MG 1.2- Unit 1- Reading

What caused the death of Aeschylus, according to legend?

• a) He was struck by lightning.

• b) He was attacked by an eagle.

• c) An eagle dropped a tortoise on his head.

• d) He fell from a height.

Why did the eagle drop the tortoise on Aeschylus’s head?

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  a) It was trying to defend itself.

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  b) It mistook his bald head for a rock.

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  c) It wanted to scare him.

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  d) It wanted to make a nest.

What was unusual about the ostrich seen in Saudi Arabia?

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  a) It was taller than humans.

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  b) It escaped from a zoo.

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  c) It was moving faster than the cars.

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  d) It was attacking people on the highway.

How fast could the ostrich run?

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  a) 50 km/h

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  b) 60 km/h

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  c) 70 km/h

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  d) 80 km/h

What likely caused the ostrich to be on the highway?

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  a) It was abandoned.

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  b) It escaped from a farm.

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  c) It was migrating.

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  d) It was chasing cars.

Who is the only person recorded to have been killed by a meteorite?

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  a) Aeschylus

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  b) Manfredo Settala

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  c) Phil Lamattina

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  d) Bob Hail

In which year did Manfredo Settala die from a meteorite strike?

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  a) 1680

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  b) 1880

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  c) 1780

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  d) 1580

Why did Ahmad Ali’s son drown?

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  a) He swam too far in the ocean.

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  b) He fell into a river.

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  c) There was no proper supervision at the pool.

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  d) He didn’t know how to swim.

What did Ahmad Ali’s son beg his father to do?

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  a) Take him to the beach.

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  b) Let him go to his friend’s house.

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  c) Buy him a swimming pool.

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  d) Allow him to stay home.

What happened to the German soldier during World War I?

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  a) He parachuted to safety.

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  b) He fell out of the plane and landed safely back in it.

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  c) He ejected from his plane and survived.

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  d) He crash-landed the plane in a field.