Post Utme Ims U 2020 Literature Question 12

Practice objective / multiple choice question 12 from the 2020 Post Utme Ims U Literature examination.

Post Utme Ims U 2020 Literature Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 12 POST_UTME_IMS_U • 2020 • LITERATURE • objective

In the poem 'The New Colossus' by Emma Lazarus, what is the significance of the line 'Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, / I lift my lamp beside the golden door!'?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. The line is a call to action for the United States to accept immigrants.
B. The line is a reference to the Statue of Liberty.
C. The line is a metaphor for the American Dream.
D. The line is a critique of the treatment of immigrants in the United States.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
The line is a call to action for the United States to accept immigrants.

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This is Post Utme Ims U 2020 Literature Question 12. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Post Utme Ims U Literature examination.

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