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    The document contains 19 multiple choice and short answer questions about the myth of Daedalus and Icarus. It asks about key details of the story like where Daedalus lived, what he was famous for, his imprisonment in Crete, and the tragic flight of Icarus. The questions probe the reader's understanding of characters, events, vocabulary, and sequencing within the mythological tale.

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    The document contains 19 multiple choice and short answer questions about the myth of Daedalus and Icarus. It asks about key details of the story like where Daedalus lived, what he was famous for, his imprisonment in Crete, and the tragic flight of Icarus. The questions probe the reader's understanding of characters, events, vocabulary, and sequencing within the mythological tale.

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    Daedalus and Icarus


    Name: Date:

    1) Where does Daedalus live when he first gains fame? Feedback

    2) List two of the things which Daedalus is famous for.

    3) Where were Daedalus and his nephew working when Daedalus


    tried to murder him?

    4) What did Daedalus receive as punishment for trying to


    kill Perdix?

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    5) Where did Daedalus travel to after leaving his home? Feedback

    6) What is the name of King Minos’ wife?

    7) What is the Minotaur’s true name?

    8) When does King Minos decide to hide the Minotaur?

    9) What are the two things that Daedalus and Icarus must not do
    when they are flying and why?

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    Questions

    10) Number the following sentences from 1 – 7 to show the Feedback


    order in which they happen in the tale.

    The first one has been done for you

    Daedalus created the Labyrinth.

    Perdix fell from a cliff top.

    The Minotaur was born.

    Icarus falls into the sea.

    Daedalus creates mechanical horses.

    Daedalus creates a lifelike statue.

    Daedalus becomes famous as a master craftsman. 1

    11) Look at page 1. Find and copy one word which shows that
    Hercules did not know what he was doing.

    12) The boy had shown himself to be a dutiful and talented pupil
    with striking ingenuity...

    What does ingenuity mean here? Tick one box.

    bravery

    hard work

    appearance

    inventiveness

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    Questions

    13) It took a moment of jealousy to blind Daedalus to the Feedback


    consequences of actions and he lunged at the boy...

    What does consequences mean in this sentence?

    14) Look at page 2. Find and copy one word which shows that
    Daedalus’ nephew changed into a partridge quickly.

    15) When Daedalus found himself in the land of Crete, he found


    that his fame preceded him.

    What does preceded mean in this sentence? Tick one box.

    followed

    was unknown

    came before

    was even greater

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    Questions

    16) To most, the prison would have seemed inescapable. To Feedback


    Daedalus, it presented a challenge to be savoured...

    What does the word savoured mean in this sentence?

    17) Look at page 3. Find and copy a word which shows that the
    the wings Daedalus is making are delicate and the feathers need
    to be placed exactly.

    18) Why does King Minos have Daedalus and Icarus imprisoned?

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    19) Daedalus is a talented craftsman and is very vain. What Feedback


    other impressions do you get of him from this tale?

    Give one impression, using evidence from the text to support


    your answer.

    Impression Evidence

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