History of Halloween Level X Book Test

Which of the following events came last in the history of Halloween?

• bobbing for apples as a form of fortune telling

• carving faces into turnips, beets, and potatoes

• dressing up as animals during the Samhain festival

• trick-or-treating events at malls and churches

Which of the following sentences is an example of the authors expressing their point of view

in this nonfiction text?

• Monsters, ghosts, superheroes, and princesses

  of all ages celebrate together.

• Many people create jack-o’-lanterns each year at

  Halloween.

• A number of Halloween traditions popular in the past

  are less well known today.

• Interestingly, several of these traditions are related to the

  Celtic custom of fortune-telling at Samhain.

Why did people in Ireland and England carve scary faces into turnips, beets, and potatoes?

• They wanted to frighten Stingy Jack away.

• They wanted Stingy Jack to come to their house.

• They wanted mummers to give them food and drink.

• They wanted to help the spirits pass into the

  underworld.

What is the main idea of this book?

• Halloween is the best time of year for children to collect and eat candy.

• Halloween generates millions of dollars for businesses each year.

• Halloween celebrations have changed over the years.

• Halloween is always celebrated on October 31.

What is another word for prediction?

• guess

• trick

• belief

• custom

Which of the following is a detail from the section “Traditions of the Past”?

• The Celts dressed up like animals during Samhain to

  celebrate the end of the year.

• Halloween became more popular when Irish

  immigrants came to the United States.

• Fortune-telling was once a popular tradition on

  Halloween and can trace its roots back to Samhain.

• Consumers spent more money on adult costumes than

  children’s costumes in 2015.

Where did the name Halloween come from?

• Samhain

• All Hallows Eve

• Celtic

• All Hallows Day

Why did the Celts light bonfires and sacrifice crops and animals during Samhain?

• The festival took place at night, so it was dark.

• They believed they were helping the dead travel

  to the underworld.

• They had too many animals and crops from the year.

• The festival was meant to burn old trees and plants.

According to the text, which of the following is a reason for

children to trick-or-treat at a mall instead of in a neighborhood?

• Trick-or-treaters would be safe from street traffic.

• Trick-or-treaters would get less candy in a shorter period of time.

• Trick-or-treaters could go shopping while getting candy.

• Trick-or-treaters could change their costumes during the event.

Which of the following means

a belief or custom that is passed down from year to year and generation to generation?

• consumer

• prank

• prediction

• tradition