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Who are the characters in this myth? Give information about each of them.
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What is the genre of this text? How do you know?
Can you give three characteristics of this genre?
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True or False? Correct.
1- The minotaur at the heart of the maze ate animals and vegetables every day.
2- Daedalus and Icarus lived as prisoners, but they lived in great comfort.
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True or false? Correct.
1- Icarus flew higher so that the seagulls wouldn’t peck at him.
2- Daedalus used glue to stick the wings to his son’s back.
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True or False? Correct the statement if it is false.
King Minos couldn’t let Daedalus leave Crete because he wanted him to build another palace for him.
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What was Daedalus’ job? Why is this important in the myth?
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Why was Daedalus so unhappy? What about his son?
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What did Daedalus tell Icarus was the most important thing when they were about to fly? Why was this so important? Did Icarus respect this?
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King Minos was cruel.
Do you agree or disagree? Why?
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Daedalus is responsible for his son’s death.
Do you agree or disagree? Why?
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Icarus was foolish.
Do you agree or disagree? Why?
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How did Daedalus get the idea to build wings? Why couldn't they just escape running?
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How did Daedalus build the wings? How did he stick them on their bodies?
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