Eng7.U2.HMH Semester Test

In "The Flight of Icarus", which statement is a theme of the myth?

• Wisdom grows with time.

• Fear is a strong emotion.

• People should obey their elders.

• People can’t escape their destinies.

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In "The Flight of Icarus," how does the setting impact the plot of the myth?

• Daedalus sees the air as a means of escape.

• Daedalus tries to escape but fails.

• Daedalus is imprisoned in a high tower.

• Daedalus is a gifted inventor.

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From "The Flight of Icarus," read this sentence:

Daedalus was an ingenious artist and was not discouraged by his failures.

This sentence explains that Daedalus is a –

• successful artist but afraid of failure

• smart person who persists

• smart person but afraid of failure

• successful artist who gives up

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From "The Flight of Icarus," read this sentence:

Icarus played about on the beach happily while his father worked, chasing feathers that blew away in the strong wind that swept the island and sometimes taking bits of the wax and working it into strange shapes with his fingers.

The description of Icarus shows that–

• he avoids helping

• he is happy to be on the island

• he wants to be an artist

• he likes to play

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From "The Flight of Icarus," read this sentence:

Icarus, standing in the bright sun, the shining wings dropping gracefully from his shoulders, his golden hair wet with spray, and his eyes bright and dark with excitement, looked like a lovely bird. The purpose of this comparison is to describe Icarus’s –

• inability to fly

• joy when he flies

• love for his father

• wings coming off

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From "The Flight of Icarus," which quote from paragraph 7 of the myth shows that Icarus flew too high?

• …until he reached the clouds.

• …the sun became so hot that the largest feathers dropped off…

• Up and up Icarus soared. . .

• He cried out to his father. . .

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The word anxiety comes from the Latin word angere, which means “to choke.” From "The Flight of Icarus":

"Daedalus, crazed by anxiety, called back to him, 'Icarus! Icarus, my son, where are you?' At last he saw the feathers floating from the sky, and soon his son plunged through the clouds into the sea."

What does anxiety mean in paragraph 8?

• consuming fear

• overwhelming misery

• obsessive fear

• devastating sadness

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The word exaltation comes from the Latin word exaltare, which means “to raise or elevate.” From "The Flight of Icarus":

"Then, with a flutter of wings, he once more took to the air, but the joy of his flight was gone and his victory over the air was bitter to him. He arrived safely in Sicily, where he built a temple to Apollo and hung up his wings as an offering to the god, and in the wings he pressed a few bright feathers he had found floating on the water where Icarus fell. And he mourned for the birdlike son who had thrown caution to the winds in the exaltation of his freedom from the earth."

What does exaltation mean in paragraph 9?

• delight

• singing

• flotation

• promotion

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From "The Flight of Icarus," which two quotes from the myth best support the theme:

“Reaching beyond your limits can cause problems”?

• Daedalus managed to escape from the tower.

• . . .but he does not control the air

• if you fly too high, the heat will melt the wax.

• He was bewitched by a sense of freedom and beat his wings frantically.

• He mourned for the birdlike son who had thrown caution to the winds in the exaltation of his freedom.

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In regards to the poem "Icarus's Flight," which statement best describes the message?

• Icarus flew too far for no good reason.

• Icarus learned something by flying too far.

• Icarus had a habit of flying too far.

• Icarus was pushed into flying too far.

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