
The New Colossus
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English
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To what stature does the "Colossus" of the title refer?
the Statue of Liberty in the US
the Cristo Redentor ( Christ the Redeemer) in Brazil
the ancient statue of Helios in Greece
the ancient terracotta army of X'ian in China
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the speaker mean by calling the Statue of Liberty the " Mother of Exiles"? The speaker means that the statue is:
an exile herself
a mother figure to exiles and immigrants
a symbol of homelands everywhere
the cause of many exiles
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In lines 6-8, the speaker says of the Statue of Liberty: "From her beacon-hand/Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command/The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame." How do these lines compare with lines 10-14. " Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..."?
The poem shifts from the speaker's description of the statue to the statue's internal monologue.
The poem shifts from a serious tone to a lighthearted tone
The poem's tone and perspective remain constant throughout these stanzas
The poem shifts from the speak's straightforward description of the statue to grandiose musings
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Line 12 reads: "[Give me] the wretched refuse of your teeming shore." which of the following is likely NOT and intended effect of this line?
It depicts immigrants as pitiful
It indicates that many people are emigrating
It welcomes people who have suffered
It describes immigrants as trash
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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