Understanding 'The House of the Rising Sun'

Understanding 'The House of the Rising Sun'

Assessment

Interactive Video

Arts, English, Performing Arts

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Lucas Foster

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The transcript describes a house in New Orleans known as the Rising Sun, which has negatively impacted many lives, including the speaker's. The speaker shares a personal story about their mother, who was a tailor and made their blue jeans.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the house mentioned in New Orleans?

The Shining Star

The Bright Dawn

The Rising Sun

The Falling Moon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What effect has the house had on people according to the narrator?

It has given them hope

It has made them famous

It has ruined many

It has brought them wealth

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is mentioned as having a profession in the narrator's family?

Mother

Brother

Sister

Father

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the profession of the narrator's mother?

Nurse

Teacher

Tailor

Chef

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the narrator's mother sew for him?

A shirt

New blue jeans

A hat

A jacket