Themes in "The Flight of Icarus"

Icarus _____ his father, Daedalus

• obeys

• disobeys

• likes

• hates

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Nothing bad happens when Icarus ignores his father's instructions.

• True

• False

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Daedalus doesn't care what the gods think at the end.

• True

• False

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Icarus is a character that _____.

• followed instructions carefully.

• didn't know how to stay within his limits.

• learns from his mistakes.

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Who is the most powerful character in the story?

• Icarus

• Daedalus

• Apollo, the sun god

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People below thought Icarus and Daedalus were gods.

• True

• False

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Apollo the sun god...

• probably didn't mind that Daedalus and Icarus looked like gods.

• was probably angry that Daedalus and Icarus appeared to be gods to others.

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What mythic character is this a picture of?

• Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

• The Keebler Elves

• Darth Vader

• Santa Claus

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Which single word do you think might be the theme in "The Flight of Icarus"?

• Obedience

• Moderation

• Authority

• Fear

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The Greeks believed that living life in _____ was best.

• moderation

• anxiety

• fear

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