Paul Revere's Ride

Why does the poet most likely open his poem with this stanza?

• The poet wants to scare his readers.

• The poet is afraid that he will bore the reader.

• The poet intends to interest his readers through a sense of mystery.

• The poet is speaking down to his audience as though they are children.

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How does this stanza add to the sense of danger in this poem?

• Paul Revere has to row undetected past the enemy’s ship that seems larger than it really is.

• Paul Revere imagines prisoners are held captive on the ship.

• The moonlight threatens to reveal Paul Revere.

• Paul Revere is so frightened, he thinks of turning back.

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What does this stanza reveal about Paul Revere’s friend?

• He so loathes the British, he will risk his life.

• He’s afraid to disappoint Paul Revere because they are old friends.

• He is cowardly.

• He is always on the alert for any enemy sounds and movement.

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Which of the following inferences about Paul Revere’s horse would the poet most likely agree with?

• The horse is critical to the timely delivery of a life-saving message to a nation.

• The horse’s hoofs may be putting Paul Revere at risk because they are too loud.

• The horse sacrifices his life to save a nation.

• The horse is being pushed beyond the limits of what is considered humane.

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Which lines in the poem best support your answer to question 5?

• “Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge,

  Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides.”

• “Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride,

  Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride

• “He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns,

  But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight

  A second lamp in the belfry burns!”

• “The fate of a nation was riding that night;”

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Which lines in the poem best support you answer to question 7?

• “The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet,

  And the measured tread of the grenadiers,

  Marching down to their boats on the shore.”

• “A line of black, that bends and floats

  On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats.”

• “He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns,

  But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight

  A second lamp in the belfry burns!”

• “How the British regulars fired and fled, —

  How the farmers gave them ball for ball,

  From behind each fence and farm-yard wall,

  Chasing the red-coats down the lane,”

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Which happened last chronologically in the poem?

• He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns,But lingers and gazes, till full on his sightA second lamp in the belfry burns!

• The watchful night-wind, as it went

  Creeping along from tent to tent,

  And seeming to whisper, "All is well!"

• To every Middlesex village and farm, —A cry of defiance and not of fear,A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,And a word that shall echo forevermore!

• And one was safe and asleep in his bed

  Who at the bridge would be first to fall,

  Who that day would be lying dead,

  Pierced by a British musket-ball.

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Who created the poem Pual Revere's Ride?

• Walt White Man

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• Emily Dickson

• William Shakespeare

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Where was Paul Revere before his ride began?

• Medford

• Boston

• Lexington

• Concord

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What is the primary theme of 'Paul Revere's Ride'?

• A) The importance of individual action in the face of danger

• B) The inevitability of war

• C) The beauty of the American landscape

• D) The futility of resistance

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