WorksheetsSQ2023-2
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Which of these other art forms does NOT regularly feature in dePaola’s books?
a)
A) Photography
b)
B) Cinema
c)
C) Sculpture
d)
D) Theater
e)
E) Dance
2.
2. What was Tomie's reaction to the extent of his success?
a)
A) surprise
b)
B) a deep sense of pride
c)
C) resignation
d)
D) a sense of inevitability
e)
E) overwhelmed
3.
3. Which of dePaola’s books were originally formatted and styled in a similar way; being illustrated in two colors with backgrounds void of detail?
a)
A) Oliver Button Is a Sissy, Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs, and Now One Foot, Now the Other
b)
B) Andy, Oliver Button is a Sissy, and Tom
c)
C) Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs and Now One Foot, Now the Other
d)
D) Tom, Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs, and Andy
e)
E) Oliver Button Is a Sissy, Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs, and Tom
4.
4. What realities do his autobiographical stories allow dePaola to investigate?
a)
A) childhood joy
b)
B) childhood trauma
c)
C) childhood events
d)
D) Both (A) and (B)
e)
E) All of the above
5.
5.What types of religious and spiritual stories did dePaola create?
a)
A) a collection of Bible stories
b)
B) biographies of saints and biblical figures
c)
C) holiday tales and retelling of religious legends
d)
D) concept-driven holiday board book for toddlers
e)
E) All of the above
6.
6. Approximately how many full color pieces of art did Tomie dePaola have to make for his various anthologies?
a)
A) 60
b)
B) 100
c)
C) 300
d)
D) 600
e)
E) 1000
7.
7. What illustration technique(s) was used by dePaola for his Mother Goose rhymes?
a)
A) straightforward illustrations
b)
B) inventive use of combined illustrations
c)
C) creative size variation of illustrations
d)
D) Both (B) and (C)
e)
E) All of the above
8.
8. What did de Paola use to make Charlie Needs a Cloak both simpler and stronger than his early draft?
a)
A) inclusion of visual extras
b)
B) sequence illustration
c)
C) editing
d)
D) circulatory story technique
e)
E) None of the above
9.
9. How did dePaola portray Mary in The Lady of Guadalupe?
a)
A) Mary is drawn as a mature, somber woman
b)
B) Mary is depicted in a variety of ways, reflecting the changing circumstances
c)
C) Mary is illustrated to demonstrate her youth and energy
d)
D) Mary is represented as joyous Queen of Heaven
e)
E) None of the above
10.
10. As a young adult what experiences did Tomie dePaola have that expanded his artistic horizons?
a)
A) studying famous art in Europe
b)
B) exploring real art in New York museums
c)
C) exposure to highly inventive new artists
d)
D) Both (A) and (C)
e)
E) All of the above
11.
11. What method(s) does Tomie dePaola use to infuse humor in his stories?
a)
A) adding illustrated bonuses at the end of his stories
b)
B) using space and size to emphasize absurdity
c)
C) creating caricatures of people
d)
D) Both (A) and (B)
e)
E) Both (A) and (C)
12.
12. Where is dePaola's "Christ's Entry into Jerusalem" found?
a)
A) Saint Stephen, Boston, MA
b)
B) Sicily, Italy
c)
C) Saint Sylvester Church, Graniteville, Vermont
d)
D) Israel
e)
E) None of the above
13.
1.What tool(s) help Nya bring the water back to the village?
a)
A) a padded cloth doughnut
b)
B) a carrying pole
c)
C) a cart
d)
D) Both (A) and (B)
e)
E) None of the above
14.
2. Why is Nya initially skeptical about the men’s plan to find water in her village?
a)
A) here is no water in the village unless it is raining
b)
B) They are Dinka and she doesn’t trust them.
c)
C) The spot they claim will have water is dry and rock-hard.
d)
D) Both (A) and (C)
e)
E) All of the above
15.
3. Which is NOT an activity that Salva and his brothers do while herding cattle?
a)
A) walk the cattle to water holes
b)
B) make cows out of clay
c)
C) carve figures out of wood
d)
D) hunt small animals and birds
e)
E) roast animals over a fire
16.
4. What does Salva experience for the first time during his journey?
a)
A) pride
b)
B) pain
c)
C) anger
d)
D) hunger
e)
E) boredom
17.
