Wk 19 Paul Revere’s Ride Quiz

Why does the poet most likely open his poem with this stanza?

• The poet wants to scare his readers.

• The poet is afraid that he will bore the reader.

• The poet intends to interest his readers through a sense of mystery.

• The poet is speaking down to his audience as though they are children.

How does this stanza add to the sense of danger in this poem?

• A. Paul Revere has to row undetected past the enemy’s ship that seems larger than it really is.

• B. Paul Revere imagines prisoners are held captive on the ship.

• C. The moonlight threatens to reveal Paul Revere.

• D. Paul Revere is so frightened, he thinks of turning back.

What does this stanza reveal about Paul Revere’s friend?

• He so loathes the British, he will risk his life.

• He’s afraid to disappoint Paul Revere because they are old friends.

• He is cowardly.

• He is always on the alert for any enemy sounds and movement.

What is most likely the reason the poet includes references to “the dead”?

• He only wants to bring an eerie element to his poem.

• His main character would like to trade places with the dead.

• He uses that phrase as a constant reminder to the colonists of the possible fate that awaits them.

• He wishes to show that the early days of our country were not very cheerful.

Which of the following inferences about Paul Revere’s horse would the poet most likely agree with?

• A. The horse is critical to the timely delivery of a life-saving message to a nation.

• B. The horse’s hoofs may be putting Paul Revere at risk because they are too loud.

• C. The horse sacrifices his life to save a nation.

• D. The horse is being pushed beyond the limits of what is considered humane.

Which lines in the poem best support your answer to question 5?

• A. "Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge, Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides."

• B. "Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride, Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere."

• C. "He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns, But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight A second lamp in the belfry burns!"

• D. "The fate of a nation was riding that night;"

Which of these inferences about the fate of the British is best supported by this poem?

• Their military would rather fight Canada.

• They fled from the fight.

• Their arrogance has them believing the colonialists will roll over and play dead.

• Many defect and join the colonists’ fight.

Which lines in the poem best support your answer to question 7?

• "The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet, And the measured tread of the grenadiers, Marching down to their boats on the shore."

• "A line of black, that bends and floats On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats."

• "He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns, But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight A second lamp in the belfry burns!"

• "How the British regulars fired and fled, — How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farm-yard wall, Chasing the red-coats down the lane,"

Which meaning of fleet most closely matches its meaning in the poem?

• A. [noun] marshland creek, channel or ditch

• B. [noun] a number of ships, vehicles, or aircraft

• C. [adjective] fast

• D. [verb] fade away

Order the following events chronologically:

• FIRST

• And one was safe and asleep in his bed Who at the bridge would be first to fall, Who that day would be lying dead, Pierced by a British musket-ball.

• THIRD

• To every Middlesex village and farm, — A cry of defiance and not of fear, A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, And a word that shall echo forevermore!

• FOURTH

• The watchful night-wind, as it went Creeping along from tent to tent, And seeming to whisper, "All is well!"

• SECOND

• He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns, But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight A second lamp in the belfry burns!