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Daedalus and Icarus

Quiz by Lindsay Ancelitz

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17 questions
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  • Q1
    King Minos asks Daedalus to build him a new.......
    garden
    chamber
    ship
    palace
    30s
  • Q2
    Who is Icarus?
    the son of Daedalus
    a cousin of Daedalus
    a servant of Daedalus
    King Mino's son
    30s
  • Q3
    Why aren't Daedalus and Icarus allowed to leave Crete?
    They stole gold
    They committed a crime
    They tried to overrule the king
    They know the secret of the maze
    30s
  • Q4
    The sight of __________ comforts Daedalus
    the sky
    birds
    the sea
    feathers
    30s
  • Q5
    Why does the sight of the birds comfort Daedalus?
    The birds are free
    Their feathers are beautiful
    They can fly
    He likes birds
    30s
  • Q6
    Where does Daedalus get the idea for his escape?
    From the birds he watches
    From his dreams
    From Icarus
    From the guards
    30s
  • Q7
    What instruction does Daedalus give Icarus before he flies away?
    "Let the wax dry"
    "Don't fly too close to the sun"
    "Don't look down"
    "Don't fly too low"
    30s
  • Q8
    What causes Icarus's wings to fall off?
    The sun melts the wax
    The guards throw a spear at him
    The wind pulls them off
    The birds peck them off
    30s
  • Q9
    What happens to Icarus at the end of the story?
    He flies away
    He melts from the sun
    He gets lost
    He falls into the ocean
    30s
  • Q10
    Why is Icarus more content with being a prisoner then Daedalus is?
    Icarus enjoys playing in the maze
    Icarus doesn't know how enjoyable freedom is
    Icarus is younger than Daedalus and thinks prison is exciting
    30s
  • Q11
    Daedalus was an ______________
    sailor
    doctor
    inventor
    scientist
    30s
  • Q12
    The palace was comfortable. Comfortable means
    lively
    lonely
    pleasant
    boring
    30s
  • Q13
    The bird's feathers were overlapping. Overlapping means
    covering part of something
    drinking from a puddle
    flying down instead of up
    30s
  • Q14
    Icarus plunged down. Plunged means
    dive or fall suddenly
    swim or glide slowly
    trip
    sprint very quickly
    30s
  • Q15
    Icarus hurtled head first into the sea. Hurtled means
    dive or fall suddenly
    move at great speed
    skip over something
    tumble about playfully
    30s

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