| Quiz Name: | Ancient Africa - www.staidenshomeschool.com 2007 |
| Type: | Multiple Choice (static answer order) |
| Instructions: | Select the correct answer from the choices listed. |
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1. Most of Africa lies between the Tropic of Cancer and: Circle Answer Europe the Tropic of Aquarius the Middle East the Tropic of Capricorn the Canary Islands |
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2. What is a savanna? Circle Answer the world's largest bird a hot, dry desert covered with coarse sand a tropical fruit ice, covered plains land covered with coarse grass |
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3. Which type of climate zone is not found in Africa? Circle Answer tundra equatorial desert Mediterranean tropical |
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4. What is the tallest mountain peak in Africa? Circle Answer Mount Victoria Mount Kenya Mount Everest Mount Fuji Mount Kilimanjaro |
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5. The deep valley in eastern Africa caused by a crack in the earth's surface is called: Circle Answer the Grand Canyon the Great Rift Valley the Big Crack the Valley of Death |
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6. Which African river flows into the Atlantic Ocean? Circle Answer the Niger the Nile the Suannee the Masekela the Alabama |
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7. To save wild animals from hunters, some African countries have: Circle Answer built modern zoos established game reserves created parks for hunters imported thousands of wildebeests given animals guns |
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8. During the Middle Ages, most of African society was organized into: Circle Answer castes villages urban centers lords and serfs slaves and owners |
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9. Some Africans prayed to their: Circle Answer ancestors diviners village elders children stone cows |
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10. African history, traditions, and beliefs were passed along: Circle Answer in books made of wood through diviners by storytellers by wildebeests |
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11. Who was Anasi? Circle Answer a legendary spider a famous artist a school teacher king of Zambezi a small fly |
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12. Why are there few examples of African wooden sculpture from the Middle Ages? Circle Answer few sculptors worked with wood Anasi destroyed all the statues in 1066 when oil ran out, the people burned the wood for fuel wood cannot survive well in the damp climate well the kings destroyed the work because it was ugly |
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13. What was the capital of the Ethiopian kingdom? Circle Answer Axum Zimbabwe Lalibela Ras Tafarii London |
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14. What was the religion of the Ethiopian kingdom? Circle Answer Shintoism Islam Christianity Monarchism Buddhism |
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15. What African people were known as expert masons? Circle Answer the Kiwa the Shona the Muslims the hunters the diviners |
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16. By trading with each other and with foreign lands, East Africans developed a language called: Circle Answer Swahili Sharan Ethiopian French Arabic |
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17. In West Africa, Arabs traded salt for: Circle Answer pepper other spices gold water silver |
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18. The kingdom of Ghana lost its power after: Circle Answer the wildebeests died people recognized that salt was worthless it was invaded by Muslims the fuel ran out the Knights took over |
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19. What was the capital of Mali? Circle Answer Malicity Timbuktu Thebes Malibu Memphis |
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20. Who was the first great ruler of Songhai? Circle Answer Tamerlane Timbuktu Sonni Ali Muhammad Ali George Washington |
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21. Which animal is not found in Africa? Circle Answer lion tiger elephant monkey frog |
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22. Which country is not part of Africa? Circle Answer Nigeria Niger Chad Iran Ivory Coast |
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23. What is the name of the large waterfall in Africa? Circle Answer Elephant Falls Victoria Falls Kenya Falls Big Falls Canyon Falls |
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24. What is not a feature of the African landscape? Circle Answer snow-covered plains grass-covered plains sand-covered plains tree-covered plains swamp-covered plains |
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25. What event occurred and changed the population of the many African countries? Circle Answer slavery was established in the Americas the spread of the Black Death wars in Europe establishment of a "no marriage law" nothing - it stayed the same |
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ANSWER KEY
| Quiz Name: | Ancient Africa |
| Type: | Multiple Choice (static answer order) |
| Grade Level: | 4 |
| Instructions: | Select the correct answer from the choices listed. |
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1. Most of Africa lies between the Tropic of Cancer and: Answers Europe - Incorrect the Tropic of Aquarius - Incorrect the Middle East - Incorrect the Tropic of Capricorn - Correct the Canary Islands - Incorrect |
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2. What is a savanna? Answers the world's largest bird - Incorrect a hot, dry desert covered with coarse sand - Incorrect a tropical fruit - Incorrect ice, covered plains - Incorrect land covered with coarse grass - Correct |
