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Introductory Activity: Pre-Test Lesson 1

(Circle the best answer.)

1. The purpose of a gravestone is to:

a. keep dead people from rising to the surface.
b. fall over onto a grave robber’s feet.
c. make mowing the cemetery much more difficult.
d. mark the location where a certain person is buried.
e. provide a place to hide on Halloween.

2. A short poem, saying or other message engraved on a gravestone is called a/an:

a. epitaph.
b. epigram.
c. epicenter.
d. advertisement.
e. e-mail.

3. The reason there is usually a fence around a cemetery is:

a. people are dying to get in there.
b. to keep the ghosts from escaping.
c. to prevent farm animals from dropping disrespectful things onto the graves.
d. to keep middle-aged Grateful Dead fans (or "Deadheads") out.
e. to mark the boundary of the cemetery.

4. How high or low a person is "ranked" by other community members is know as his or her:

a. role.
b. status.
c. personality.
d. vocation.
e. profession.

5. The adjective referring to a person’s income or wealth, often having to do with money, is:

a. social.
b. political.
c. personal.
d. economic.
e. actual.

6. The adjective referring to a person’s relationships or interactions with others

a. political.
b. personal.
c. social.
d. economic.
e. psychological.

7. Most of the years 1780 to 1880 were in what century?

a. seventeenth.
b. eighteenth.
c. nineteenth.
d. twentieth.
e. twenty-first.

8. An example of a primary source is a:

a. book written in 1993 about Deerfield residents captured by Indians in 1704.
b. book written in 1708 by a man describing his capture by Indians in 1704.
c. twentieth century movie about the events of 1704 in Deerfield.
d. Description in your textbook of Queen Anne’s War which includes the events in Deerfield in 1704.
e. time line on the wall of your classroom which includes the events of 1704 in Deerfield.

9. Two examples of secondary sources are a:

a. book written in 1993 about Deerfield residents captured by Indians in 1704.
b. portrait of a man painted from life in 1805.
c. Book written in 1800 about Deerfield residents captured by Indians in 1704.
d. diary written by a boy in 1836.

10. Which of the following people was president first?

a. Lincoln.
b. Jackson.
c. Adams.
d. Polk.
e. Reagan.

11. Which event happened first?

a. the Mexican War.
b. the Civil War.
c. the end of slavery in the U.S.
d. the Louisiana Purchase.
e. Reconstruction.