Empire State Passage

What is the primary purpose of the first sentence of the article?

• To explain that New Yorkers are commonly asleep in the middle of the night.

• To mislead readers into thinking the light flash was some sort of attack

• To build suspense and curiosity so that the reader wants to know more

• To suggest that there is a secret organization working late at night at the Empire State Building

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The phrase "huge palette" in Paragraph 3 is most likely

• A metaphor for the scope and range of combinations the new LED lights have

• A literal explanation of the shape of the new lights, which form an artist's palette

• An extreme over exaggeration meant to draw more onlookers to the new display

• A way to emphasize the amount of lights, since 16.7 could never fit onto a palette

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What does Alicia Keys suggest the Empire State building is a symbol of?

• A way for Americans to have a landmark similar to other major global cities

• The iconic American capacity to push boundaries and break new ground in art and architecture.

• Lights that are always on due to the number of New Yorkers who work night shifts

• That any person can use the new lights as a way to make a wish, as people do with other world landmarks.

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To help keep the new lights secret during their initial test, all precautions were taken EXCEPT:

• Conducting the test in the middle of the night

• Conducting the test facing west, away from cameras

• Conducting the test in short bursts, so that there was no sustained lighting

• Conducting the test with additional sound effects to distract anyone who might be on the street

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What was the primary reason Malkin and his team choose to test the new LED lights in the middle of the night?

• Because the lights are impossible to see in the daylight

• So that no spies would be awake to steal the new lighting design

• Because his team only works at night, to enhance their creativity

• So that when they made the formal reveal to the city and world, it would be a true surprise

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How does the new LED display contribute to the Empire State Building's efforts to become more 'green'?

• The lights will be bright enough to reflect into the building, allowing less lighting to be used indoors

• The new lighting will consume almost half the amount of energy the old lights did

• The lights can become green in color, to cover the entire building

• The lights will be solar-powered, generating their own electricity.

The article suggests that some older people might miss the old lights. Why is this?

• The elderly who have poorer eyesight have an easier time seeing the old lights

• The older generation might not understand the technology behind the new LED lighting

• Those who used to work in the Empire State Building will no longer be able to recognize it without the old, larger lights

• The old lights represented momentous occasions in American history, and may still have nostalgic value

In the second-to-last paragraph, the old floodlights are described as veterans. What is the most suitable explanation for this word in context?

• The old lights have worked through the years, despite harsh weather conditions and continual use for special occassions

• The old lights have been up through many previous wars, making them literal veterans

• The old lights were dedicated to the Empire State Building to memorialize war heroes

• The old lights were only used before to celebrate Veteran's Day

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Currently, how many of the former lights are set to be preserved for a specific purpose?

• All, to replace other major lights around the city

• None, they are all set to be discarded entirely

• Five, spaced across Central Park for more light and better security

• One, to serve as a warning beacon for aircraft

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Why might it be important for the Empire State's global image to replace its lighting?

• To represent that it is both environmentally conscious as well as technologically advanced

• To prove that other world landmarks are not as spectacular

• To suggest that despite its being decades-old, the Empire State Building is still relevant

• To provide New Yorkers and visitors with better entertainment

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