"A Tale of Two Islands" Quiz

 The Banda and Maluku Islands were also known as ___.

• New Amsterdam

• The British Isles

• The Spice Islands

• The Maldives

What resource made Pulau Rhun so coveted by European colonial powers?

• nutmeg

• cloves

• cinnamon

• ginger

The Dutch traded Manhattan to the British for Pulau Rhun as part of what treaty?

• the Treaty of Ghent

• the Anglo-Dutch Treaty

• the Jay Treaty

• the Treaty of Breda

 According to the article, what is the current population size of Pulau Rhun?

• 400

• 2,000

• 17,500

• 1,694,251

As it is used in the first section, a synonym for prototypical is ___.

• extraordinary

• standard

• mundane

• temporary

The authors note that the Banda Islands were “formerly the only place where nutmeg grew.” You can infer from this statement that ___.

• nutmeg is now grown in other parts of the world

• nutmeg was an unknown spice at the time

• nutmeg is no longer grown on the Banda Islands

• nutmeg was a less coveted spice than cloves

Rhun’s deputy village chief, Burhan Lohor, is quoted as saying, “Manhattan can have all the skyscrapers . . .” His tone can best be described as ___.

• belligerent

• regretful

• awestruck

• indifferent

The tone of the last two paragraphs suggests that ___.

• life in Pulau Rhun will continue on as it is

• the future of Pulau Rhun is uncertain

• the nutmeg trade is declining

• the citizens of Pulau Rhun are unhappy