LESSON #4

"Elementary School Through the Ages" Quiz

   

                         1. Who primarily taught the slaves in the South before the Civil War?

A.  slave owners

B.  themselves

C.  the government

D.  A & B

 

2. In 1850, frontier children attended school in which seasons of the year?

A.  winter and summer

B.  fall and spring

C.  fall, winter and spring

D.  summer only

 

3. What was pounce used for in school back in the 1700's?

A.  for kittens

B.  to punish kids

C.  to help blot the wet ink

D.  to make photo copies

 

4. What is a pillory?

A.  a wooden frame through which a student had to put their hands and head for punishment

B.  a pillbox  

C.  a whipping post for students who were late for class

D.  a type of pillar

 

5. What was the name of the most-used reading text in the 1600s?

A.  Run, Spot, Run

B.  The Deluder Text

C. The ABC Book

D.  The New England Primer

 

6. How did most children get to school in the 1940's?

A.  rode a horse

B.  rode a bicycle or walked

C.  hitchhiked

D.  none of the above

 

7. Children in the 1940s helped the war effort by:

A.  recycling rubber and metal

B. donating blood

C.  joining the army

D.  all of the above

 

8. In New Mexico, in the early 1800s, people often used a rubric, which is:

A.  a type of a feather quill

B.  someone's own special flourish or design

C.  a special unit of measure

D.  a way to list test scores

 

9. In frontier schools in the mid-1800s, if you had to practice a recitation, it meant you had to:

A.  practice for your dance recital

B.  bring in your mom's favorite recipes

C.  speak before the class

D. go to soccer practice

 

10. In the early 1900s, most children only attended school until:

A.  5th grade

B.   1st grade

C.  8th grade

D.  12th grade

 

11. Teachers in the mid-1800s on the frontier were paid about:

A.  $4-$10 a week

B.  $100 a month

C.  $1 a day

D.  $4-$10 a month

 

12. A pass written for a slave in the mid-1800's allowed him or her to:

A.  go out into the hall and to go to the restroom at school

B.  learn how to read and write

C.  travel by ship

D.  be free to leave the plantation

 

13. What did Egyptian boys use to write on at school?

A.  papyrus

B.  limestone

C.  notebook paper

D.  waxed wooden tablets

 

14. The Aztecs punished their children by: 

A.  whipping them

B.  putting them on time out

C.  poking them with thorns

D.  no television for a week

 

15. What did the Incas use to count?

        A.  knots on a rope

        B.  pebbles

        C.  an abacus

        D.  fingers

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