The Emperor's Silent Army Open- Book AR Test

Three farmers found the pottery head of a man while --- .

• building a shelter for their guinea hens

• digging a well near a grove of persimmon trees

• harvesting rice from a rice paddy

• repairing a fence along the edge of a wheat field

What do the thousands of unearthed clay soldiers have in common?

• They were sculpted over the skeletons of warriors.

• They have the facial features of Qin Shi Huang.

• They are life-size or bigger.

• Their armor was made of hammered gold.

The expeditions sent to sea by the emperor were in search of --- .

• pirates who had kidnapped his first-born son, the heir to the empire

• mermaids that he planned to use to defeat the island nations to the east

• a sea dragon that was believed to protect a fortune in gold and jewels

• mythical islands and a magic elixir that granted eternal life

The workers who placed the emperor's coffin in the tomb were --- .

• given land in exchange for their silence about the coffin's location

• sealed inside the tomb and left to die

• appointed protectors of the tomb

• grabbed by soldiers who cut out the men's tongues

As proof of their fearlessness, the terra cotta troops are --- .

• armed for close combat

• wearing no helmets

• facing away from Qin's enemies

• showing little emotion

The arrangement of soldiers in Pit 1 follows a sword formation in which --- .

• alternating columns of foot soldiers and chariots are followed by archers

• mounted generals lead their respective forces into battle

• two columns of foot soldiers and archers flank the chariots

• archers are followed by chariots, foot soldiers, and the rear guard

What do archaeologists think Pit 3, by far the smallest, represents?

• a prison

• army headquarters

• soldiers' barracks

• a religious temple

The uniforms worn by lowest-ranking soldiers include --- .

• rough, wide-leg trousers

• heavy, knee-length tunics

• tall, pointed helmets

• hammered armor

Modern workers making replicas of the soldiers have been unable to --- .

• duplicate the clay mixture used by ancient potters

• move the completed copies without breaking them

• determine what fuel was used to heat the ancient kilns

• make copies as hard or as lustrous as the ancient originals

What was done before the terra cotta soldiers were placed in the pits?

• Weapons were placed in the soldiers hands.

• The emperor blessed them.

• Jade was inserted into the soldiers' eye sockets.

• Green-tiled floors were laid down.