5. What creates an instant connection between Marial and Salva?
a)
A) their experiences in the refugee camp
b)
B) their fear of what the future holds
c)
C) being from the same village
d)
D) their family situation
e)
E) their difficulties keeping up as the youngest members of the group
18.
6. What tribe is known for finding honey?
a)
A) Jur-chol tribe
b)
B) Kuol Tribe
c)
C) Nuer tribe
d)
D) Atuot tribe
e)
E) Dinka tribe
19.
7. What might have helped Marial avoid the lion attack?
a)
A) if they all weren’t so exhausted from a long day of walking
b)
B) if they had been traveling during the night and sleeping during the day
c)
C) if he was a larger person
d)
D) if he had some form of shelter
e)
E) All of the above
20.
8. What does Uncle Jewiir use to encourage Salva in the Akobo desert?
a)
A) he promises him honey once they make it across the desert
b)
B) he reminds him of the dangers of the war and the importance of fleeing
c)
C) he shares stories with him to distract him from the difficulties of the desert
d)
D) he suggests he is not a real man unless he is strong and pushes through
e)
E) he breaks the journey into small goals for Salva to accomplish
21.
9. When Salva is faced with the moral dilemma of helping the dying men in the desert, his
decision is taken out of his hands by his uncle because of his youth. Which quote best summarizes Salva’s conflicted feelings about the situation?
a)
A) “He felt sick at the thought of those men, first dying in such a horrible way, and then having even their corpses ravaged.”
b)
B) “Like a miracle, the small amounts of water revived them. They were able to stagger to their feet and join the group as the walking continued.”
c)
C) “Salva reached for his gourd. He knew it to be half full, but suddenly it felt much lighter, as if there were hardly any water left in it.”
d)
D) “‘If you give them your water, you will not have enough for yourself!’ the same voice shouted. ‘It is useless-they will die, and you will die with them!’”
e)
E) “If he were older and stronger, would he have given water to those men? Or would he, like most of the group, have kept his water for himself?”
22.
10. What do his interactions with Michael, the aid worker, demonstrate about Salva’s personality?
a)
A) his willingness to create a kind of family, a support system, wherever he is
b)
B) his desire to take advantage of opportunities and be diligent in his efforts
c)
C) his desire to focus solely on serious efforts to improve his situation in life, no
time for fun and games
d)
D) his confidence in approaching people to ask for help in accomplishing his goals
e)
E) All of the above
23.
11. Why does Nya feel compelled to approach Salva at the end of the novel?
a)
A) to praise the quality of the water coming out of the well
b)
B) to ask him why he dug the well in her village despite being Dinka
c)
C) to thank him for digging the well
d)
D) Both (B) and (C)
e)
E) All of the above
24.
12. Where did Salva almost drown?
a)
A) Nile River
b)
B) Gail River
c)
C) Gilo Falls
d)
D) Nile Falls
e)
E) Gilo River
25.
What mountain range is involved in the book, and that spearates France and Northern Spain?
a)
A. The Alps
b)
B. The Carpathian
c)
C. The Caucasus
d)
D. The Pyrenees
e)
E. The Pennine Alps
26.
What was the date that Father Dave aimed to complete the Camino?
a)
A. June 24, St. John the Baptist
b)
B. April 12, Easter Sunday
c)
C. June 17, the Vigil of Corpus Cristi
d)
D. June 12, the Immaculate Heart of Mary
e)
E. June 29, St. Peter and St. Paul Day
27.
According to Father Dave, what provides the discomfort that allows God to share the transforming beauty of offering oneself for something greater?
a)
A. Aching feet
b)
B. Sore back
c)
C. Weathering the elements
d)
D. Fasting
e)
E. Sore knee
28.
Where did Father Dave earn his Bachelor's Degree?
a)
A. Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
b)
B. Franciscan University, Ohio
c)
C. University of San Francisco. San Francisco
d)
D. Dominican University, Illinois
e)
E. Notre Dame University, Indiana
29.
The first three towns on the Camino were all of the following, except:
a)
A. Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
b)
B. Pamplona
c)
C.Roncesvalles
d)
D.Larrasoana
e)
E. None of the towns listed were among the first three.
30.
