Seeker of Knowledge (Comprehension)

1.

1 point

The genre of this text is about a real person’s life as told by another person. What genre is it?

historical fiction

realistic fiction

biography

expository

2.

1 point

This reading selection is written in __________________________.

first person

second person

third person

other

3.

1 point

What was the author's purpose in writing this selection?

to entertain

to inform

to persuade

to express emotion

4.

1 point

Jean-Francois dreamed of _________________________.

glory and honor

writing a secret code

discovery and being able to read Egyptian hieroglyphs

being famous

5.

1 point

What did Napoleon promise Jean-Francois?

to send him to Egypt after he conquered the world

to help him write a book on Egyptian hieroglyphics

to let him be King of a small country

to give him money to buy more Egyptian artifacts

6.

1 point

When Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, what did Jean-Francois do?

he his all of his precious notebooks of hieroglphys

he went to join his brother in Egypt

he taught school and gave lectures on Egypt

fled to the woods because people felt he was a traitor

7.

1 point

What did Jean-Francois receive that helped him understand the Egyptian hieroglyphs?

a small package from his brother with a new book

a small package from his friend, Napolean

a small package with the names of pharaohs copies from a temple wall

a small package with his lost notebooks

8.

1 point

What “key” did Jean-Francois discover that helped him understand hieroglyphs?

the pictures were sounds, syllables, even whole words, not just letters

the pictures were all animal words

the pictures were the names of the Egyptian pharaohs

the pictures were words and numbers

9.

1 point

According to this selection Jean-Francois is best known for _______?

being a friend to Napoleon during the war

being a traitor to the people of France

being the first to translate the ancient Egyptian writings

being the best lecturer on the Egyptian hieroglyphs

10.

1 point

What is a biography?

a story about people and events that are imaginary

a story of a real person's life as told by another person

a traditional story with a hero or event that has an unnatural explanation

a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual