Maya Lin Assessment

In the 1960s and 1970s, the United States was involved in a war in Vietnam. Because many people opposed the war, Vietnam veterans were not honored as veterans of other wars had been. Jan Scruggs, a Vietnam veteran, thought that the 58,000 U.S. servicemen and women killed or reported missing in Vietnam should be honored with a memorial. In 1980, Congress authorized the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

What is the Main Idea of this passage from "The Vision of Maya Lin"?

• The Vietnam War Memorial is located in Washington D.C.

• The Vietnam War Memorial was created to honor those who were killed or went missing in the Vietnam War.

• Many people in the United States opposed the war.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the author's purpose of "The Vision of Maya Lin"?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Maya Lin grew up in an environment of art and literature. She was interested in sculpture and made both small and large sculptural figures, one cast in bronze. She learned silversmithing and made jewelry. She was surrounded by books and read a great deal. . . .

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Maya Lin's parents were smart.

• Maya Lin’s home was full of art and literature

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

This memorial, with its wall of names, becomes a place of quiet reflection, and a tribute to those who served their nation in difficult times. All who come here can find it a place of healing. This will be a quiet memorial, one that achieves an excellent relationship with both the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument, and relates the visitor to them. It is uniquely horizontal, entering the earth rather than piercing the sky. This is very much a memorial of our own times, one that could not have been achieved in another time and place.

What is the main idea of this passage?

• The memorial looked like a horizontal wall of names.

• The memorial was a unique, quiet place of reflection and healing perfectly designed.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What did Maya Lin study at Yale University?

• Literature

• Art History

• Architecture

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Maya Lin visited the park where the memorial would be built before she created a design. Why was this is a good idea?

• She was able to imagine a design that fit the landscape.

• She was able to talk with local people about the memorial they envisioned.

• She needed to take a break from her studies.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

Who had the idea for Maya Lin to submit a design to the competition?

• Her friends

• Her college professor

• Her parents

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which word means "vividly expressive"?

• harmonious

• authorized

• eloquent

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word means, "Officially approved?

• criteria

• authorized

• harmonious

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which words means, "Without an indication (knowing) of the author's or creator's name"?

• anonymously

• eloquent

• criteria

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4