3.3B Word Meaning
1. What does the reader learn from the stage directions in line 38?
A. The King is proud of his choice.
B. The King regrets his decision.
C. The King is planning to fight the Minotaur.
D. The King is angry at Prince Theseus.
Answer: B
2. What do Prince Theseus’s words and actions in line 128 reveal about his feelings towards the King of Athens?
A. He blames the King.
B. He is indifferent to the King.
C. He respects and wants to help the King.
D. He wants to leave the King to face the problem alone.
Answer: C
3.Which sentence from line 56 "King of Athens: King Minos said he will attack Athens if I do not send him fourteen boys and girls for his terrible monster, the Minotaur. To save Athens, I agreed." help the reader understand the meaning of Minotaur.
A.His terrible monster
B. "To save Athens, I agreed
C. Send him fourteen boys and girls
D. King Minos said he will attack
A.
5. What is Prince Theseus’s main problem in the drama?
A. He must enter the maze and defeat the Minotaur to save the children and Athens.
B. He must decide whether to marry Princess Ariadne.
C. He must learn to rule Athens.
D. He must build a ship to leave Crete.
A.
4. Which definition best matches the way the word "maze" is used in line "Prince Theseus: The Minotaur lives in a winding maze. No one has ever found a way out from its dark and twisting paths."?
A. A straight hallway used for storage.
B. A simple open field.
C. A tall tower with stairs.
D. A confusing network of paths or passages.
D
6. Which two lines best express a theme about bravery and keeping promises?
A. "King Minos said he will attack Athens if I do not send him fourteen boys and girls for his terrible monster, the Minotaur."
B. "Welcome! This is Princess Ariadne."
C. "Prince Theseus: (thoughtful) Yes, it is important to keep your word! Send me, too. I will destroy the monster before it can harm us."
D. "Prince Theseus: The Minotaur is destroyed! Let’s go quickly."
E. "Narrator: Ariadne slips Theseus a note."
F."Princess Ariadne: Hide these behind the door of the maze tonight."
C and D