The Flight of Icarus Vocabulary

What is a myth?

• A) A logical guess based on facts and knowledge

• B) A traditional story that attempts to answer basic questions about human nature, origins of the world, mysteries of nature, and social customs

• C) A message about life or human nature shared by the writer

• D) The strength and courage someone has

What is a theme in literature?

• A) A logical guess based on facts and knowledge

• B) A traditional story that attempts to answer basic questions about human nature

• C) A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader

• D) An uneasy, worried feeling

What are universal themes?

• A) Themes that are found throughout the literature of all time periods

• B) A logical guess based on facts and knowledge

• C) The strength and courage someone has

• D) An uneasy, worried feeling

What is an inference?

• A) A traditional story that attempts to answer basic questions about human nature

• B) A message about life or human nature shared by the writer

• C) A logical guess that is made based on facts and one’s own knowledge and experience

• D) The strength and courage someone has

What does the word "moderate" mean?

• A) The strength and courage someone has

• B) An uneasy, worried feeling

• C) When something is kept within a certain limit

• D) A logical guess based on facts and knowledge

What does the word "prowess" mean?

• A) An uneasy, worried feeling

• B) The strength and courage someone has

• C) A logical guess based on facts and knowledge

• D) A traditional story that attempts to answer basic questions about human nature

What does the word "frantic" mean?

• A) An uneasy, worried feeling

• B) The strength and courage someone has

• C) Doing something in a quick and nervous way

• D) A logical guess based on facts and knowledge

What does the word "anxiety" mean?

• A) An uneasy, worried feeling

• B) The strength and courage someone has

• C) A logical guess based on facts and knowledge

• D) A traditional story that attempts to answer basic questions about human nature