Question

Nights and Dragons—

From the memoir of author Abigail Prynne

I could have given up, but I thought about my grandmother. She always told me that "people who believe that science is the answer to everything are missing out on everything else." With her words in mind, I searched some more. There were many facts that hinted that dragons may not be fictional. I noticed that cultures across the world all described dragons in similar ways. This was odd because they had no way to communicate with each other. I found dragons mentioned in more than just stories. They appeared in old legal papers, in the travel logs of Marco Polo, and in the Bible. I saw that the Chinese calendar uses a different animal each year. Dragons are included along with eleven real animals. I began to believe it was a real possibility that all of these people were talking about a creature that actually existed.

Writing in a complete sentence, what is the main idea of the passage?

Answer 1

The main idea of this passage is "Since dragons are part of many cultures and science is not the answer to everything, they may have existed at some point in time."

Answer 2

There were many facts that hinted that dragons may not be fictional.

Step-by-step explanation:

The three details from the texts that supports the main idea are:

1) People of different cultures describe dragons in similar ways. Each culture serve as witnesses to other cultures testimonies regarding dragons.

2) Dragons are mentioned not only in stories but also in old legal papers, in the travel logs of Marco Polo, and in the Bible.

3) Dragons are included along with eleven real animals in the Chinese calendar.