WorksheetsTheseus and the Minotaur
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where did King Minos live?
In Athens
In Hanoi
On the island of Crete
in Rome
Where did the Minotaur live?
In a maze
In the tallest tower
In a palace
In the dungeons
What did the Minotaur like to eat?
Phở
Boys and Girls
Hamburgers
BBQ Goat
Where did they find food for the Minotaur?
Athens
Rome
Hanoi
Crete
Who decided to kill the Minotaur?
Alexander the Great
Perseus
Zeus
Theseus
What was the name of the princess who helped Theseus?
Miss Huong
Ariadne
Athena
Helen
What did Ariadne give to Theseus?
A map and a helmet
A torch and a shield
An ipad
A sword and a ball of string
What did Ariadne ask Theseus to do?
To cook her dinner
To take her to the cinema
To take her away from Crete
To buy her flowers
What was the maze like?
It was damp and disgusting
It was like a bouncy castle
The walls were covered in mirrors
It was outside
What could Theseus hear?
The Minotaur was playing drums
Nothing
The Minotaur was laughing
The sound of heavy breathing
Why was Theseus's heart beating fast?
He was running
He was scared
He was jumping up and down
He had eaten too much sugar
What did Theseus use the string for?
To tie up the Minotaur
To find his way back
To hold his guitar
To knit a jumper
The Minotaur.... (pick all that apply)
was enormously tall.
had sharp horns
was playing electric guitar
had arms like the branches of a tree
Theseus dropped his sword.
True
False
Theseus killed the Minotaur
True
False
Theseus met Ariadne at the entrance to the maze, and they escaped the island.
True
False
Theseus took Ariadne back to Athens.
True
False
Why did Theseus leave Ariadne on a different island?
She didn't want to go to Athens.
He didn't want to marry her.
He forgot her.
Why did the King of Athens jump into the sea?
Theseus forgot to change the sails of the ship.
He slipped.
He was practising his diving.
He wanted to cool down.
