The Midas Touch And The Minotaur: 5 Minute Review Question Preview (ID: 39727)


Answer The Questions Based On The Midas Touch. These Same Questions Will Be On The Reading Quiz At The End Of The Week. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What does Theseus receive that helps him escape the maze?
a) A maze
b) A ball of yarn
c) Nothing
d) A winged horse

Where did Theseus abandon Ariadne?
a) Naxos
b) The Labyrinth
c) Crete
d) Athens

Did Theseus kill the Minotaur?
a) Yes
b) No
c)
d)

Who was Ariadne the daughter of?
a) Theseus
b) Minos
c) Midas
d) Aegeus

What is another meaning for Labyrinth?
a) Straight Path
b) Hole in the ground
c) Tall Tower
d) Extensive Maze

Minotaur was half man and half _______.
a) Bull
b) Dog
c) Goat
d) Horse

What is the moral of the story?
a) Money is not the source of happiness
b) Money will always make you happy
c) Don't invite Silenus over to your house
d) Don't hug your children

King Minos was the ruler of what island?
a) Athens
b) Hawaii
c) Crete
d) Argos

What was the first item that Midas turned to gold?
a) Stone
b) Rose
c) Apple
d) His daughter

Who or what did Midas turn to gold that made him change his mind about his wish?
a) His dog
b) Silenus
c) Princess Zoe
d) Himself

How did Midas get his curse lifted?
a) By melting down his daughter and giving the gold to the poor
b) By giving the statue of his daughter to Dionysus
c) By washing himself in the spring of of the river
d) He does not. He is tortured until his death

Who was the architect who designed the maze for the Minotaur?
a) Icarus
b) Daedelus
c) Minos
d) Theseus

What was Dionysus' reaction when he found out what the King did for Silenus?
a) Happy
b) Angry
c) Sad
d) He never found out

What did King Midas wish for?
a) That he would turn anything he touched to gold
b) That he would be the wisest of all
c) That he would live forever
d) That he would become a god

Who found Silenus?
a) King Midas
b) Dionysus (god of wine)
c) Princess Zoe
d) Silenus found himself

What is the meaning of vile?
a) quite warm
b) irresistibly attractive
c) horribly coarse
d) extremely unpleasant

What brings Silenus to the house of King Midas?
a) He is invited
b) He is too drunk to stand and Midas takes care of him
c) He doesn't go to Midas' house
d) He breaks his goat leg

Who fits this description? Hairy legs, long tail, horns on his head
a) Dionysus
b) Silenus
c) Midas
d) Maenads

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