#19 A Very Old Riddle

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Match the following sentences with the correct identification.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
The Sphinx asked a difficult riddle of all travelers who passed by.		This statement is the main idea.
The Sphinx asked a riddle that only Oedipus could answer.		This statement is too broad.
Greek and Egyptian myths contain stories of many strange creatures.		This statement is too narrow.

The History of Greece.

The Sphinx and Its Riddle.

Mythical Beasts of Greece and Egypt.

Oedipus and His Riddle.

half man and half woman.

half woman and half camel.

half woman and half lion.

half lion and half horse.

see the Sphinx.

answer the riddle correctly.

defeat the mighty Sphinx in battle.

try to answer the riddle.

symbolize different parts of life.

have no meaning.

are used to mean different times of day.

are the answers to the riddle.

true.

historical.

legends.

for children.

Match the following sentences with the correct identification.

The Sphinx asked a difficult riddle of all travelers who passed by.

This statement is the main idea.

The Sphinx asked a riddle that only Oedipus could answer.

This statement is too broad.

Greek and Egyptian myths contain stories of many strange creatures.

This statement is too narrow.

Another good title for this passage would be

The History of Greece.

The Sphinx and Its Riddle.

Mythical Beasts of Greece and Egypt.

Oedipus and His Riddle.

The Sphinx was

half man and half woman.

half woman and half camel.

half woman and half lion.

half lion and half horse.

The writer suggests that Oedipus was the first to

see the Sphinx.

answer the riddle correctly.

defeat the mighty Sphinx in battle.

try to answer the riddle.

In the Sphinx's riddle, morning, noon, and evening

symbolize different parts of life.

have no meaning.

are used to mean different times of day.

are the answers to the riddle.

Mythology deals with stories that are

true.

historical.

legends.

for children.