalus traveling to holding Icarus?
a)
Rome.
b)
Athens.
c)
Sicily.
d)
Romania.
4.
What god did Daedalus build the temple to?
a)
Zeus.
b)
Hades.
c)
Athena.
d)
Apollo.
5.
What was offered to Apollo?
a)
His wings and a few colorful ones he found where Icarus had fallen.
b)
Golden sandals.
c)
A vine of grapes.
d)
Gold and money.
6.
Do you think things would have turned out better for Icarus if he would have listened to his father?
a)
Yes.
b)
No.
7.
What was the meaning/ moral of the story?
a)
Listen to your elders.
b)
Never fly to close to the sun.
c)
Don't fly with DIY wings.
d)
Know how to fly without wings,
8.
What is Icarus's father's name?
a)
Theseus.
b)
Daedalus.
c)
Minos.
d)
Apollo.
9.
What were the two things Icarus's father told him to do?
a)
Don't fly too low or too high and stay close to me.
b)
Have fun and fly high.
c)
Don't fly to the mystical mountain and play with the dragon.
d)
Stay on the ground and think about life.
10.
What was softening the wax on Icarus's wings?
a)
The sun's heat.
b)
The wind.
c)
The ocean water.
d)
The clouds.
11.
Where did Icarus fall?
a)
On a mountain.
b)
In the ocean.
c)
In the grass.
d)
Into his father's arms.
12.
Daedalus made wings for himself and his son in order to
a)
teach his son to fly.
b)
be more like the gods.
c)
escape the island of Crete.
d)
show that he was an ingenious artist.
13.
Why did Daedalus have "misgivings" while watching Icarus fly?
a)
He thought that Icarus would be too afraid.
b)
He thought that the wings would not be strong enough.
c)
He thought that the winds would be too strong.
d)
He thought that Icarus would be too bold and reckless.
14.
Why did Icarus fly higher and higher into the sky?
a)
He wanted to impress the shepherds and plowmen.
b)
He did not know to control his wings.
c)
He was bewitched by a sense of freedom.
d)
He was obeying his father's instructions.
15.
Daedalus arrived safely in Sicily, he
a)
buried his son.
b)
built a temple.
c)
made another pair of wings.
d)
rejoiced in his escape.
16.
Daedalus could not follow Icarus into the sky because
a)
he was too heavy.
b)
he was too cautious.
c)
he was too slow.
d)
he was too anxious.
17.
A moderate amount of something is
a)
very generous.
b)
just enough.
c)
too little.
d)
well-earned.
18.
Daedalus first knew that his fears had come true when
a)
he saw feathers floating from the sky.
b)
he heard Icarus cry out to him.
c)
he felt the heat of the sun.
d)
he saw his son plunge into the sea.
19.
What does prowess mean?
a)
strength.
b)
arrogance.
c)
intelligence.
d)
recklessness.
20.
Something that is done in a frantic way is done
a)
calmly.
b)
deliberately.
c)
lovingly.
d)
hastily.
21.
A sign that a person is experiencing anxiety might be
a)
an angry frown.
b)
sweaty palms.
c)
a relaxed smile.
d)
extreme tiredness.
22.
He is a bird.
a)
In the myth, Icarus is compared to what?
b)
For his behavior in the beginning of the myth, you can guess (infer) what about Icarus?
c)
Which of the following events occurs first in the myth?
d)
At the end of the myth, how does Daedalus view flying?
23.
Theseus escapes from King Minos's labyrinth.
a)
What can be said about Icarus's personality?
b)
What happens to Daedalus at the end of the myth?
c)
Which of the following events occurs first in the myth?
d)
Why does Daedalus decide to escape from Crete by air?
24.
He finds safety in Sicily.
a)
What can be said about Icarus's personality?
b)
What warning sign indicates that Icarus is in danger?
c)
What happens to Daedalus at the end of the myth?
d)
What is Icarus's attitude?
25.
He is innocent and foolish.
a)
What happens to Daedalus at the end of the myth?
b)
What can be said about Icarus's personality?
c)
Why does Daedalus not hear his son's cries?
d)
What warning sign indicates that Icarus is in danger?
26.
Icarus's voice is muffled by the sea.
a)
Why does Icarus fly higher and higher?
b)
Why does Daedalus decide to escape from Crete by air?
c)
Why does Daedalus not hear his son's cries?
d)
Why does Icarus's wings finally fall apart?
27.
He is still young boy.
a)
Why does Daedalus decide to escape from Crete by air?
b)
What can be said about Icarus's personality?
c)
Why does Daedalus not hear his son's cries?
d)
For his behavior in the beginning of the myth, you can guess (infer) what about Icarus?
28.
King Minos will not have the power to stop him.
a)
Why does Icarus's wings finally fall apart?
b)
Why does Icarus fly higher and higher?
c)
Why does Daedalus not hear his son's cries?
d)
Why does Daedalus decide to escape from Crete by air?
29.
He is loving and concerned.
a)
What is Icarus's attitude?
b)
What warning sign indicates that Icarus is in danger?
c)
Why does Icarus's wings finally fall apart?
d)
Why does Icarus fly higher and higher?
30.
The spray from the sea will clog his wings.
a)
What is Icarus's attitude?
b)
Daedalus warns his son that if he flies too low what will happen?
c)
Why does Icarus higher and higher?
d)
What warning sign indicates that Icarus is in danger?
31.
Why did Daedalus make Icarus collect feathers?
a)
So that he could escape the island.
b)
So that he could bury them.
c)
So that he could make a pillow.
d)
So that he could make a feather bed.
32.
Icarus's voice is muffled by the sea - Why does Daedalus decides to escape from Crete by air?
a)
True
b)
False
33.
The heat of the sun melts the wax - Why does Icarus fly higher and higher?
a)
True
b)
False
34.
King Minos will not have the power to stop him - Why does Daedalus decide to escape from Crete by air?
a)
True
b)
False
35.
He is still a young boy - For his behavior in the beginning of the myth, you can guess (infer) what about Icarus?
a)
True
b)
False
36.
He enjoys the sense of freedom - Why does Icarus fly higher and higher?
a)
True
b)
False
37.
He finds safety in Sicily - What happens to Daedalus at the end of the myth?
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Small feathers fall off of his wings - What warning signs indicates that Icarus is in danger?
a)
True
b)
False
39.
He is innocent and foolish - What warning signs indicate that Icarus is in danger?
a)
True
b)
False
40.
He enjoys the sense of freedom - Why does Icarus's wings finally fall apart?
a)
True
b)
False
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