IraqiTreasures

Let's Go

100

The troops went on a raid at night against the enemy to rescue the prisoners.

a short attack on a place by soldiers, planes, or ships intended to cause damage but not take control.

200

The police captured the criminals trying to smuggle drugs onto a boat.

to take something or someone illegally from one country to another.

300

The Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians were all ancient civilizations that once dominated Mesopotamia.

The culture of a given time, place or group of people.

500

Which of the following relics was been recovered?

a. the Hatra Heads

b. the Ninhursag Bull

c. the Warka Mask

d. the Cuneiform Bricks

c. the Warka Mask

Buried Treasure

100

The orphaned child was fostered by members of his community for several years until he was finally placed in a permanent home.

unchanging

200

According to the passage, why was Mesopotamia once called "the cradle of civilization"

The people who lived there were highly advanced in many ways compared to the rest of the world.

300

Why might it be easier for thieves to smuggle and sell artifacts recovered from dig sites?

a. Artifacts buried at dig sites have been badly destroyed and have, therefore, been rendered useless.

b. Dig sites are usually located outside the country.

c. Artifacts buried at dig sites are usually small and not noticed by authorities.

d. Artifacts buried at dig sites have not yet been recorded or photographed.

d. Artifacts buried at dig sites have not yet been recorded or photographed.

400

The man who caused the car accident was brought in for questioning by the local authorities.

people with the official responsibility for something.

Winning

100

The novel was so intriguing that I decided to read it in one sitting.

a. causing great interest

b. people with the official responsibility

c. relating to the time before written history

d. unchanging

a. causing great interest

200

How did authorities encourage the return of stolen art?

a. They offered rewards and large sums of money.

b. They established a "a no-questions-asked" policy

c. They promised lenient sentencing because the conditions under which the artifacts were stolen

d. They involved international law enforcement and used scare tactics, which involved raiding the homes of suspected looters.

b. They established a "a no-questions-asked" policy

300

The discovery of the prehistoric ruins helped the archaeologist uncover a lot about the ancient Babylonian culture.

relating to the time before written history.

500

I finally recovered my missing glasses that I had not seen for two years; they were under my bed.

to get back something lost.

Bonus

100

The company adopted a new vacation policy, giving two extra days off, that pleased all the staff members.

a. to get back something lost

b. to take something or someone illegally from one country to another

c. to start to deal with or think about something in a particular way.

d. the culture of a given time, place or group of people.

to start to deal with or think about something in a particular way.

200

What happened to some of Iraq's greatest treasures?

They were stolen by looters during the fall of Baghdad in 2003

300

When was the Iraqi National Museum first founded?

1923

500

The installation of irrigation systems is necessary in areas that frequently experience drought.

a. a short attack on a place by soldiers intended to cause damage.

b. an artificial application of water to the soil.

c. the culture of a given time, place or group of people.

d. people with the official responsibility for something

b. an artificial application of water to the soil.