WorksheetsDaedalus and Icarus
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Have you ever (metaphorically) flown too close to the sun? Gotten too cocky or carried away and had negative consequences?
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The Minotaur:
a ferocious creature that was half man and half bull that loved to eat berries.
a ferocious creature that was half man and half bull that loved to eat birds.
a ferocious mythological creature that was half man and half bull who loved to eat human flesh.
A labyrinth is...
a corn maze full of haunted creatures.
a maze of passages that would be so complex that it would be virtually impossible for anyone (or anything) to ever find a way out.
a maze of passages that King Minos used as a game when he got bored.
King Minos described the labyrinth as...
"the perfect punishment for his enemies".
"a delightful way to spend some time".
If I worked with King Minos, I would agree with his decision to build a labyrinth for enemies to be trapped and eaten by the Minotaur.
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No
Daedalus is described as...
"a talented driver of chariots".
"a talented artist".
"a talented carpenter and mechanic".
"a talented architect, inventor and craftsman".
"Deciding he had no further use for Daedalus, the king..."
fired him.
threw him into the labyrinth along with his son Icarus.
banished him.
Daedalus and Icarus were able to escape their imprisonment in the labyrinth because...
Daedalus had built the labyrinth and knew his way around.
The Minotaur wasn't clever enough to find them.
Daedalus got the idea of constructing wings from...
watching owls flying overhead
watching eagles flying overhead
watching seagulls flying overhead
Icarus wasn't paying attention to his father's warning because he was (a) .
"As he looked down at the sea below, his heart fluttered with excitement. It was as though his body was weightless."
This passage contains which type of figurative language?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
"The wind whistled against his ears."
This excerpt, which describes the sound of the wind, is an example of what type of descriptive detail?
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Sensory details
What is a possible theme of the Daedalus and Icarus myth? Explain.
Which of the following are possible symbols that represent Icarus?
wings, melting wings, sun chariot
wings, melting wings, a wing in front of the sun
wings, sun chariot, King Minos
I can clearly see evidence of cause and effect in this myth.
Yes
No
