Cuneiform Quiz

Cuneiform Quiz

6th Grade

9 Qs

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Cuneiform Quiz

Cuneiform Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

History

6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Ricardo Amancio

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is cuneiform?

A form of dance popular in ancient Mesopotamia

A type of pottery made in ancient Mesopotamia

A musical instrument used in Mesopotamia

A triangular script used to write the Sumerian language

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which languages were recorded using cuneiform?

Sumerian, Akkadian, Yoga Retic, and Old Persian

English, French, German, and Spanish

Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese

Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, and Hebrew

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the Mesopotamian story, why was cuneiform writing created?

To communicate with other civilizations

To record great works of literature and poetry

To keep track of sales receipts and taxation records

As part of a competition between two cities

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word 'cuneiform' mean?

Circular

Wedge-shaped

Triangular

Curved

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How was cuneiform writing formed?

By pressing a reed stylus into clay

By etching on metal plates

By using ink and a brush on papyrus

By carving on stone tablets

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean for cuneiform to be phonetic?

One sign represents one spoken sound

One sign represents a whole word

One sign represents a whole paragraph

One sign represents a whole sentence

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean for cuneiform to be logographic?

One sign represents a whole paragraph

One sign represents a whole sentence

One sign represents one spoken sound

One sign represents a whole word

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the main users of cuneiform?

Kings and queens

Professional scribes

Merchants and traders

Farmers and laborers

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many cuneiform signs needed to be learned by professional scribes?

Several hundred

A dozen

Only a few

Thousands