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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who is Chen Zi in the story?
Li Jian's father
Wen's father
Wen's uncle
Li Jian's brother
- 2. Multiple Choice
True or false: Only the adult prisoners have to fight against the barbarians (The Xiongnu)
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the word 'cavalry' mean?
Soldiers who fight without weapons
It is a type of tool used for farming
Soldiers who fight on horse back
Soldiers who fight with crossbows
- 4. Multiple Choice
Where do the prisoners stand during battle?
At the back behind the wall
Behind the foot soldiers
As the front line of defence
Next to the archers
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does the word 'expendable' mean?
to increase in extent, size, volume, scope
very important, and therefore not able to be abandoned or destroyed.
the act of getting bigger or something added onto something else.
not important, and therefore able to be abandoned or destroyed.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who is described as ' the wall of human flesh'?
The foot soldiers
The General Ti'en
Emperor Qin
The prisoners
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does the use of 'oracle bones' show about the people living at this time?
Nothing
They had religious beliefs
They were good at maths
They were good at fighting
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the use of 'oracle bones'?
They send a message to Emperor Qin
They send a message to the Gods
They give a message from the Gods
They provide happiness to the Xiongnu
- 9. Multiple Choice
How does Jian feel in the last paragraph of pg.122? (Choose all that apply)
Terrified
Fearful
Nervous
Grateful
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which decision of Emperor Qin can we learn more about on pg 122?
Standardised system of writing
Standardised system of weights and measures
Professional army
Unified China
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was Chen Zi's job before he became a prisoner?
A government official
A scholar
A peasant
An imperial guard
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which piece of evidence below taken from pg.122 could be best used to support evidence for Emperor Qin having a professional army?
'the wall of human flesh'.
'on the wall above the foot soldiers were rows of archers'
'oracle bones,' whispered Chen Zi'
'he would have asked the gods about our chances of successful battle against the barbarians'.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which is a picture of an oracle bone?
- 14. Multiple Choice
Identify the 'crossbow'?
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