Questions: "The Flight of Icarus"
1.
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b.
c.
d.
What probably would have happened if Icarus had flown too close to the water?
He would have escaped.
He would have fallen.
He would have landed in Crete
The fire-breathing dragon would not have melted his wings.
2. King Minos orders Daedalus to make the Labyrinth very complex. What does complex
mean?
a. small
b. complicated
d. beautiful
d. enchanted
3.
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b.
c.
d.
What causes Icarus to fall to his death?
He doesn't know how to fly.
The sun melts the wax that holds his wings together.
He becomes very tired.
His father pushes him off the cliff.
4.
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b.
c.
d.
What happened at the climax of our plot?
Icarus flys higher and higher to the son
Icarus does little to help his father
Icarus gets lost
Icarus falls into the water
5.
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b.
c.
d.
What happens at the end of the story plot?
Icarus flew toward the sun
Icarus wings melted
Daedalus made wings
Daedalus heard Icarus call for help
6. The author's message or theme is to always listen to good advice. Which is the best text
evidence to support this claim?
a. He was having such fun that he flew higher.
b. He yelled for this father.
c. Icarus followed close behind his father.
d. "Don't fly too close to the hot sun, for your wings will melt."
7. As used in the following sentence, what is the meaning of the word slew?
With this knowledge, Theseus slew the Minotaur and escaped.
a. fed
c. killed
b. whipped
d. trusted