Icarus Quiz

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1. Who was Icarus' father?

   1. Prometheus
   2. Atlas
   3. Daedalus
   4. Hephaestus
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   Answer: Daedalus

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2. Who was the wife of King Minos?

   1. Pasiphae
   2. Leto
   3. Hera
   4. Alcmene
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   Answer: Pasiphae

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3. What creature did Pasiphae give birth to?

   1. The Chimera
   2. The Sphinx
   3. The Minotaur
   4. The Harpy
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   Answer: The Minotaur

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4. From which city did Theseus come to Crete?

   1. Thebes
   2. Athens
   3. Sparta
   4. Corinth
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   Answer: Athens

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5. What were Daedalus' wings made of?

   1. Feathers and silk
   2. Feathers and wax
   3. Feathers and bronze
   4. Feathers and gold
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   Answer: Feathers and wax

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6. In which work did Ovid include the story of Icarus?

   1. Fasti
   2. Metamorphoses
   3. Tristia
   4. Aeneid
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   Answer: Metamorphoses

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7. What was the sea where Icarus fell named after him?

   1. Ionian Sea
   2. Erythraean Sea
   3. Icarian Sea
   4. Aegean Sea
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   Answer: Icarian Sea

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8. What structure did Daedalus build to house the Minotaur?

   1. A fortress
   2. A labyrinth
   3. A temple
   4. A colossus
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   Answer: A labyrinth

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