WorksheetsLegend and Myth (Def, Theseus&Minotaur, Mahsuri and Misc)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3mins
A myth involves historical facts.
TRUE
FALSE
A character in a legend has....
a sidekick in every story.
supernatural power.
a specific cultural identification.
In what way is the story of King Arthur a legend?
King Arthur was based on real kings during Medieval Times in Wales.
King Arthur was based on real kings during Medieval Times in England.
King Arthur was a real person whose adventures were exaggerated.
Who was the King of Athens during the 1300BCE?
King Theseus
King Aegeus
King Minos
King Midas
Theseus was forced to save the Athenians from the grasps of the Minotaur.
TRUE
FALSE
Who had Athens been in war with?
Crete
Troy
Argos
Corinth
Where did King Minos kept the Minotaur?
The hanging garden of Babylon
His palace
Labyrinth
Athens
What did Theseus agreed to do if he return alive?
Paint his ship red.
Scream and shout at the top of his lungs.
Change the sails of his ship to red.
Change the sails of his ship to white.
The daughter of King Minos fell in love with Theseus once he arrived.
TRUE
FALSE
The Minotaur was actually the son of...
Princess Ariadne of Crete
Gorgo, Queen of Athens
Pasiphae, Queen of Crete
Theseus used a ball of strings to get his way out from the Labyrinth.
TRUE
FALSE
Princess Ariadne betrayed Theseus after his success.
TRUE
FALSE
Who rescued Princess Ariadne on the island of Naxos?
Zeus, god of thunder
Ares, god of war
Dionysus, god of wine
Poseidon, god of ocean
What did King Aegeus do when he did not see the white sails?
He screamed to the sea at the top of his lungs.
He dropped on his knees and wailed.
He leaped off the cliff out of devastation.
He ran to the shore and wave his hands frantically.
Mahsuri married Mat Deris.
TRUE
FALSE
Her own sister-in-law plotted a conspiracy against her.
TRUE
FALSE
Why does Mahsuri told them to kill her with her father’s ceremonial keris?
She was 'protected' by a spell.
She wants to portray her love towards her father.
She was too strong that none of the swords could kill her.
Dracula was created based on the Prince of Romania, Vlad the Impaler.
TRUE
FALSE
Why do you think Prince Vlad is given the title: the Impaler?
His punishment to his enemies was to poke them with sharp heated rods.
His punishment to his enemies was to stab them with a sharp tree trunk.
His punishment to enemies was to impale them through large sticks.
What is one similarity shared between legends and myths?
Both teaches what happened in history.
Both teaches readers a valuable life lesson.
Both teaches creative thinking.