Father Dave first studied:
a)
A. Prelaw
b)
B. Premed
c)
C. Social Work
d)
D. Teaching
e)
E. None of the Above.
31.
What motto or mantra did Father Dave have during his camino?
a)
A. "All this for the King"
b)
B. "All Glory to God"
c)
C. "Long live the King"
d)
D. "Jesus, Pray for Me"
e)
E. "Jesus, I trust in You"
32.
Santiago is the traditional burial place of:
a)
A. St. John
b)
B. St. Paul
c)
C. St. Matthew
d)
D. St. James
e)
E. St. Joseph
33.
The act of perceiving something to obtain understanding is:
a)
A. Spiritual Direction
b)
B. Deliberation
c)
C. Discernment
d)
D. Debate
e)
E. Contemplation
34.
What is the most perfect form of Thanksgiving?
a)
A. Mass
b)
B. Adoration
c)
C. Prayer
d)
D. Rosary
e)
E. Eucharist
35.
The metal container that is suspended from chains in which incense is burned is called:
a)
A. Incensation
b)
B. Thurible
c)
C. Transcept
d)
D. Celebrant
e)
E. Concelebrate
36.
What did Father Dave hang on the outside of his backpack?
a)
A. Concha
b)
B. Franciscan Cross
c)
C. Drying Socks
d)
D. All of the Above
e)
E. None of the Above
37.
Lynn Marguilis' groundbreaking theory, revealed in 1967, revolved around the idea that:
a)
A. DNA is the building blocks of life, providing the genetic code for all living things.
b)
B. Whole organisms are absorbed by others, continue to flourish, and create new cells of multicellular life forms.
c)
C. The theory that quantum mechanics could be united with general relativity.
d)
D. There are six hidden dimensions, plus three of space and one of time.
e)
E. Artificial life could be created on a computer.
38.
MWI, the mainstream interpretation of quantum theory and the answer to the riddle at the heart of quantum mechanics, was first suggested by:
a)
A. Niels Bohr
b)
B. Max Tegmark
c)
C. Hugh Everett III
d)
D. Giordano Bruno
e)
E. Werner Heisenberg
39.
Chaos Theory is used to explain phenomena such as:
a)
A. Planetary motion
b)
B. Waves crashing on the beach
c)
C. Weather Patterns
d)
D. B and C Only
e)
E. All of the Above
40.
James Chadwick discovered the:
a)
A. Neutron
b)
B. Quark
c)
C. Proton
d)
D. Electron
e)
E. Gluon
41.
The "Theory of Everything" is the same as:
a)
A. M-Theory
b)
B. Loop Quantum Gravity Theory
c)
C. Superstring Theory
d)
D. Big Bang Theory
e)
E. Cyclic Universe Theory
42.
Who wrote Cross-species Gene Transfer: Implications for a New Theory of Evolution?
a)
A. Frederick Griffith
b)
B. Tomoichiro Akiba
c)
C. John K. Pace
d)
D. Margaret Kidwell
e)
E. Michael Syvanen
43.
Feynman diagrams show:
a)
A. The way in which particles interact.
b)
B. How to make light bounce from one object to the other.
c)
C. How some particles are messengers known as gauge bosons.
d)
D. How quantum mechanics can apply to more than single particles.
e)
E. How color charge works.
44.
MENACE, the Matchbox Educable Noughts And Crosses Engine, was developed as Artificial Intellegence with the aim of playing tic-tac-toe. Who created MENACE?
a)
A. Alan Turing
b)
B. Frank Rosenblatt
c)
C. John McCarthy
d)
D. Arthur Samuel
e)
E. Donald Michie
45.
Higgs Boson discovery was critical because it answered the question:
a)
A. "What are the building blocks of life?"
b)
B. "Is there life in the universe besides what is found on Earth?"
c)
C. "Were choloroplasts once independent life forms?"
d)
D. "Why are some force-carrying particles massive while others are massless?"
e)
E. "Is the DNA of chloroplasts and mitochondria similar to bacteria?"
46.
Murray Gell-Mann discovered the:
a)
A. Neutrino
b)
B. Quark
c)
C. Boson
d)
D. Photons
e)
E. Lepton
47.
