Bradbury Stories

What is the setting of The Flying Machine?

• China, 400 A.D.

• China, 1400 A.D.

• Japan, 400 A.D.

• Japan, 1400 A.D.

What does the Emperor say is a miracle?

• The flying man

• His mechanical garden

• His power over his people

• Nature and creation

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the Emperor decide to do to the flying man?

• Warns him and burns the creation

• Congratulates him on his creation

• Works with him to build new creations

• Executes him and burns the creation

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What metaphor is used to describe the Great Wall of China?

• A dragon

• A fortress

• A snake

• A Flying Machine

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the main theme of The Flying Machine?

• Creativity is always evil.

• Creativity must have a purpose.

• Creativity is only good in nature.

• Creativity must be punished.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the main conflict of The Flying Machine?

• Man vs. Self

• Technology vs. Nature

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Society

Who else besides the servant sees the flying man?

• a child

• a farmer

• his wife

• a shop owner

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

In The Dragon, what is the dragon?

• a monster from the deep

• a flying man

• a high-speed train

• a thought or idea

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the main conflict in The Dragon?

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Society

Where does The Dragon take place?

• a lighthouse in the water

• a fortress in China

• the haunted moors of England

• the ancient hills of Ireland

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9