Quiz on Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook Nicholson

Quiz on Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook Nicholson

11th Grade

15 Qs

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Quiz on Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook Nicholson

Quiz on Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook Nicholson

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.11-12.9, RI.11-12.10, RL.11-12.2

+33

Standards-aligned

Created by

Leigh A Eaton

Used 8+ times

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15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the pen name of Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook Nicholson?

Pearl Rivers

Ruby Streams

Sapphire Lakes

Emerald Brooks

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook Nicholson born?

New Orleans, Louisiana

Gainesville, Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant achievement did Pearl Rivers accomplish in the United States?

First woman to own a publishing company

First woman to publish a novel

First woman to own and publish a daily newspaper

First woman to become a poet laureate

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At what age did Eliza Poitevent attend the Amite Female Seminary?

Twelve

Fifteen

Eighteen

Twenty

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the newspaper Pearl Rivers owned?

The New Orleans Times

The New Orleans Picayune

The New York Ledger

The New York Home Journal

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who invited Pearl Rivers to join his staff as a literary editor?

William J. Poitevent

Samuel Potter Russ

Col. Alva Morris Holbrook

George Nicholson

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much was Pearl Rivers paid weekly as a literary editor?

Ten dollars

Twenty-five dollars

Fifty dollars

Seventy-five dollars

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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