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WorksheetsComprehension Practice for Lady Liberty: A Biography 5.5
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
Why did Doreen Rappaport's grandfather leave Latvia?
His family was fleeing Latvia too.
He wanted to improve his life.
His dream was to live thousands of miles away.
He was forced to leave Latvia.
Who is "The Lady"?
Who fought alongside George Washington?
Auguste Bartholdi
Henri Martin
Édouard de Laboulaye
Marquis de Lafayette
The Declaration of Independence inspired France's Declaration of __________ and of the _________________.
Man; Citizen
the Estates; Monarchy
the Revolution; King
the People; Emperor
In 1865, Laboulaye's dream could not come true, but in 1875 it could come true because—
Napoleon III was no longer in charge.
Ulysses S. Grant raised money for it.
the American Revolution is over.
a dictator came into power in France.
Whose job was it to make sure the Statue of Liberty stood tall?
Marie Simon
the coppersmiths
Auguste Bartholdi
Gustave Eiffel
What is put over the wood to shape it correctly?
nails
plaster
wooden molds
saw dust
Why is Emma Lazarus struggling to write a poem?
She wasn't able to raise much money at the gala auction.
Longfellow and Whitman are intimidating poets.
The Russians have been destroying Jewish lives.
She has to flee her homeland.
The Statue of Liberty weighs more than ____________ pounds.
179,000
50,000
100,000
150,000
When iron touches copper, it-
melts.
rusts.
bends.
glows.
Based on the third stanza on page 542, what can the reader conclude about the workers that constructed the Statue of Liberty?
They were Italians that came for work.
They were only required to work in good weather.
They took turns working long shifts.
Some Americans criticized the French because-
they were writing a newspaper editorial judging America.
they called America a "national disgrace."
the Statue of Liberty as a gift, but they didn't pay for the whole thing.
What did Florence de Forest give to Pulitzer's campaign?
$100,000
two roosters
25 pennies
a dollar
When the Statue of Liberty arrived from France, it was in ______ crates. ______ fell off some of the crates and some of the copper was shaken, which created issues.
214; Labels
150; Screws
300; Nails
100; Hinges
The president of the United States when Lady Liberty arrived was ______________________.
Grover Cleveland
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Engraved on the Statue of Liberty's tablet is ______________________.
July 4, 1776
October 28, 1886
E Pluribus Unum
Liberty Enlightening the World
