Reading Quiz
The following is a list of statements which are either True or False. When
you take the quiz,
you will have 10 of these statements, chosen at random. You may take the
quiz up to five times; your average score will be recorded in the Gradebook.
Apply
the 80% RULE when you are taking quizzes for these classes.
In other words: don't stress about trying to get 100% on these quizzes. The
quizzes are here to make sure you are ready to go on to the next activity. If
you get 80% or better, you are ready to proceed. If you get less than
80% you need to go back and do the reading again (read more slowly, take notes)
and take the quiz again, aiming for at least 80%.
T
or F ? Anansi tricked Horse out of the plantain but he couldn't
trick Goat. - T or F ? Tiger
took Anansi's place because he wanted to live with the king's daughters.
- T or F ? Cunnie-mo'n-father
learned about Anansi's plans to kill Tiger.
- T or F ? Anansi
pretended to be dead in order to steal pineapple from the Goat.
- T or F ? Anansi
stood "under the earth" when he had dirt in his hat.
- T or F ? Against
Anansi's better judgment, Anansi's wife invited Fire over for dinner.
- T or F ? The
man watching the peas was fooled by the writing because he couldn't read.
- T or F ? Anansi
chopped people with his machete and put them in a barrel.
- T or F ? All
the animals borrowed money from Anansi and promised to pay him back the next
day.
- T or F ? Monkey
escaped when Anansi made Tiger fall asleep.
- T or F ? When
Goat met Lion and Tiger he thought they were men carrying guns.
- T or F ? Anansi
got stuck on the tar stump when he was stealing Tiger's peas.
- T or F ? Saying
the number "nine" made the dead animals come back to life.
- T or F ? Anansi
tied Tiger to the tree after Tiger stole Anansi's fish.
- T or F ? Anansi
trapped monkeys in the oven and roasted them.
- T or F ? Cunnie-mo'n-father
pretended he had gotten pepper and coconuts from the sea.
- T or F ? Tiger
tried to fool Anansi's wife by dressing up in a sheep costume.
- T or F ? Tiger
couldn't eat the pineapple because his hands were tied behind his back.
- T or F ? Anansi
ate the whole keg of butter but he made it look like Tiger had eaten it.
- T or F ? Cunnie-mo'n-father
found out the secret name of the yams.
- T or F ? Crow
went bald when Anansi threw hot water on his head.
- T or F ? Tiger
rode on Anansi's back when he went visiting the ladies.
- T or F ? Anansi
killed Tiger by stealing all his bones and burying them.
- T or F ? The
mothers of Tiger, Tacoomah and Parrot were all killed by Tiger.
- T or F ? Anansi
got free of the tar stump thanks to Goat.
