Cities of the Dead
Passage
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English
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4th Grade
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Hard
+24
Standards-aligned
Sandra Hayden
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Louisiana known for besides its cemeteries?
Saints Football, Mardi Gras, red beans and rice
Jazz music, beaches, and mountains
Deserts, skiing, and surfing
Volcanoes, glaciers, and tundra
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What unique name is given to the cemeteries in Louisiana?
Cities of the Dead
Towns of the Living
Villages of the Past
Houses of History
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do most cemeteries in the United States have burial plots below ground?
To protect from weather
To save space
To preserve history
To keep animals away
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What problem arose when Louisiana was first founded regarding burials?
Caskets would pop up out of the ground
Cemeteries were too small
There were too many burials
The ground was too hard
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes the soil in Southern Louisiana to become saturated?
Hurricanes and heavy rain
Snowstorms and ice
Droughts and heat
Earthquakes and landslides
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the first solutions tried to keep caskets from floating?
Weighing them down with heavy rocks
Building larger cemeteries
Using metal caskets
Burying them deeper
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did citizens of Louisiana do to the caskets to try to prevent them from floating?
Bored holes in them
Painted them
Covered them with tarps
Wrapped them in cloth
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
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