Book Quiz: Seven Wonders

Why do you think a new list of

seven wonders was created?

• Only one of the original seven

  wonders is left.

• The original seven wonders

  are too far away.

• The new seven wonders

  are more interesting.

• The new seven wonders

  are bigger.

What do all of the new seven

wonders have in common?

• They are all in the same

  country.

• They are all statues.

• They were all built by people.

• All of the above

Of the following new seven

wonders, _________ is the

oldest.

• Christ the Redeemer Statue

• the Taj Mahal

• the Roman Colosseum

• the Great Wall of China

Which of the following is not

a detail about the ancient city

of Petra?

• Petra is carved out of pink

  and gray sandstone.

• People must drive a car

  to enter Petra.

• Several buildings were

  created in Petra.

• Petra is about two

  thousand years old.

Which of the following

caused the Colosseum

to slowly fall apart?

• The Romans lost power

  in the late AD 400s.

• People took away many

  of its stones.

• It was damaged in

  an earthquake.

• All of the above

Fighters in ancient Rome who

fought in public to entertain

others were called

• invaders

• archaeologists

• Mongols

• gladiators

The author wrote this book

to

• let readers know about the

  Great Pyramids of Giza

• entertain readers with photos

  of famous sculptures

• inform readers about the new

  Seven Wonders of the World

• persuade readers to visit

  monuments

The Taj Mahal is an example of

a(n) , ___________or large tomb.

• mausoleum

• observatory

• dynasty

• none of the above

The new Seven Wonders

of the World are

• all over the world

• the most popular by vote

• visited by thousands

  of people every day

• all of the above

Which statement is an opinion?

• There should be more than

  Seven Wonders of the World.

• More than 100 million people

  voted for the new Seven

  Wonders of the World.

• Many of the new Seven

  Wonders have been rebuilt

  or fixed.

• Only one of the original

  Seven Wonders can be

  visited today.