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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why does the poet most likely open his poem with this stanza?
Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five;
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.
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.
- 2. Multiple Choice
How does this stanza add to the sense of danger in this poem?
Then he said “Good-night!” and with muffled oar
Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore,
Just as the moon rose over the bay,
Where swinging wide at her moorings lay
The Somerset, British man-of-war;
A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon like a prison-bar,
And a huge black hulk, that was magnified
By its own reflection in the tide.
Paul Revere has to row undetected past the enemy’s ship that seems larger than it really is.
Paul Revere imagines prisoners are held captive on the ship.
The moonlight threatens to reveal Paul Revere.
Paul Revere is so frightened, he thinks of turning back.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does this stanza reveal about Paul Revere’s friend?
Then he climbed the tower of the Old North Church,
By the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread,
To the belfry-chamber overhead,
And startled the pigeons from their perch
On the somber rafters, that round him made
Masses and moving shapes of shade, —
By the trembling ladder, steep and tall,
To the highest window in the wall,
Where he paused to listen and look down
A moment on the roofs of the town,
And the moonlight flowing over all.
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.
- 4. Multiple Choice
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.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following inferences about Paul Revere’s horse would the poet most likely agree with?
The horse is critical to the timely delivery of a life-saving message to a nation.
The horse’s hoofs may be putting Paul Revere at risk because they are too loud.
The horse sacrifices his life to save a nation.
The horse is being pushed beyond the limits of what is considered humane.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these inferences about the fate of the British is best supported by this poem?
Their arrogance has them believing the colonialists will roll over and play dead.
Their military would rather fight Canada.
They fled from the fight.
Many defect and join the colonists’ fight.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which meaning of fleet most closely matches its meaning in the poem?
A hurry of hoofs in a village street,
A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark,
And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark
Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet:
[noun] marshland creek, channel or ditch
[noun] a number of ships, vehicles, or aircraft
[adjective] fast
[verb] fade away
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which happened first chronologically in the poem?
He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns,But lingers and gazes, till full on his sightA second lamp in the belfry burns!
The watchful night-wind, as it went
Creeping along from tent to tent,
And seeming to whisper, "All is well!"
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!
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.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which happened last chronologically in the poem?
He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns,But lingers and gazes, till full on his sightA second lamp in the belfry burns!
The watchful night-wind, as it went
Creeping along from tent to tent,
And seeming to whisper, "All is well!"
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!
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.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What does the word aghast mean?
shocked or horrified
a specialized soldier given a role in battle to throw grenades
done quickly and without deliberation or thought
the anchor or rope used to tie a boat safely in one place
- 11. Multiple Choice
What does the word impetuous mean?
shocked or horrified
a specialized soldier given a role in battle to throw grenades
done quickly and without deliberation or thought
the anchor or rope used to tie a boat safely in one place
- 12. Multiple Choice
What does the word grenadier mean?
shocked or horrified
a specialized soldier given a role in battle to throw grenades
done quickly and without deliberation or thought
the anchor or rope used to tie a boat safely in one place
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does the word mooring mean?
shocked or horrified
a specialized soldier given a role in battle to throw grenades
done quickly and without deliberation or thought
the anchor or rope used to tie a boat safely in one place
- 14. Multiple Choice
What does the word muster mean?
serious and sad
a gathering or assembly of soldiers
peaceful and quiet
of or like a ghost
- 15. Multiple Choice
What does the word somber mean?
serious and sad
a gathering or assembly of soldiers
peaceful and quiet
of or like a ghost
- 16. Multiple Choice
What does the word spectral mean?
serious and sad
a gathering or assembly of soldiers
peaceful and quiet
of or like a ghost
- 17. Multiple Choice
What does the word tranquil mean?
serious and sad
a gathering or assembly of soldiers
peaceful and quiet
of or like a ghost
- 18. Multiple Choice
In which sentence can you best put the word mooring?
She is __________ when she reads the news after the hurricane.
The ___________ child darted onto the street without looking for cars.
The commander sent the _________ into battle first to surprise the enemy.
The ship smashed into the docks after its __________ shifted in the heavy waves.
- 19. Multiple Choice
In which sentence can you best put the word aghast?
She is __________ when she reads the news after the hurricane.
The ___________ child darted onto the street without looking for cars.
The commander sent the _________ into battle first to surprise the enemy.
The ship smashed into the docks after its __________ shifted in the heavy waves.
- 20. Multiple Choice
In which sentence can you best put the word grenadier?
She is __________ when she reads the news after the hurricane.
The ___________ child darted onto the street without looking for cars.
The commander sent the _________ into battle first to surprise the enemy.
The ship smashed into the docks after its __________ shifted in the heavy waves.
- 21. Multiple Choice
In which sentence can you best put the word impetuous?
She is __________ when she reads the news after the hurricane.
The ___________ child darted onto the street without looking for cars.
The commander sent the _________ into battle first to surprise the enemy.
The ship smashed into the docks after its __________ shifted in the heavy waves.
- 22. Multiple Choice
In which sentence can you best put the word muster?
The funeral was a _________ affair that drew a crowd of sad relatives and friends.
The __________ of soldiers comes together in the square.
The boys crept through the graveyard on the alert for a ________ figure.
Nick’s _________ picture of the sunset and sea created a calming effect on viewers.
- 23. Multiple Choice
In which sentence can you best put the word somber?
The funeral was a _________ affair that drew a crowd of sad relatives and friends.
The __________ of soldiers comes together in the square.
The boys crept through the graveyard on the alert for a ________ figure.
Nick’s _________ picture of the sunset and sea created a calming effect on viewers.
- 24. Multiple Choice
In which sentence can you best put the word spectral?
The funeral was a _________ affair that drew a crowd of sad relatives and friends.
The __________ of soldiers comes together in the square.
The boys crept through the graveyard on the alert for a ________ figure.
Nick’s _________ picture of the sunset and sea created a calming effect on viewers.
- 25. Multiple Choice
In which sentence can you best put the word tranquil?
The funeral was a _________ affair that drew a crowd of sad relatives and friends.
The __________ of soldiers comes together in the square.
The boys crept through the graveyard on the alert for a ________ figure.
Nick’s _________ picture of the sunset and sea created a calming effect on viewers.
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