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3. Which type of climate zone is not found in Africa? Answers tundra - Correct equatorial - Incorrect desert - Incorrect Mediterranean - Incorrect tropical - Incorrect |
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4. What is the tallest mountain peak in Africa? Answers Mount Victoria - Incorrect Mount Kenya - Incorrect Mount Everest - Incorrect Mount Fuji - Incorrect Mount Kilimanjaro - Correct |
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5. The deep valley in eastern Africa caused by a crack in the earth's surface is called: Answers the Grand Canyon - Incorrect the Great Rift Valley - Correct the Big Crack - Incorrect the Valley of Death - Incorrect |
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6. Which African river flows into the Atlantic Ocean? Answers the Niger - Correct the Nile - Incorrect the Suannee - Incorrect the Masekela - Incorrect the Alabama - Incorrect |
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7. To save wild animals from hunters, some African countries have: Answers built modern zoos - Incorrect established game reserves - Correct created parks for hunters - Incorrect imported thousands of wildebeests - Incorrect given animals guns - Incorrect |
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8. During the Middle Ages, most of African society was organized into: Answers castes - Incorrect villages - Correct urban centers - Incorrect lords and serfs - Incorrect slaves and owners - Incorrect |
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9. Some Africans prayed to their: Answers ancestors - Correct diviners - Incorrect village elders - Incorrect children - Incorrect stone cows - Incorrect |
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10. African history, traditions, and beliefs were passed along: Answers in books made of wood - Incorrect through diviners - Incorrect by storytellers - Correct by wildebeests - Incorrect |
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11. Who was Anasi? Answers a legendary spider - Correct a famous artist - Incorrect a school teacher - Incorrect king of Zambezi - Incorrect a small fly - Incorrect |
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12. Why are there few examples of African wooden sculpture from the Middle Ages? Answers few sculptors worked with wood - Incorrect Anasi destroyed all the statues in 1066 - Incorrect when oil ran out, the people burned the wood for fuel - Incorrect wood cannot survive well in the damp climate well - Correct the kings destroyed the work because it was ugly - Incorrect |
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13. What was the capital of the Ethiopian kingdom? Answers Axum - Correct Zimbabwe - Incorrect Lalibela - Incorrect Ras Tafarii - Incorrect London - Incorrect |
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14. What was the religion of the Ethiopian kingdom? Answers Shintoism - Incorrect Islam - Incorrect Christianity - Correct Monarchism - Incorrect Buddhism - Incorrect |
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15. What African people were known as expert masons? Answers the Kiwa - Incorrect the Shona - Correct the Muslims - Incorrect the hunters - Incorrect the diviners - Incorrect |
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16. By trading with each other and with foreign lands, East Africans developed a language called: Answers Swahili - Correct Sharan - Incorrect Ethiopian - Incorrect French - Incorrect Arabic - Incorrect |
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17. In West Africa, Arabs traded salt for: Answers pepper - Incorrect other spices - Incorrect gold - Correct water - Incorrect silver - Incorrect |
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18. The kingdom of Ghana lost its power after: Answers the wildebeests died - Incorrect people recognized that salt was worthless - Incorrect it was invaded by Muslims - Correct the fuel ran out - Incorrect the Knights took over - Incorrect |
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19. What was the capital of Mali? Answers Malicity - Incorrect Timbuktu - Correct Thebes - Incorrect Malibu - Incorrect Memphis - Incorrect |
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20. Who was the first great ruler of Songhai? Answers Tamerlane - Incorrect Timbuktu - Incorrect Sonni Ali - Correct Muhammad Ali - Incorrect George Washington - Incorrect |
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21. Which animal is not found in Africa? Answers lion - Incorrect tiger - Correct elephant - Incorrect monkey - Incorrect frog - Incorrect |
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22. Which country is not part of Africa? Answers Nigeria - Incorrect Niger - Incorrect Chad - Incorrect Iran - Correct Ivory Coast - Incorrect |
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23. What is the name of the large waterfall in Africa? Answers Elephant Falls - Incorrect Victoria Falls - Correct Kenya Falls - Incorrect Big Falls - Incorrect Canyon Falls - Incorrect |
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24. What is not a feature of the African landscape? Answers snow-covered plains - Correct grass-covered plains - Incorrect sand-covered plains - Incorrect tree-covered plains - Incorrect swamp-covered plains - Incorrect |
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25. What event occurred and changed the population of the many African countries? Answers slavery was established in the Americas - Correct the spread of the Black Death - Incorrect wars in Europe - Incorrect establishment of a "no marriage law" - Incorrect nothing - it stayed the same - Incorrect |
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