Ariadne's String and the Minotaur's Maze — Questions and answers

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What is Ariadne's String used for?

Choices

  1. To tie up bad dreams.
  2. To build a new temple.
  3. To navigate the giant's thoughts and return to reality. ✓
  4. To knit a blanket for the giant.

Answer: To navigate the giant's thoughts and return to reality.

From page 2

What did Ariadne and Theseus find themselves in after the temple dissolved?

Choices

  1. A field of flowers.
  2. The village of Knossos.
  3. A dark maze of twisting corridors. ✓
  4. Another temple.

Answer: A dark maze of twisting corridors.

From page 4

Who did Theseus and Ariadne discover in the chamber of swirling mists?

Choices

  1. Elara, the elder.
  2. A colossal, shadowy Minotaur. ✓
  3. The sleeping giant.
  4. Their friend Lao Tzu.

Answer: A colossal, shadowy Minotaur.

From page 5

What did Theseus ask the Minotaur to promise?

Choices

  1. To show them the way out of the maze.
  2. To stop terrorizing the giant's dreams. ✓
  3. To tell them his saddest story.
  4. To give them a small knife.

Answer: To stop terrorizing the giant's dreams.

From page 6

What did Theseus suggest could help them destroy the maze?

Choices

  1. A small knife.
  2. The giant's powerful shouts.
  3. Ariadne's String, like grandma's yarn. ✓
  4. More chanting from Elara.

Answer: Ariadne's String, like grandma's yarn.

From page 7

What did Theseus do with the string to try and change the maze?

Choices

  1. He tied it into a tight knot.
  2. He gave it back to Ariadne to hold.
  3. He concentrated his energy and snapped it with a shout. ✓
  4. He used it to draw a map on the walls.

Answer: He concentrated his energy and snapped it with a shout.

From page 8

What happened to the dark maze after the string was snapped?

Choices

  1. It grew even bigger and scarier.
  2. It dissolved into fields of beautiful flowers. ✓
  3. It turned into a solid stone wall.
  4. It started to spin very fast.

Answer: It dissolved into fields of beautiful flowers.

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