Ernie Pyle: America's Storyteller (Smith, 2025)

Ernie Pyle: America's Storyteller (Smith, 2025)

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English

8th Grade

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Jennifer Murrihy

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the reaction of American newspapers to Ernie Pyle's death?

Indifference

Hero’s farewell

Criticism

Silence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the reason for closing Ernie Pyle's birthplace?

Lack of visitors

Structural damage

Relocation plans

Financial issues

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the New York Times reporter say about Ernie Pyle in 2011?

He was a forgotten hero

You may not recognize the Pyle name

He was a political genius

He was a technological innovator

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of U.S. veterans of World War II were alive in 2024?

10%

5%

1%

20%

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year was Ernie Pyle born?

1900

1922

1910

1895

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Pyle's editor say about knowing Ernie Pyle?

To know Ernie Pyle is to understand journalism.

To know Ernie Pyle is to admit that you yourself are unknown in aviation.

To know Ernie Pyle is to appreciate the art of writing.

To know Ernie Pyle is to see the world through his eyes.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which magazine compared Ernie Pyle to a 'prose Charlie Chaplin'?

Newsweek

TIME

The New Yorker

National Geographic

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