Tri Quang - ESL - Quiz 5

Who built the pyramids and the sphynx?

• The Ancient Egyptians

• The Ancient Romans

• The Ancient Greeks

Who built the aquaducts and amphitheatres?

• The Ancient Egyptians

• The Ancient Romans

• The Ancient Greeks

Match the following

• Roman baths

• 
• aquaduct

• 
• pyramids

• 
• amphitheatre

• 
• colosseum

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Match the names to the descriptions.

• Roman baths

• Triangular faced, stone structures built by the Egyptians as tombs for their pharaoh and his family

• amphitheatre

• An enormous amphitheatre built in Rome

• pyramids

• Built by the Romans to transport water from rivers and lakes into cities

• aquaduct

• Water heated under the ground filled up these places where the Romans went to wash

• colosseum

• The first type of theatre built by the Romans - they were circular and had stepped seating

What was a gladiator?

• A slave who was forced to fight another slave or an animal like a lion or a bear as entertainment for the Roman people

• A type of Roman soldier who fought in battles against other armies.

• A type of ancient Greek athlete who competed in sporting events.

• A type of Roman chariot driver who raced against other chariots.

Why do we need rainforests?

• They provide us with many natural resources.

• They improve the air we breathe.

• They provide us with many medicines.

• They are filled with precious gem stones.

What fraction of the world's medicines are made from plants found in rainforests?

• 1/3

• 1/7

• 1/5

• 1/4

Match the animals to the layer of the rainforest they are found in.

• jaguars, gorillas, elephants and snakes

• Canopy

• toucans, sloths, howler monkeys, fig trees

• Forest floor

• insects, scorpions and worms

• Understory

• bats, birds and butterflies

• Emergent Layer

Order the layers of the rainforest from the bottom to the top.

• Emergent layer

• Forest floor

• Canopy

• Understory

What is the weather like in rainforests?

• hot and humid

• dry and cold

• dry and hot

• dry and humid