Quiz on Paul Revere's Ride

True or False: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem "Paul Revere's Ride".

• True

• False

True or False: In the 1850s, Longfellow supported the side that wanted to keep slavery.

• True

• False

True or False: Longfellow wrote "Paul Revere's Ride" to encourage Americans to fight for their freedom.

• True

• False

True or False: In the poem, Paul Revere travels during the day to warn the rebels.

• True

• False

True or False: Paul Revere's ride in the poem is to tell the rebels that the enemy is coming.

• True

• False

True or False: Paul Revere is shown as a hero in the poem because he warned people about the approaching danger.

• True

• False

True or False: The speaker in the poem asks children to listen to a story about a daytime parade.

• True

• False

True or False: The event the speaker wants the children to hear about is the midnight ride of Paul Revere.

• True

• False

True or False: Paul Revere's famous ride took place on the eighteenth of May in 1775.

• True

• False

True or False: Paul Revere told his friend to hang a flag in the church tower if the British were coming.

• True

• False