Daedalus & Icarus

Daedalus and Icarus are kept as prisoners in King Minos's

• Garden

• Ship

• Palace

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Who is Icarus?

• a servant of Daedalus

• King Minos's father

• The son of Daedalus

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How did King Minos prevent Daedalus and Icarus from leaving at night?

• They put big dogs inside their room who were trained to bark if they tried to leave.

• They were chained to the floor in the dungeon before they went to sleep.

• Their room was locked at night with a guard who stood outside the door.

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Why does the sight of the birds comfort Daedalus?

• He likes to think about their freedom and dream of what that might be like.

• He knows how to communicate with the birds so someday they will help open the palace.

• He thinks they would make a great pet for his son.

How does Daedalus get the idea for his escape?

• When Icarus tell him that he has a magic potion to break free from all the locks.

• When Icarus tells him about the girl with the long hair who escaped a palace by braiding her hair.

• When Icarus tells him that the only possible way to escape an island is to fly

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What instructions does Daedalus give Icarus before Icarus flies away?

• He tells him to believe in himself

• He tells him not to get too close to the sun.

• He tells him to watch out for shooting stars and meteorites.

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What causes Icarus's wings to fall off?

• His father did not attach them to him tightly enough.

• A bird realizes the feathers belong to it's mother, and it pecks at the wings until they fall.

• The wax melts from the heat of the sun.

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What happens to Icarus at the end of the story?

• He was hurtled head first into the sea with sharks, eels, and squid.

• He plunged to his death.

• Both A and C

• Neither A nor C

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Why is Icarus more content with being a prisoner than Daedalus is?

• Icarus enjoys playing in the maze.

• Icarus doesn't know how enjoyable freedom is.

• Icarus thinks he'll be a king one day.

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What first caused Icarus to decide to fly higher?

• His father told him to fly as high as he could.

• He wanted to outfly the sun

• The seagulls pecked at him and he wanted to get away

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