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WorksheetsThe Terracotta Army
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How was the terracotta army discovered?
By the army.
By farmers digging a well.
By the archaeologists.
By children playing.
What is the Terracota army a part of?
A palace.
A museum.
A tomb.
A fortress.
How many workers were employed in the creation of the Terracotta Army?
500,000
1,000,000
70,000
700,000
How many soldiers comprise the Terracotta Army?
8,000.
9,000
7,000
8,500
What was the name of the emperor who created the Terracotta Army?
Qin Chi Huang
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Kangxi
The soldiers are all identical.
True
False
Why was the Terracotta Army built?
To impress his enemies.
To impress his kingdom.
To fight immortality.
To serve and protect emperor Qin in the afterlife.
When was the terracota army discovered?
1977
1947
1974
1967
What colour were the statues?
Reddish brown. The colour of the clay.
Red
Black
They were painted in different bright colours.
Apart from the distinct facial features, what was also unique in their crafting?
the nose
the ears
the hair
the mouth
It took 35 years to complete the Terracotta Army.
True
False
How much does each statue weigh?
two hundred pounds.
several hundred pounds.
a hundred pounds.
fifty pounds.
How did they manage to build so many soldiers?
They used a kiln.
They only used craftsmen.
They used both soldiers and craftsmen.
They used moulds of different parts of the boby.
To date, how many pits have been excavated?
Six
Eight
Four
One
Why hasn't the emperor's tomb been excavated yet?
Due to lack of money.
Due to lack of arcaeologists.
Because they haven't found the way to preserve the colours of the statues in it.
Because the emperor's tomb does not exist.
