The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees – Worksheet

In “The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees,” why do the human villagers destroy the wasp nests?

• so they can keep the wasps as pets

• so they can keep their children safe

• so they can cook and eat the wasps

• so they can get the maps inside them

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In “The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees,” how do the wasps find a new place to live?

• They follow a religious prophecy.

• They choose a place that has bees nearby.

• They create a home near where their boat sank.

• They search until they find the safest location.

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In “The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees,” how does the third ambassador from the beehive show that the bees are learning?

• She puts wax on her stinger.

• She dresses more elaborately.

• She offers gifts to the wasps.

• She brings food for the wasps to eat.

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In “The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees,” what relationship develops between the bees and the wasps?

• The bees ally with the wasps to gain protection from other hives.

• The bees are enslaved and forced to obey the wishes of the wasps.

• The bees and wasps respect each other's territories.

• The bees agree to work for the wasps so they can learn their technologies

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Which of the following best illustrates the meaning of tribute?

• The judge handed down the sentence to the convict in a somber tone.

• The cashier smiled as he gave change and a receipt to the customer.

• The foreign prince offered lavish gifts to gain the favor of the emperor.

• The teacher inspired her students and instilled a love of learning in them.

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Which of the following is an example of a hegemony?

• a nation that exhausts itself through constant war with a rival

• a nation that thrives by remaining at peace with its neighbors

• a nation whose power makes it the dominant force in the region

• a nation that closes its borders to protect itself from outside threats

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Which of the following best shows the meaning of ultimatum?

• Kathy won the item by offering the first bid in the auction.

• Sean’s parents told him to clean his room if he wanted to go to the party.

• Jessica’s teacher gave her an extension on her paper after she explained the situation.

• Nigel was proud that he completed the race and did not worry about where he finished.

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8. Part A - In "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees," how does their experience with the wasps most affect the bees?

• It opens their eyes to the outside world, and inspires them to seek new experiences

• It gives them ideas about how to govern a new colony without relying on a queen.

• It delays their revolutionary ambitions as they struggle to appease the wasps.

• It provides opportunities for leadership that enable them to lead a revolution.

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Part B - Which sentence best supports the answer to part A?

• To her sons in their capped silk cradles—and they were all sons—she whispered the precepts she had developed while calculating flight paths and azimuths, that there should be no queen and no state, and that, as in the wasp nest, the males should labor and profit equally with the females.

• Though they had the bitter smell of the wasp nest in their hair, the anarchist’s twenty sons were permitted to wander freely through the hive, as it was assumed that they were either spies or on official business.

• Anarchism being a heritable trait in bees, a number of the daughters of the new queen found themselves questioning the purpose of the monarchy.

• Hitherto educated as dancers and architects, nurses and foragers, the bees were full of a new wonder, stranger even than the first day they flew from the hive and felt the sun on their backs.

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Part A. In 'The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees,' what was the fate of the revolutionary ideas of the anarchist bees?

• It opens their eyes to the outside world and inspires them to seek new experiences.

• It gives them ideas about how to govern a new colony without relying on a queen.

• It delays their revolutionary ambitions as they struggle to appease the wasps.

• It provides opportunities for leadership that enable them to lead a revolution.

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