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WorksheetsMyth of Icarus Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the setting for the story "The Flight of Icarus"?
Icarus and Daedalus are imprisoned on an island.
Icarus and Daedalus are imprisoned on a boat.
Icarus and Daedalus are trapped in a labyrinth.
Icarus and Daedalus are trapped in the underworld.
Why is Daedalus being punished by King Minos?
He has been circulating rumors regarding the king's right to the throne.
He is the true heir to the throne of Crete.
He built the labyrinth from which Theseus escaped.
He alone knows the secret location of the fountain of youth.
In "The Flight of Icarus" story, what does Daedalus warn his son against?
He warns him against flying too slowly.
He warns him to avoid becoming distracted by the song of the Sirens.
He warns him to fly in a wide arc around the island of the Cyclopes.
He warns him against flying too high or too low.
What happens to Icarus's wings when he begins to fly near the sun?
The high winds in the stratosphere blow him off course.
The heat of the sun melts the wax of his wings.
The heat of the sun confuses Icarus's mind, and he stops flapping his wings.
The heat of the sun sets the feathers of Icarus's wings on fire.
In the painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, what color shirt is the plowman in front wearing?
Red
Purple
Green
Blue
Where is Icarus in the painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus?
He is standing on the shore about to take flight.
He is flying in the sky towards the sun.
He is sailing on a ship out in the sea.
He is sinking in the water.
What time of day does the artist portray in Landscape with the Fall of Icarus?
It is mid-afternoon, or the hottest part of the day.
It is nighttime because the sky is filled with stars.
It must be dusk or dawn because the sun is on the horizon.
The sky is stormy in the painting, so we can't know the time of day.
In the poem "Icarus's Flight," what is an example of alliteration?
The repetition of words beginning in "p," "w," or "f."
The repetition of sounds at the end of words.
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables repeated throughout each stanza.
The lack of punctuation marks at the end of the poem's individual lines.
In the poem "Icarus's Flight," when does Icarus gain wisdom?
When he remembers the advice of his father
When he regrets his decision to keep flying higher
When he first embarks upon his flight
When he reaches the limits of his freedom
At the end of the poem, what serves as the figurative "cushion" for Icarus when he falls?
The ocean below
His newfound understanding of the world
His father's strong arms
The gods of the underworld
