Voynich Manuscript Quiz

Voynich Manuscript Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes the Voynich manuscript particularly enigmatic?

It is written in an unknown language with mysterious diagrams.

It is written in a known language.

It contains diagrams and drawings of familiar plants.

It has been easily deciphered by cryptologists.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which section of the Voynich manuscript is focused on astrology?

The fourth section

The second section

The first section

The third section

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary content of the third section of the Voynich manuscript?

Drawings that take over

Astrological charts

Medieval recipes

Detailed plant drawings

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first-known owner of the Voynich manuscript?

Wilfrid Voynich

A scientist in Prague

An Egyptian hieroglyphics expert

The Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did carbon dating in 2009 reveal about the Voynich manuscript?

It was a nature encyclopedia.

It was a modern forgery.

It was written in the 1400s.

It was a travel diary from aliens.