Selection Quizzes (English)



1.	Why does the emperor feel comforted when he gazes on the Great Wall of China?
	A.	The wall protects him from his people.
	B.	The wall keeps out enemies.
	C.	The wall is made up of beautiful trees.
	D.	He built the wall with his own hands.

2.	Why does the emperor want the flying machine destroyed?
	A.	He is afraid that people will no longer want to walk anywhere.
	B.	He knows the flying man means to harm him.
	C.	He has seen airplanes and knows they are evil.
	D.	He thinks an enemy will use it to fly over the Great Wall.

3.	How does the emperor justify having the flying man killed?
	A.	"What is the life of one man against those of a million others?"
	B.	"It is early, and you have just wakened from a dream."
	C.	"I rose in the night and walked to the cliffs far away."
	D.	"I have made birds sing, I have made forests murmur."

4.	Why does the servant call the emperor merciful?
	A.	The emperor has promised to give the servant a farm and jewels in exchange for his silence.
	B.	The emperor has spared the life of the man who built the flying machine.
	C.	The emperor has given the servant the beautiful mechanical garden.
	D.	The emperor has spared the servant's life as long as he never speaks about the flying machine.

5.	According to the story, how often does the sun come out on Venus?
	A.	once a week
	B.	once a year
	C.	once every seven years
	D.	once every twenty years

6.	What makes Margot different from the other children?
	A.	She knows the sun will never come out.
	B.	She remembers seeing the sun when she was four.
	C.	Her parents are not a rocket man and woman.
	D.	She has dreams about the sun.

7.	What do the other children do to Margot before the sun comes out?
	A.	They make her draw a picture of the sun.
	B.	They lock her in a closet.
	C.	They force her to admit she is a liar.
	D.	They make her recite poems about the sun.

8.	How long does the sun stay out after the rain stops?
	A.	ten minutes
	B.	one hour
	C.	two hours
	D.	one day

9.	What do the children do after they come indoors?
	A.	They forget all about Margot.
	B.	They ask the teacher where Margot is.
	C.	They tell Margot to go outside to play.
	D.	They let Margot out of the closet.

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