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“Phaethon” Reading Quiz Pages 60-69
Directions: Answer all parts of the questions below.
1. Explain how Phaethon dies.
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2. Identify the theme/moral of the myth “Phaethon.”
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Name:_________________________________
“Phaethon” Reading Quiz Pages 60-69
Directions: Answer all parts of the questions below.
1.
Identify theme/moral of the myth “Phaethon.”
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2. The purpose of a myth is to explain the unexplainable. When you were little, your parents
may have told you that lightening occurs because the angels are bowling. This could be true,
but most likely it is not because there is a scientific explanation for lightening. Because each
myth has a purpose, what is the purpose of “Phaethon?”
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Name:_________________________________
“Phaethon” Reading Quiz Pages 60-69
Directions: Answer all parts of the questions below.
1. The purpose of a myth is to explain the unexplainable. When you were little, your
parents may have told you that lightening occurs because the angels are bowling. This
could be true, but most likely it is not because there is a scientific explanation for it.
Because each myth has a purpose, what is the purpose of “Phaethon?”
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2. Identify two comparisons between Phaethon and Icarus.
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Name:_________________________________
“Phaethon” Reading Quiz Pages 60-69
Directions: Answer all parts of the questions below.
1. Identify two comparisons between Phaethon and Icarus.
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2. Explain how Phaethon dies.
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