The Mandlebrot Set is:
a)
A. An algorithm than can achieve the factorization of numbers using quantum computers.
b)
B. "Regular" or "Chaotic" sets of numbers.
c)
C. A fractal generated using a set of complex numbers and that conceals limitless representations of itself at every scale.
d)
D. The set of numbers that are the temperature of the surface of the earth, the concentration of oxygen, and the chemical composition of the oceans, which all optimize life on Earth.
e)
E. The numbers at which quibits get entangled.
48.
The radial velocity method...
a)
A. ... relies on detecting Doppler shifts in a star's light frequency as it is pulled back and forth in relation to Earth by the gravity of an orbiting planet.
b)
B. ... is the way we calculate a planet's gravity.
c)
C. ... the way to detect far-flung exoplanets.
d)
D. Both A and B
e)
E. Both A and C
49.
1. What adjective does the author use to describe Walter Morris and his Service Company's duties?
a)
A) dull
b)
B) important
c)
C) repetitive
d)
D) Both B & C
e)
E) Both (A) and (C)
50.
2.How does the author describe what the land and crops look like below from the view of a paratrooper?
a)
A) a topographic map
b)
B) a bull's eye
c)
C) miniature villages
d)
D) a patchwork quilt
e)
E) a flag pattern
51.
3. How many black parachute riggers were in the Army at the time of the Triple Nickles’ smokejumping mission?
a)
A) one
b)
B) three
c)
C) nine
d)
D) fifteen
e)
E) twenty-four
52.
4. What committee did President Truman create in December 1946?
a)
A) NAACP
b)
B) President’s Committee on Civil Rights
c)
C) Negro Coalition of Military Equality
d)
D) Equality Commission on Military Expenditures
e)
E) The Paratroopers Compensation Council
53.
5. What did Joe Murchinson do to help preserve the history of the Triple Nickles?
a)
A) He opened museums on all the military bases in which the Triple Nickles served.
b)
B) He wrote a book, which ended up being invaluable to Tayne Lee Stone’s research process.
c)
C) He fundraised to pay an artist commission to design and create a memorial statue in Washington DC.
d)
D) He was a founder of the 555th Parachute Infantry Association.
e)
E) He placed cans at public locations asking for nickel donations. All funds raised were used for plaques at each original Triple Nickles home.
54.
6.What did the Triple Nickles have to face after they contained the fires and the regular firefighters arrived on mules?
a)
A) They had to walk many, many miles out of the forests with all their gear.
b)
B) They had to clean the ash away from the running water sources.
c)
C) They had to camp out in case there were additional flare ups.
d)
D) discrimination from the white firefighters
e)
E) lack of food when they were not out in the field
55.
7. What was the codename for the secret mission of fighting the Japanese set fires on American soil?
a)
A) Burning TumbleWeed
b)
B) MissionPacific NorthWest
c)
C) Operation Firefly
d)
D) Mission Extinguish
e)
E) FireFree Operation
56.
8. What year did the Forest Service begin using smokejumpers to fight fires?
a)
A) 1845
b)
B) 1910
c)
C) 1939
d)
D) 1941
e)
E) The test does not mention the year the Forest Service began using this techique.
57.
9. Who are the Buffalo Soldiers?
a)
A) the first five members of the Triple Nickles
b)
B) the Native Americans who helped win the Civil War
c)
C) the African-American regiment in the Civil War
d)
D) the Native Americans who supported the Triple Nickles
e)
E) the Native Americans who named the Triple Nickles
58.
10. Who was the first leader of The Committee for the Participation of Negroes in National Defense?
a)
A) Rayford W. Logan
b)
B) Walter White
c)
C) Harry Truman, before he was president
d)
D) Frederick Douglas
e)
E) Earl F. Peterman
59.
11.What pulls the parachute from the pack tray on the jumper’s back?
a)
A) the bungee
b)
B) the ripcord
c)
C) a pack-pin
d)
D) static lines
e)
E) para-weights
60.
12. What did Executive Order 8802 do?
a)
A) prohibited discrimination in employment of workers in the defense
industry
b)
B) prohibited discrimination based on gender
c)
C) prohibited discrimination in accessing healthcare
d)
D) ensured college entrance decisions were not based on race
e)
E) placed Japanese-Americans in internment camps
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