L'Enfant, Banneker, and Franklin Test

Where was Pierre-Charles L'Enfant from?

• France

• Texas

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Pierre-Charles L'Enfant was promoted to Captain of the Corps of Engineers after the American Revolution.

• True

• False - he was promoted to Major

• False - he was promoted before the war was over

• False - it was the Corps of Firemen

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

A civil engineer...

• builds buildings

• fixes old buildings

• builds roads

• plans cities and design buildings

Federal Hall was important because...

• that where the president's office was before the White House

• that's where L'Enfant lived

• that's where Congress first met

• that's where L'Enfant went to school for painting and sculpture

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Who chose L'Enfant to help design Washington DC?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

L'Enfant was unwilling to compromise with the other city commissioners. What does it mean to compromise with someone?

• You give them everything they want.

• They give you everything you want.

• You both get exactly what you want.

• You both get part of what you want, but you also both give up on some of what you want.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The fact that the city commissioners used L'Enfant's ideas to build Washington DC even after he quit the team shows that... (pick 2)

• he had really good ideas

• he was very talented

• they really didn't like him

• his plans were too expensive

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why were people prejudiced against Benjamin Banneker? (Pick 2)

• He was black.

• His father was an enslaved person.

• He was young.

• He was a man.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

Banneker correctly predicted the date of...

• a meteor shower

• a comet

• a blue moon

• an eclipse

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

What do Benjamin Banneker and Benjamin Franklin have in common? (other than their first name)

• They were both black.

• They both published almanacs.

• They were both inventors.

• They both were on the city planning team for Washington DC.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7