Question

assessment questions

1. why is king minos \wicked\ (paragraph 3)?

a. he tells his daughter to talk to theseus, knowing that it will make him forget about killing the minotaur.
b. each year, he makes the king of athens send his citizens down to be eaten by the minotaur.
c. every month, he demands that someone go into the labyrinth to try to defeat the monster.
d. he forces his people to fight the minotaur, even though he knows they will die.

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now? his father, king aegeus, had tried to talk him out of it. the prince could be home in athens right now, lounging in his palace and feasting on figs.
instead, theseus had set sail for the most feared place in all of greece: the island of crete, ruled by the wicked king minos. now the prince was locked in an endless labyrinth with more twists and turns than any maze in history. but being lost in the labyrinth forever was not what scared theseus the most.
what lurked deep in the underground tunnels sent chills down the spine of every mortal in greece: the minotaur, a monster of unimaginable strength and fury. king minos had built this labyrinth to contain the beast, but he could not control its hunger. so once every year, king minos ordered fourteen athenians to serve as his monster’s meal. timid king aegeus sadly obeyed to keep the peace between their warring cities, but prince theseus knew king minos’s command

Explanation:

To determine why King Minos is "wicked", we analyze the text. The relevant part says "King Minos had built this labyrinth to contain the beast, but he could not control its hunger. So once every year, King Minos ordered fourteen Athenians to serve as his monster’s meal." Now we check the options:

• Option A: The text doesn't mention him telling his daughter to talk to Theseus to make him forget about killing the Minotaur. Eliminate A.
• Option B: It matches the text where he makes the King of Athens send citizens (fourteen Athenians) to be eaten by the Minotaur every year. This shows his wickedness as he sacrifices innocent people.
• Option C: The text says he sends Athenians as meals, not that he demands someone go into the labyrinth to defeat the monster every month. Eliminate C.
• Option D: The text says he orders Athenians (from Athens, not his own people) to be the Minotaur's meal, not forcing his people to fight. Eliminate D.

Answer:

B. Each year, he makes the King of Athens send his citizens down to be eaten by the Minotaur.