Reading Comprehension Quiz (Grantland Rice, “The Four Horsemen”)
Reading Comprehension Quiz
Grantland Rice, “The Four Horsemen”
Read “The Four Horsemen” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.
Question
The title of this article is “The Four Horsemen,” a direct reference to the Bible. In choosing this as the title, what can we as modern readers assume about Rice’s readers?
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Question
After reading this article, how important was this football game?
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Question
Rice says that the Army was “swept over the precipice.” What does this mean?
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Question
How does Rice characterize the Army?
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Question
Why does Rice describe the game with such precise detail?
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Question
Rice never mentions the names of any players except those who were directly connected to carrying the ball. Why might he have done this?
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Question
The score of this football game is only mentioned once in the article (13-7). Why might this be?
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Question
What kind of essay is this?
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