Introduction to Heroism and American Heroes Answers

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Which statement best states the central idea?

A mask was a way to decipher messages.

Letter writers could travel via several routes.

Writers could include false information.

A mask was needed to send a message.

What is the central idea in this passage?

Invisible ink was a good choice when writing in code.

Giving up information could be a disaster for either side.

George Washington could have done a better job managing his spies.

The British used horseback riders to deliver messages.

Which evidence in the passage supports the idea that revolutionaries tricked a British soldier?

They took the soldier to an American General Clinton instead of the British General Clinton.

They stopped Taylor along his route to Burgoyne.

Red uniforms were easy to come by for the American soldiers.

Taylor decided to deliver the message even though doing so would be dangerous.

Which statement includes explicit information from the passage?

Clinton was a pioneer of spy techniques.

Taylor was promised a promotion if he carried the message successfully.

The use of silver could be considered dangerous.

Taylor’s youth made him the perfect messenger.

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