Understanding The Gates Artwork

Where is The Gates located?

• London

• Nevada

• New York

• New Mexico

How many days will The Gates be there for?

What is the point of this artwork?

• To make the town more orange.

• There is no point.

• To show they are against the war.

• To silently protest.

Why does Jeanne-Claude talk more than Christo does?

• Christo did not learn English in school.

• Jeanne-Claude likes to talk while Christo only likes to create.

• Christo did not know what to say in an interview.

• Jeanne-Claude is just bossy that way.

"It looks like a giant spill of Pepto-bismol."
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE! (2 answers)

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Simile

Answer explanation

Hyperbole because if a bottle of Pepto-Bismol spilled, it would not cover an ISLAND!

Simile because it uses the word "like" to compare two unlike things (the artwork to stomach medicine).

What problem did the artists face when they first wanted to put The Gates up in New York City?

• The artists did not want The Gates up in the park.

• The artists did not want to create The Gates orange.

• The city did not want the Gates up in their park.

• New York city was not popular enough yet for the Gates.

About how many years did it take them to get The Gates up in New York City?

• 10

• 25

• 35

• 15

How did their luck change?

• The mayor was tired of fighting them.

• They became the mayor.

• Their friend became the mayor of NYC.

• Their friend knew the mayor.