Statue of Liberty

Who or what shall stand “at our sea-washed, sunset gates”?

• a mighty woman with a torch

• a huddled mass yearning to breathe free

• a homeless, tempest-tost person

• an air-bridged harbor

What is the attitude of the Mother of Exiles toward poor people around the world?

• silly and childish

  
  

• kind and welcoming

• strict and businesslike

• impatient and unfriendly

What is the theme of the poem?

• Homelessness is a serious problem in Greece, and more should be done to address it.

• Ancient lands are full of people who enjoy visiting different countries around the world.

• Greek giants are more powerful than mighty women with torches of lightning.

• There is a place in the world where people who need shelter can find it.

Read these lines from the poem:

. . . From her beacon-hand

Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.What words here show that the Mother of Exiles is both gentle and powerful?

• “twin” and “frame”

• “harbor” and “cities”

• “mild” and “command”

• “air” and “bridged”

Read these lines from the poem

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries sheWith silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Whom or what is the Mother of Exiles addressing in these lines? )

• “ancient lands” (line 9

• “storied pomp” (line 9)

• “huddled masses” (line 11)

• “wretched refuse” (line 12)

Who does the Statue of Liberty Show?

• a woman

• a child

• a man

• a family

What is the importance of the date July 4, 1776, which is shown on the Statue Of liberty's tablet?

• It is the date France defeated Great Britain

• It is the date the first explorers landed in North America.

• It is the date Texas won its independence from Mexico.

• It is the date America became a free country.

What is the height of the Statue of Liberty from the ground to the tip of the torch?

• 305 feet 1 inch

• 154 feet

• 170 feet 3 inches

• 89 feet

What is the most likely reason the Statue of Liberty is so large?

• so it is the largest piece of art in the world

• so it will not be damaged by bad weather

• so it can seen from far away

• so it is not a hazard for airplanes

Check all that apply:

How does the poem refer to the statue of liberty? The author calls her....

• A Greek Goodness

• Mother of Exile

• Vigilante

• Religious figure