Statue of Liberty Quiz

Why did the French group of people give the Statue of Liberty to the Americans? (choose all that apply)

• The French group of people wanted to inspire the rest of France to want the type of freedom and democracy that the Americans fought for.

• The French group of people wanted to show the Americans their style of art.

• The French group of people wanted to practice making large statues.

• The French group of people wanted to show their friendship to the Americans.

• The French group of people agreed with the Americans that they should have freedom from British laws and rules.

In what paragraph can you find the answer to this question: How did the statue get to America from France?

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• Paragraph D

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IS THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION FOUND IN THIS TEXT? Why did the American colonists fight against Britain?

• The answer IS found in the text.

• The answer is NOT found in the text.

IS THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION FOUND IN THIS TEXT? What materials were used to build the statue?

• The answer IS found in the text.

• The answer is NOT found in the text.

IS THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION FOUND IN THIS TEXT? Why is the Statue of Liberty holding a torch?

• The answer IS found in the text.

• The answer is NOT found in the text.

What inference can you make from this statement – “This group of French people also hoped that building this statue would inspire the people of France to want the type of freedom that the Americans now had.” (choose all that apply)

• Not everyone in France knew about the new American form of government.

• France had a form of government that was different than the new American government.

• France was the best country in the world at the time.

• France did not like America at the time.

• Not everyone in France liked the style of the Statue of Liberty.

Making inferences is something that we do in everyday situations.

• True

• False

An inference is an educated guess.

• True

• False

An inference is when an author tells you the answer to a question.

• True

• False

You can make inferences to guess how the author feels about a subject.

• True

• False