The New York Times Story: Man of the Hole

The New York Times Story: Man of the Hole

10th - 12th Grade

9 Qs

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The New York Times Story: Man of the Hole

The New York Times Story: Man of the Hole

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Clarence Car

Used 3+ times

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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When was the "man of the hole" first discovered by the Brazilian government?

in the 1980s

in the mid-1990s

nine years after the rumours spread in 1996

in the early 1990s

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The last surviving member of an uncontacted tribe in Brazil was found dead peacefully in...

3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What does the line "his last breath, like almost every other moment of the previous twenty-six years of his life, was witnessed by no one." (paragraph 1) suggest about the tribe the "Man of a Hole" belongs to?

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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What is "funai" (paragraph 2)?

an private organisation responsible for finding undiscovered natives

a government body that establishes and carries out policies about indigenous people

a group of expeditionists who plan journeys for the public to explore different tribes in Brazil

a committee specifically in charge of the communication with the Man of the Hole

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The "man of the hole" had been forced to relocate for several times due to the activities of the __________ (one word) industry.

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Every time when the tribeman was forced to relocate, he would build a new hut and dig a deep hole in the shape of a ________ (one word).

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

After failing the first contact with the lone tribeman, in what way the Funai team showed the tribeman they meant no harm to him?

8.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the "Kanoe"? (paragraph 3)?

the tribe the "indio do buraco" belonged to

the tribe which lived near where the "indio do buraco" lived

a tribe group which had connected with the outside world

a tribe group of people who speak the same indigenous language with the "indio do buraco"

9.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The Funai team stopped making further contact with the lone tribeman after a member got _______ (one word) because of an attack from the tribeman.