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Icarus and Daedalus

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Daedalus and Icarus lived in ...

a)

Ancient Egypt

b)

Ancient Rome

c)

Ancient Greece

2.

Daedalus was a great ...

a)

Inventor

b)

dreamer

c)

teacher

3.

Icarus got easily distracted, but Daedalus was very ..

a)

Funny

b)

Disciplined

c)

Serious

4.

Who was Icarus to Daedalus?

a)

His son.

b)

His brother.

c)

His servant.

d)

His king.

5.

What was the name of the King that imprisoned Daedalus and his son?

a)

Melo

b)

Milo

c)

Midas

d)

Minos

6.

What beast was locked in the labyrinth?

a)

Sirens

b)

Minotaur

c)

Sphinx

d)

Cyclops

7.

What were the wings Daedalus made constructed with?

a)

Feathers and glue

b)

Glue and plastic

c)

branches of osier and wax

d)

wax and paper

8.
Why did Icarus crash into the sea and die?
a)
His arms got tired
b)
He flew too close to the sun and it melted the wax
c)
He wanted to be a fish
d)
He flew too close to the sun and it blinded him
9.
Why did Daedalus make wings for himself and Icarus? 
a)

To be more like the gods.

b)

To escape their imprisonment.

c)

To impress King Minos.

d)

To teach his son to fly.

10.
Daedalus warns Icarus about:
a)
flying too close to the sun.
b)
eating the food from inside the palace.
c)
flying too low so that they will be seen.
d)
talking to gulls.
11.
Where did Icarus fall?
a)
On a mountain
b)
In the ocean
c)
In the grass
d)
Into his father's arms
12.

What did the King of the island feed to the Minotaur (half man, half bull creature)?

a)

birds

b)

pigs

c)

people

d)

fish

13.

What is a labyrinth?

a)

A maze

b)

A palace

c)

A tower

d)

A prison cell

14.

The wings in this story are a symbol of

a)

freedom

b)

artistic expression

c)

intelligence

d)

love

15.

What lesson might this myth teach you for your own life?

a)

If you disobey others you will melt your wings.

b)

Listen to others' warnings about danger.

c)

It is wrong to keep people prisioner.

d)

Do not fly too close to the sun.

16.

What land did Daedalus name in honor of his son?

a)

Mount Olympus

b)

Icaria

c)

Crete

d)

Sicily