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"A Tale of Two Islands" Quiz

Authored by Julia Flowers

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 3+ times

"A Tale of Two Islands" Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

 The Banda and Maluku Islands were also known as ___.

New Amsterdam

The British Isles

The Spice Islands

The Maldives

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What resource made Pulau Rhun so coveted by European colonial powers?

nutmeg

cloves

cinnamon

ginger

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Dutch traded Manhattan to the British for Pulau Rhun as part of what treaty?

the Treaty of Ghent

the Anglo-Dutch Treaty

the Jay Treaty

the Treaty of Breda

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

 According to the article, what is the current population size of Pulau Rhun?

400

2,000

17,500

1,694,251

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

As it is used in the first section, a synonym for prototypical is ___.

extraordinary

standard

mundane

temporary

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The authors note that the Banda Islands were “formerly the only place where nutmeg grew.” You can infer from this statement that ___.

nutmeg is now grown in other parts of the world

nutmeg was an unknown spice at the time

nutmeg is no longer grown on the Banda Islands

nutmeg was a less coveted spice than cloves

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Rhun’s deputy village chief, Burhan Lohor, is quoted as saying, “Manhattan can have all the skyscrapers . . .” His tone can best be described as ___.

belligerent

regretful

awestruck

indifferent

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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