5. Document Project 5: The Boston Massacre

Quiz for Document 5.7 Paul Revere, Etching of the Boston Massacre, 1770

Quiz for Document 5.7: Paul Revere, Etching of the Boston Massacre, 1770

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. What is the message conveyed by the gathered crowd in the etching of the Boston Massacre produced by Paul Revere?

Antagonistic and violent

Armed and dangerous

Innocent and peaceful

Young and playful

2. What is the message conveyed by the British soldiers in the etching of the Boston Massacre produced by Paul Revere?

Aggressive

Revengeful

Spontaneous

Peaceful

3. Why might Paul Revere have included a dog among the gathered Boston crowd?

To show the dirty nature of downtown Boston

To convey the violent nature of the Bostonians

To reveal the number of stray dogs that wandered the docks

To emphasize the normalcy and innocence of the crowd

4. What does the background setting of Boston city buildings contribute to the overall message of the etching by Revere?

The British disturbed the peace of an otherwise passive town.

Boston was dirty, violent, and poor because of its rebelliousness.

The event was an isolated event in rural colonial America.

The Patriots felt that Boston should be the capital of the British Empire.

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