The 6th Grade Quiz

What is the term for when weather matches a person feeling's?

• Pathetic Fallacy

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Fallacy

• Verbal Irony

What is the name for the system of writing developed by the Sumerians?

• pictographs
• hieroglyphics
• cuneiform
• symbolic

The construction of the Great Wall of China begun during this dynasty .

• Zhou
• Qin
• Ming
• Sui

The Terra Cotta Warriors were created to protect the first emperor of what country? 

• Japan
• China
• Australia
• Africa

What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?

• Dynasties
• Decades
• Cycles
• Kingdoms

In Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, Cassie is the main character

• True

• False

Why does the Logan family often keep secrets from Uncle Hammer?

• He is timid and weak, and the secrets would terrify him

• He has distanced himself from the family

• He will not take their side; he believes white people can be good

• He has a bad temper and they fear he will get in big trouble

Big Ma stays strong and wise throughout the story.  She is a

• dynamic character
• antagonist
• static character
• protagonist

Which set of words best describes Cassie?

• bossy, goofy, light-hearted

• confident, clever, outspoken, and resilient

• fearful, shy, quiet, and calm

• weak, withdrawn, and sickly

The reader knows what has taken place because Cassie has observed it, and the novel is written from her point of view.

• TRUE

• FALSE