Always to Remember Test B

According to "Always to Remember," the idea for a Vietnam veterans memorial came from

• two lawyers.

• a senator.

• the President.

• a Vietnam vet.

According to "Always to Remember," what was the motivation for creating the memorial?

• to honor those who opposed the war in Vietnam

• to honor American military personnel who had been killed or listed as missing in Vietnam

• to impress on everyone that the war had helped maintain freedom

• to create a means for young architects to show their talent

According to "Always to Remember," which of the following was not an important design criterion for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?

• harmony with surroundings

• ease of maintenance

• specific dimensions

• high artistic merit

According to "Always to Remember," why did the memorial have "to soothe passions, not stir them up"?

• People enjoyed relaxing in the park where it would be located.

• People had been bitterly divided by the war.

• The contest planners wanted to discourage crime in the area.

• The city's park planners had not included facilities for athletic events.

In "Always to Remember," what was not cited by the judges as a merit of the winning entry?

• its air of quietness

• its ability to blend with other monuments

• its impressive vertical dimensions

• its horizontal design

According to "Always to Remember," the greatest surprise about the winner, Maya Ying Lin, was her

• education.

• inexperience.

• ethnicity.

• gender.

Based on "Always to Remember," which statement is true of Maya Ying Lin's education?

• Lin never formally studied architecture.

• Lin read little as a child.

• Lin had mediocre grades in high school.

• Lin was unsure of what to major in.

In "Always to Remember," ho did Maya Ying Lin benefit by visiting the proposed site?

• The long train ride allowed time to read about other memorials in America and Europe.

• She and her classmates were able to share ideas with one another.

• She was inspired to envision a design that would capitalize on the site itself.

• Seeing the other monuments in Washington, D.C., filled her with patriotic spirit.

Why did the creators of the design contest, discussed in "Always to Remember," specify that they did not want a statue of soldiers or of a dove?

• These designs had been used in monuments for other wars.

• They felt that these images did not capture the sacrifice of the soldiers.

• They did not want to build a monument to those who supported or opposed the war.

• They needed an easy-to-maintain monument.

Which aspect of Maya Ying Lin's past, discussed in "Always to Remember," may have influenced the student's interest in architecture?

• Her father was a successful ceramicist and dean of fine arts at a university.

• She was co-valedictorian at her high school graduation.

• Her parents had emigrated from China during the 1940s.

• Growing up, she loved to read novels that discussed good and evil.