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Greek Myths: the Minotaur Questions Greek Myths: The Minotaur Name: Date: 1) What did Minos do to his brothers after he became king? Feedback 2) Who constructed the labyrinth? 3) Why did King Minos demand tribute from Athens? 4) How many tributes had the Athenians already paid to Crete before Theseus journeyed to the island? 5) What two things did Ariadne give to Theseus to help him battle the Minotaur? 1 copyright 2019 Questions 6) Where did Theseus leave Ariadne? Feedback 7) Number the following sentences from 1 – 7 to show the order in which they happen in the tale. The first one has been done for you. Aegeus sent a tribute to Crete. Minos banished his brothers from Crete. The Minotaur began to eat people. Poseidon gave Minos a bull. King Asterion died. 1 Theseus killed the Minotaur. The Minotaur was banished to the labyrinth. 8) Look at page one. Find and copy one word or phrase which shows that Minos’ brothers gave up their plans to become king. 2 copyright 2019 Questions 9) Find and copy two words which show that Poseidon’s bull Feedback was impressive. 10) Poseidon was so angered by this betrayal that he conspired with the goddess Aphrodite to punish the king. Which of the following is closest in meaning to conspired as it is used here? Tick one box. talked plotted shared negotiated 11) Look at page two. Find and copy one word or phrase which shows that Daedalus was clever and inventive. 12) Look at page two. Find and copy one word which shows that King Aetheus felt ashamed sending a tribute to Crete. 3 copyright 2019 Questions 13) Theseus also knew that he was getting closer to the Feedback Minotaur and secreted himself in a twist of the maze. Which of the following is closest in meaning to secreted as it is used here? Tick one surprised tricked told no one found hid 14) Look at page four. Find and copy one word which shows that Ariadne was not sure Theseus would survive the labyrinth. 4 copyright 2019 Questions 15) What impressions do you get of Theseus from this tale? Feedback Give two impressions, using evidence from the text to support your answer Impression Evidence 5 copyright 2019 Questions 16) Poseidon has a strong sense of justice. Feedback Find two pieces of evidence to support this. 17) Aegeus is a weak ruler. Give one piece of evidence to support this claim. 6 copyright 2019 Answers Greek Myths: The Minotaur Answer Sheet 1) What did Minos do to his brothers after he became king? He banished them from Crete 2) Who constructed the labyrinth? Daedalus 3) Why did King Minos demand tribute from Athens? The Athenians had killed his human son, Androgeos 4) How many tributes had the Athenians already paid to Crete before Theseus journeyed to the island? Two 5) What two things did Ariadne give to Theseus to help him battle the Minotaur? A ball of string A sword 1 copyright 2019 Answers 6) Where did Theseus leave Ariadne? The island of Naxos 7) Number the following sentences from 1 – 7 to show the order in which they happen in the tale. The first one has been done for you Theseus sent a tribute to Crete 6 Minos banished his brothers from Crete. 3 The minotaur began to eat people. 4 Poseidon gave Minos a bull 2 King Asterion died 1 Theseus killed the Minotaur. 7 The Minotaur was banished to the labyrinth. 5 8) Look at page one. Find and copy one word or phrase which shows that Minos’ brothers gave up their plans to become king. relinquish or relinquished their claims to the throne 2 copyright 2019 Answers 9) Find and copy two words which show that Poseidon’s bull was impressive. magnificent superb 10) Poseidon was so angered by this betrayal that he conspired with the goddess Aphrodite to punish the king. Which of the following is closest in meaning to conspired as it is used here? Tick one box. talked plotted shared negotiated 11) Look at page two. Find and copy one word or phrase which shows that Daedalus was clever and inventive. cunning such was his cunning 12) Look at page two. Find and copy one word which shows that King Aetheus felt ashamed sending a tribute to Crete. guiltily 3 copyright 2019 Answers 13) Theseus also knew that he was getting closer to the Minotaur and secreted himself in a twist of the maze. Which of the following is closest in meaning to secreted as it is used here? Tick one surprised tricked told no one found hid 14) Look at page four. Find and copy one phrase which shows that Ariadne was not sure Theseus would survive the labyrinth. anxiously 4 copyright 2019 Answers 15) What impressions do you get of Theseus from this tale? Give two impressions, using evidence from the text to support your answer. Impression Evidence He is brave He volunteers to go to Crete to fight the minotaur. He is arrogant He believes that he can kill the Minotaur when others have failed. He does not He abandons Ariadne instead honour promises of marrying her. He is cruel He abandons Ariadne on an island. He is forgetful. He does not remember to take down the black sails. He is selfish He abandons Ariadne so that he can marry her sister. He does not think about what his father will do when he sees the black sails. 5 copyright 2019 Answers 16) Poseidon has a strong sense of justice. Find two pieces of evidence to support this. He plots against Minos after the king breaks a promise. He sends a storm against Theseus after his betrayal of Ariadne. 17) Aetheus is a weak ruler. Give one piece of evidence to support this claim. He agrees to Crete’s demands for a tribute every nine years instead of risking war. He is worried that his people will grow angry about the tributes but has not come up with a plan of his own. He agrees to send his own son to Crete instead of risking war. 6 copyright 2019.
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