Mineralogy Quiz

What type of minerals were divided into (a)   , metallic, and lithoid in the study?

What did the uncle find in the old bookshop that excited him?

• A rare painting

• An ancient sculpture

• A valuable coin collection

• A priceless treasure

What was the title of the remarkable book the uncle found?

• The Chronicles of Narnia

• Heims Kringla of Snorre Turlleson

• The Da Vinci Code

• War and Peace

What type of manuscript was the uncle so excited about?

• Printed book

• Runic manuscript

• Illuminated manuscript

• Papyrus scroll

What did the uncle find on a dirty slip of parchment that fell out of the book?

(a)  

What did the uncle claim the Runic letters on the parchment were similar to?

• Mayan glyphs

• Manuscript of Snorre Turlleson

• Chinese calligraphy

• Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

What did the uncle say the Runic characters were exactly like?

• Arabic script

• Manuscript of Snorre Turlleson

• Latin alphabet

• Greek letters

What did the uncle compare the binding of the book to?

• A modern paperback

• A medieval manuscript

• A leather-bound tome

• A digital e-book

What did the uncle claim the Icelandic language had in common with Latin?

• Tonal accents

• Verb conjugations

• Irregular declensions

• Three numbers

What did the uncle say the type of the book was?

• Printed text

• Handwritten manuscript

• Runic characters

• Illuminated calligraphy