Literature Quarter 3

The speaker of "The New Colossus" believes that the Statue of Liberty sends a message from America to the world. Which answer choice best restates that message?

• America welcomes all those who have suffered in other lands.

• America will conquer all those who arrive from other lands.

• America will become more powerful than any ancient lands.

• America is full of gold and riches.

Which answer choice is the best paraphrase of the following lines from "The New Colossus"?

"Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore."

• I am a tired, poor woman, but I still long to be free.

• I welcome all those who have suffered and long to be free.

• Your tired and poor are truly wretched and unwanted.

• Though I am tired and poor, I welcome all of you to our shores.

Which quality of "The New Colossus" most clearly classifies it as a lyric poem?

• It has fourteen lines.

• It has a complex rhyme scheme.

• It refers to Greece and ancient lands.

• It focuses on a single speaker's thoughts.

Which answer choice best describes the speaker of "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind"?

• Someone who thinks of the winter as a bad friend.

• Someone who is describing the winter to a friend.

• Someone who has been betrayed by a friend.

• Someone who thinks the winter makes people unkind.

What main point does "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind" make about the harshness of nature?

• It is not as bad as the harshness of humans toward one another.

• It is worse than the harshness of humans toward one another.

• It reflects the harshness of human relationships.

• It causes humans to treat one another harshly.

When does the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" take place?

• on the morning of December 7, 1941

• on a night in the middle of winter

• on the evening of July 4, 1776

• on the night of April 18, 1775

What is Paul Revere's mission in "Paul Revere's Ride"?

• to distract the British troops until American colonial soldiers arrive

• to carry a secret message to the British troops

• to carry a secret message from the British troops

• to warn the colonists of the British troops' invasion

What main qualities does Paul Revere display in "Paul Revere's Ride"?

• recklessness and foolishness

• bravery and patriotism

• anger and jealousy

• ambition and greed

Why is "Paul Revere's Ride" considered a narrative poem?

• It is a poem

• it has a plot

• it has rhyme

• it has alliteration

Which of the following statements best describes people who are exiles?

• They are people who love the land of their birth.

• They are people who have relatives living in another country.

• They are people who have been forced to leave their own countries.

• They are people who choose to move to a new country.