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Listen, My Children, And You Shall Hear. . .

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"No, this quiz isn't about the famous poem, but about the actual events of the night Paul Revere took his midnight ride."


1. What was the name of the governor that ordered the British to attack Lexington and Concord?
    Samuel Prescott
    Samuel Adams
    Thomas Gage
    John Hancock


2. What were the names of the two men that were to be arrested by the British?
    Samuel Prescott and William Dawes
    Samuel Adams and John Hancock
    Thomas Gage and Samuel Adams
    Joseph Warren and John Hancock


3. What was the occupation of the man that paid Paul Revere to travel to Lexington to warn the two men?
    Silversmith
    Doctor
    Banker
    Tanner


4. William Dawes joined Paul Revere in his ride to warn the others of the British soldiers. What was the name of the third man that rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes that night?
    George Washington
    Samuel Prescott
    Thomas Jefferson
    Nathan Hale


5. Did Paul Revere actually shout, "The British are coming!"?
    Yes
    No


6. Where were the signal lanterns to be hung telling Paul Revere how the British were arriving?
    On tree limbs
    Schoolhouse
    There were to be shots fired, not lanterns
    In a bell tower


7. How did the British arrive on the mainland that night?
    Answer: (one word; land or sea)


8. Did Paul Revere arrive at the boarding house in Lexington first to warn the men?
    Yes
    No


9. What city and state were Paul Revere and his friends in when they were captured by British soldiers?
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Concord, Massachusetts
    Lexington, Massachusetts
    Lincoln, Massachusetts


10. Who wrote the famous poem that chronicles Paul Revere's midnight ride?
    Paul Revere
    William Butler Yeats
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    Emily Dickinson


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