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- 1. Multiple ChoiceMany dragons have the magical ability to change sizes at will or to “_________.”disintegrateswimdisappear
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Chinese historians, how many types of dragons are there?78910
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHunters who saw dragons “circling in the air above distant peaks” were likely seeing...large birds, such as eagles or hawksairplanesthe moon and starsclouds
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAccording to J.R.R. Tolkien in his book The Hobbit, a shock from the tail is the dragon Smaug was similar to a ________.static electricitya bolt of lightning40,000 kilowattsa thunderbolt
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThese people are called upon by kings and mayors to slay dragons and restore peace.cavalrymenprincesseskingsknights
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich word from the second paragraph means “to destroy by burning”?incineratedisintegratedemolishfiery
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe author claims that dragons have “_____ teeth.”razor sharpdaggerlikeshark-liketiger-like
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIn the excerpt from The Hobbit which reads “Smaug lay, with wings folded like an immeasurable bat,” what is the likely meaning of the word immeasurable?too small to be measuredtoo large or extreme to be measuredunwilling to be measured
- 9. Multiple ChoiceOther than the word cave, this is the name for the place where a dragon lives.homerooftoplairden
- 10. Multiple ChoiceOne distinction between the dragons of China and the dragons of Europe is that the Chinese dragons __________.are more aggressivecan speak many languagesare more peacefuldo not interact with humans
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn J.R.R. Tolkien’s book The Hobbit, the author writes, “Smaug lay, with wings folded like an immeasurable bat.” What type of literary device is used in this sentence?metaphoralliterationsimileonomatopoeia
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Paul and Karin Johsgard, Oriental dragons have features of each of the following animals EXCEPT....TigerEagleWolfCamel
- 13. Multiple ChoiceSeamen who saw “steam from the breath of the beasts, far out over the billowing waves” were likely seeing what real animal?sharkswhalesdolphinskrakens
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich word from the final paragraph means “based on or in accordance with reason or logic”?understandimaginationmythicalrational
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe author rejects the theory that dragons might be the “human race’s memories of dinosaurs” such as the pterodactyl. Why does s/he reject this theoryDinosaurs lived long before humans.Human memories are not that reliable.Dragons and dinosaurs are from different scientific kingdoms.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the author, crocodiles and dragons similar in each of the following ways EXCEPT...terrible teethgreen armorbent legsthick hides
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