Mythic Beasts and Real Ones: teacher key

Dragons and Mythical Creatures, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. From the Minotaur and the unicorn to dragons, how old stories were built from parts, books, bones and tusks, and which real animals lie nearby.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What did the Minotaur look like in Greek myth?
   • A horse's body and a man's head
   • A man's body and a bull's head (answer)
   • A lion's body and an eagle's head
2. How did Theseus find his way out of the Labyrinth?
   • With a map
   • With a lantern
   • With a ball of thread (answer)
3. What was the narwhal's long horn really?
   • A tooth (answer)
   • A bone
   • A horn
4. What animal were sailors most likely seeing when they told of mermaids?
   • Komodo dragons
   • Draco lizards
   • Manatees (answer)
5. Why were narwhal tusks worth so much money long ago?
   • They were made of gold
   • Traders sold them as unicorn horns (answer)
   • They were used as swords

Words

• Minotaur: bull-headed man
• centaur: half horse
• Labyrinth: a maze
• bestiaries: animal books
• aquatic: living in water