The New Colossus & How the Other Half Lives

The New Colossus

100

Who wrote the poem "The New Colossus"?

A) Ed Ledger

B) Emma Lazarus

C) Edgar Pope Allen

D) None of the above

Who is.... Emma Lazarus? 

200

The New Colossus represents...

A) Immigrants

B) The Statue of Liberty

C) The Statue of Liberty that represents hope, freedom and compassion to all

D) The Statue of Liberty that represents hope, compassion, freedom to immigrants.

What is.... D) The Statue of Liberty that represents hope, compassion, freedom to immigrants?

300

"Not like the brazen giant of Greek Fame" What is another word for 'brazen'?

A) Big

B) Shocking

C) Bold

D) Immodest 

What is.... BOLD?

400

MAKE AN INFERENCE: What year was this poem "The New Colossus" created?

A) 1865

B) 1995

C) 1890

D) 1883

What is.... C) 1883?

500

"With silent lips...."Give me your tired, your poor.." What example of figurative language is this?

A) Personification

B) Metaphor

C) Simile

D) Symbolism

What is... PERSONIFICATION?

How the Other Half Lives

100

Who created "How the Other Half Lives"? 

A) Jake Rish

B) Jacob Riis

C) Jack Riis

D) John Roe

Who is.... Jacob Riis?

200

Where did Jacob Riis take images of immigrants in "How the Other Half lives"?

A) Newark, NJ

B) NYC, NY

C) Cleveland, Ohio

D) Salem, North Carolina

What is.... B) NYC?

300

What year did Jacob Riis take these images?

A) 1990

B) 1673

C) 1890

D) 1924

What is.... C) 1890?

400

TRUE OR FALSE?

Jacob Riis took these images to reflect his prestige photography skills in NYC.

What is... FALSE? He took these images to ensure that the world knew how immigrants were being treated, their living conditions and disease.

500

What country did Jacob Riis migrate from? 

A) Finland

B) Ireland

C) Denmark

D) Amsterdam

What is.... DENMARK?

MISC

100

TRUE OR FALSE?

The "other half" in the title refers to this group of people living in poverty in NYC tenements.

What is...TRUE?

200

When looking at the images that Jacob Riis took, a lot of immigrants LACKED something in their tenements.... what was it?

A) Space

B) Windows

C) Livable conditions

D) ALL OF THE ABOVE

What is...D) ALL OF THE ABOVE? 

300

In "The New Colossus" the Statue of Liberty was described as holding something...what was it?

A) A flame

B) A torch

C) A Globe

D) A moon

What is... B) A TORCH??

400

What is another name for the Statue of Liberty?

A) Mother of the Land

B) Mother of Exiles

C) Mother of freedom

D) All of the above

What is ...B) MOTHER OF EXILES?

500

What type of poem is "The New Colossus"?

A)Sonnet

B) Elegy

C) Ballad

D) Haiku

What is....A SONNET? (14 LINE POEM)