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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