Vocabulary
Voc./Main Idea
On Your Own
Hieroglyphs
Potpourri
100
Another name for scholars is: A. students B. engineers C. assistants D. athletes
students
100
Triumph means: loneliness, horror, peace, success
success
100
Why did the author include hieroglyphs as part of the sentences in the selection?
They help the reader understand what hieroglyphs are. They show that the symbols stood for letters, words, and phrases.
100
What was one of the Egyptian symbols used to show the word "trouble"? A. a jackal B. a leopard C. a crocodile D. a giraffe
C. a crocodile
100
I'm sorry. Your call cannot be completed as dialed. Hang up and try again.
You did not hang up!
200
A word the means "ancient" is: A. damaged B. crystal C. antique D. brittle
antique
200
If you "uncover" something, you: ignore it, show it, bury it, study it
show it
200
Whoops! I am not home!
Tee hee! Try again!
200
The pictures in this selection show that most of the symbols used for the hieroglyphs: A. looked like letters of the alphabet we use today. B. were animals that were familiar to the Egyptians. C. were never used in combination with other symbols. D. looked like a series of triangles, rectangles, and circles.
B. were animals that were familiar to the Egyptians.
200
Why did the author point out that scholars turned J-F away? A. to show that they judge J-F by his age rather than his ability B. to explain why J-F's friends refused to work with them C. to show that J-F was not ready to learn about hieroglyphs D. to explain why J-F gave up trying to decipher the symbols
A. to show that they judged J-F by his age rather than his ability
300
If you are a "seeker," you are a : A. person who teaches B. person who searches C. person who writes D. person studies
person who searches
300
Which of the following was a main idea from the selection? A. No one was ever able to read the black stone from Rosetta, Egypt. B. Jean-Francois met a scientist who had been to Egypt with Napoleon. C. General Napoleon was the French leader when Jean-Francois was a boy. D. Jean-Francois was determined to read the Egyptian hieroglyphs.
D. Jean-Francois was determined to read the Egyptian hieroglyphs.
300
Why did the hieroglyph of the two sandals best represent Jean Francois?
Jean-Francois never gave up.
300
Ha, ha, ha! I'm away!
Zzzzzzzz....
300
How were J-F and Napoleon alike? A. They spent their childhood in Egypt. B. They achieved their most important goals. C. They dreamed of doing something great. D. They wanted to conquer the world.
C. They dreamed of doing something great.
400
A "temple" is : A. a court built for legal cases B. theater created for concerts C. building constructed for a god D. dome made for sporting events
building constructed for a god
400
Which detail best supports the main idea that Jean-Francois worked very hard to reach his goal? A. He studied the Rosetta stone & other inscriptions. B. There were many symbols that he did not understand. C. He got sick from not eating and sleeping while he was working. D. He left his notebooks behind and lived in the woods like a hunted dog.
C. He got sick from not eating and sleeping whild he was working.
400
I can't believe I got you again! Ha!
I'm sleeping right now. Try again later.
400
Whan did Jean-Francois first translate Egypt's hieroglyphs? A. after visiting Egypt for the first time B. while attending school in Grenoble C. before Napoleon was defeated D. after a friend left a package for him
D. after a friend left a package for him
400
Oh, no, not again!
I am on vacation!
500
If you found a "link," you found a: A. thing that connects B. thing that operates C. thing that drains D. thing that protects
thing that connects
500
Which of the following best states the main idea of this selection? A. J-F discovered how to read hieroglyphs. B. Egyptian hieroglyphs were used on the black stone found in Rosetta. C. J-F became an important French general. D. The French leader Napoleon was interested in Egypt's secrets.
A. Jean Francois discovered how to read hieroglyphs.
500
What did Jean-Francois have to know about Egypt's history to read its hieroglyphs?
He had to know the names of its rulers (or pharaohs).
500
What was the "key" that J-F discovered that helped him understand the hieroglyphs? A. The Egyptian symbols stood for syllables and whole words. B. Animal pictures were used in the names of Egyptian gods. C. The Rosetta Stone had both Greek and Egyptian writing. D. The Egyptian god or writing and a pharaoh shared a symbol.
A. The Egyptian symbols stood for syllables and whole words.
500
After the Battle of Waterloo, why did some people call J-F a traitor? A. He ran from the scene of the battle. B. He gave France's secrets to its enemies. C. He had become friends with Napoleon. D. He wanted Ptolemy to be the next king.
C. He had become friends with Napoleon.
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