Vocabulary
Q2. What does the word "excavation" most nearly mean in paragraph 4?
Unearthing
Increasing
Removing
Building
Unearthing
Q4. Is the following a cause and effect sentence?
“His family was poor, so he found work instead of going to college.”
Yes
Q6. Why did Schliemann decide to become an archeologist?
To find buried treasures
To prove that Troy was real
To become famous
To gain more knowledge about ancient Greece
To prove that Troy was real
Q1. What is the passage mainly about?
The life of Heinrich Schliemann
What tools archeologists use
How the legend of Troy was true
Understanding Homer’s The Iliad
The life of Heinrich Schliemann
Q3. What does the word “absurd” most nearly mean in this sentence?
“It was absurd for him to waste his time digging for something that was just a legend.”
Creative
Incredible
Rational
Prepostrous
Prepostrous
Q5. Is the following a fact or an opinion?
“Schliemann’s dream had become a reality.“
Fact
Q7. Why does the author mention that “Schliemann taught himself history, archaeology, and many different languages.”
To explain that Schliemann lacked the money to attend school
To prove that Schliemann was extremely intelligent
To show the areas of study Schliemann was interested
To list the subjects required to become an archeologist
To prove that Schliemann was extremely intelligent
Q9. According to the passage, in which modern-day country was Troy located?
Greece
Mediterranean
Rome
Turkey
Turkey
Q14. What does “Others” refer to in paragraph 3?
“Others told Schliemann that the stories of Homer were fiction.”
Archeologists
Schliemann’s friends
Schliemann’s family members
Teachers Schliemann’s had in school
Archeologists
Q8. True or false: Scheliemann dreamt of becoming an archeologist after he was a grown-up.
Q10. How was Schliemann different from many other archeologists?
He was self-taught rather than formally educated
He was the only person who believed Troy existed
He was only interested in finding gold, not history
He knew exactly where Troy was buried
He was the only person who believed Troy existed
Q11. Which of the following was NOT a field Schliemann studied?
Archeology
Business
Linguistics
History
Business
Q15. What does “He” refer to in the sentence:
“He was fascinated by the tales of heroism and adventure set during the Trojan War.”
Homer
Schliemann
Schliemann’s father
Trojan soldier
Schliemann
Q13. Why did the author mention “heroism and adventure” in paragraph 1?
To explain the genre of the Iliad
To described what captured Scheimann’s interests
To explain how Scheimann achieved his dream
To suggest that the Iliad is a work of fiction
To described what captured Scheimann’s interests
Q12. What major event occurred in the year 1873?
Scheimann was born
The first time Scheimman read Iliad
Scheimann becomes an archeologists
Scheinmann discovers artifacts of Troy
The first time Scheimman read Iliad