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100
The new SCHOLARS are dinner. A) students B) Engineers C) assistants D) atheletes
a) Students
100
Why did the author point out that scholars turned Jean-Francois away? a) to show that they judged Jean-Francois by his age rather than his ability b) to explain why Jean-Francois' friends refused to work with them c) to show that Jean-Francois was not ready to learn about hieroglyphs d) to explain why Jean-Francois gave up trying to decipher the symbols.
a) to show that they judged Jean-Francois by his age rather than his abilities
100
The pitcutres in the 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
100
BONUS!
100
Lena experienced a moment of TRIUMPH. a) loneliness b) horror c) peace d) success
D) success
200
The vase is ANCIENT. a) damaged b) crystal c) antique d) brittle
C) antique
200
How were Napolean and Jean-Francois 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
200
Which of the following was a MAIN IDEA from the story? a) No one was ever able to read the black-stone from Rosetta, Egypt b) Jean-Francois met a scientist that had been to Egypt with Napolean c) General Napolean was the french leader with Jean-Francois was a boy d) Jean-Francois was determined to read the Egyptian hierohglyphs
D) Jean-Francois was determined to read the Egyptian hieroglyphs
200
BONUS!
200
Ronnie will UNCOVER the facts. a) ignore b) show c) bury d) study
B) Show
300
She is the SEEKER of truth. a) person who teaches b) person who searches c) person who writes d) person who studies
B) Person who searches
300
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) crocodile
300
BONUS!
300
Why did the author include hieroglyphs as part of the sentence in the story? a) The author wanted to see if any of the 4th grade students could read the hieroglyphs. b) The author wanted to show the readers that the symbols stood for letters, phrases and words.
The author wanted to show the readers that the symbols stood for letters, phrases and words.
300
When did Jean-Francois FIRST translate Egypt's hieroglyphs? a) after visiting Egypt the first time b) while attending school in Grenoble c) before Napolean was defeated d) after a friend left a package for him
D) after a friend left a package for him
400
Have you seen the TEMPLE? a) court build for legal cases b) theater created for concerts c) building constructed for a god d) dome made for sporting events
C) building constructed for a god
400
After the Battle of Waterloo, why did some people call Jean-Francois 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 Napolean d) He wanted Ptolemy to be the next king.
C) He had become friends with Napolean
400
What is the "key" that Jean-Francois discovered that helped him understand the hieroglyphs? a) The Egyptian symbols stoold for syllables and whole words b) Animal pictures were used in the names of greek gods c) The Rosetta Stone had both Greek and Egyptian writing. d) The Egyptian god of writing and pharaoh shared a symbol.
A) The Egyptian symbols stood for syllables and whole words
400
Why did the hieroglyph of the two sandals BEST represent Jean-Francois? a) The sandals represent Jean-Francois because these were Jean-Francois' favorite type of shoes. b) The two sandals best represent Jean-Francois because he never gave up.
The two sandals best represent Jean-Francois because he never gave up.
400
BONUS
500
We found a LINK. a) thing that connects b) thing that operates c) thing that drains d) thing that protects
a) thing that connects
500
BONUS!
500
Which detail BEST supports the main idea that Jean-Francois worked very hard to reach his goal? a) He studied the Rosetta Stone and other inscriptions. b) There were many symbols that he did not understand c) He got sick from not sleeping or eating 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 sleeping or eating while he was working
500
Why did Jean-Francois have to know about Egypt's history to read its heiroglyphs? a) He had to know the name of its rulers. b) He had to know the name of the animals.
a) He had to know the name of its rulers.
500
Which of the following BEST states the main idea of the story? a) Jean-Francois Champollion discovered how to read heiroglyphs. b) Egyptians hieroglyphs were used on the black stone found in Rosetta. c) Jean-Francois Champollion became an important French general. d) The French leader Napolean was interested in Egypts secret
A) Jean-Francois Champollion discovered how to read heiroglyphs.
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