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Icarus & Daedalus

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 2hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is King Minos' favorite monster?

a)

Cyclops

b)

Minotaur

c)

Hercules

d)

Hades

2.

Where was Icarus imprisoned?

a)

Tower

b)

Prison

c)

Jail

d)

Back of a police car

3.

What did Daedalus make to escape?

a)

Wings

b)

Plane

c)

Superman

d)

Flying Squirrel

4.

Who flew too close to the sun?

a)

Icarus

b)

Daedalus

c)

King Minos

d)

Minotaur

5.

What is the theme of Icarus and Daedalus

a)

Pride and Punishment

b)

Courage and Faith

c)

Hard Work pays off

d)

Crime does not pay

6.

Why did Icarus crash into the sea and die?

a)

His arms got tired.

b)

He wanted to be a fish.

c)

He flew to close to the sun and it melted the wax.

d)

He flew to close to the sun and it blinded him.

7.

What was the island called that Icarus and Daedalus are prisoners?

a)

Greece

b)

Crete

c)

Minos

d)

Sicily

8.

A possible theme of Icarus flying is?

a)

Listen to your parents

b)

Freedom is worth sacrificing your life

c)

Man could be godlike

d)

You can't trust anyone

9.

Why did Daedalus make Icarus collect feathers?

a)

Make wings

b)

To stuff his pillow

c)

To clean the beach

d)

To make a boa

10.

Who did Daedalus give his wings to?

a)

Apollo

b)

Athena

c)

Aprodite

d)

Eros

11.

Why did Daedalus give the wings to Apollo

a)

As an offering

b)

To get ride of them

c)

They broke

d)

He owed Apollo nectar