Icarus and Daedalus

Directions: Use Icarus and Daedalus to answer the following questions.

1. From the descriptions of the mortals 7. Read the following lines from paragraph
being so wise that they had learned the 2.
secrets of the gods at the beginning of He once built for King Minos of Crete, a wonderful
"Icarus and Daedalus," the reader can
Labyrinth of winding ways so cunningly tangled up
conclude that this narrative will be a—
a. Legend and twisted around that, once inside you could never
b. Myth find your way out again without a magic clue.
c. Fable
d. Tall Tale
The author includes these lines to suggest—
2. Read the following definitions for the a. Daedalus will design a new
word sustained. Labyrinth.
Sus-tained intr.v. sus·tain·ing, sus·tains b. King Minos will change his mind
about the Labyrinth.
1. To affirm the validity. 2. To supply with c. Daedalus will attempt to escape the
necessities or nourishment. 3. To prove or tower.
corroborate; confirm. 4. To support from below; d. Daedalus will seek advice from
Icarus.
prop.
Which of the following definitions could 8. Which of the following is the climax of the
be used for sustained in paragraph 9? selection?
a. Definition 1 a. The wings of Icarus melt and fall
b. Definition 2 apart.
c. Definition 3 b. Daedalus escapes from his cell.
d. Definition 4 c. King Minos has Daedauls
3. In paragraph 4 the word wavered imprisoned.
means — d. Daedalus travels to Italy alone.
a. To exhibit irresolution or indecisive 9. Read the following line from paragraph
b. To move unsteadily back and forth 11.
c. To tremble or quaver in sound
He fell like a leaf tossed down the wind, down, down,
d. To flicker or glimmer
4. A theme expressed in the story centers with one cry that overtook Daedalus far away.
on—
a. One’s dreams are worthwhile to The author uses which figurative
follow. language device to describe how Icarus
b. Mortals should respect the gods. fell?
c. Tyrants like King Minos reap their a. Metaphor
own reward. b. Hyperbole
d. Everyone should learn from their c. Allusion
mistakes. d. Simile
5. Icarus is still remembered in a—
a. Tower 10. How does the setting influence the plot?
b. Labyrinth a. King Minos wants a wonderful
c. Island Labyrinth built
d. Temple b. Daedalus is unable to escape by
6. The author uses paragraph 12 to create a ship.
mood of –
c. The condition of Daedalus’
a. Freedom
imprisonment contributes to him
b. Misery creating an escape by wings.
c. Intelligence d. Icarus wanted to quench the thirst
d. Excitement of captivity.

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Directions: Use Icarus and Daedalus to answer the following questions.
11. Read the following line from paragraph 8.
The hateful ground of Crete sank beneath them; and
the country folk, who caught a glimpse of them when
they were high above the treetops, took it for a vision
of the gods—Apollo, perhaps with Cupid after him.
The author uses which figurative
language device to describe the vision
the country folk saw when Icarus and
Daedalus started flying?
a. Metaphor
b. Hyperbole
c. Allusion
d. Simile
12. Which of these is the best summary of
the story?
a. Daedalus finds himself imprisoned
on an island along with his son,
Icarus. In order to escape,
Daedalus creates wings. He warns
his son not to fly too close to the
sun. Icarus flies too close to the sun
and melts his wings.
b. King Minos has Daedalus build a
labyrinth but changes his mind and
imprisons Daedalus. Daedalus
sees sea gulls and decided to
create wings to escape. Icarus flies
to close to the sun and it melts his
wings.
c. Daedalus finds himself imprisoned
on an island along with his son,
Icarus. In order to escape,
Daedalus creates wings. He warns
his son not to fly too close to the
sun. Icarus flies too close to the
sun, melts his wings, and crashes
into the sea.
d. King Minos imprisons Daedalus and
Icarus. Daedalus creates wings to
escape while warning Icarus not to
fly too close to the sun. Icarus
ignores the warning and flies too
close to the sun, melts his wings,
and crashes into the sea. Daedalus
flies to Italy alone.
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13. Which sentence from the passage is an
example of foreshadowing?
a. For Icarus, these cautions went in
at one ear and out by the other.
b. Without delay, he fell to work on a
pair of wings for the boy, Icarus,
and taught him carefully how to use
them bidding him beware of rash
adventures among the stars.
c. At first there was a terror in the joy.
d. He fluttered his young hands
vainly—he was falling—in terror he
remembered.
14. Why might a parent tell the story of Icarus
and Daedalus to a child?
a. It shows Daedalus as a strong
father figure.
b. It shows fathers and sons should
stick together.
c. It shows that disobedient children
get what they deserve.
d. It shows that children should obey
their parents.
15. The point of view from which the story is
told gives the reader insight into –
a. The thoughts and feelings of the
protagonist.
b. King Minos’s reasoning for
imprisoning Icarus and Daedalus.
c. the thoughts and feelings of all the
main characters.
d. the reasons Icarus did not heed his
father’s advice.
16. Which of the following explains why
Daedalus chose to fashion wings?
a. Sea gulls are independent and can
fly freely to any land.
b. Sea gulls are guarding the tower.
c. Daedalus admires sea creatures
like sea gulls.
d. Sea gulls symbolize purity in the
Greek culture.
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Directions: Use Icarus and Daedalus to answer the following questions.

17. The reader can conclude that the passage

is in third person omniscient point of
view because – 19. What is the big idea of the selection?
a. King Minos is telling the story. a. Daedalus is creative.
b. Only the thoughts of Daedalus and b. Icarus does not follow directions.
Icarus are shown. c. Be caution when trying something
c. All of the characters thoughts are new.
shown. d. Be careful when flying close to the
d. Only the thoughts of Daedalus are sun.
shown. 20. List at least 4 positive or negative
18. Which sentence best describes the leadership skills found in the selection.
conflict between Daedalus and Icarus? a.
a. Icarus does not listen to Daedalus’ b.
warning about flying too high. c.
b. Icarus does not learn to fly properly. d.
c. Daedalus disobeys Icarus’ warning
during the escape from the tower.
d. Daedalus and Icarus disagree on
how to escape from the tower.

21. Label the story map for the selection, Icarus and Daedalus.

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