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MESSAGES IN STONE AND WOOD

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  • Where is the cave with old rock art?
    In the sea
    In a city
    In a desert
    In the mountains
  • Who is Rex Weeks?
    A farmer
    An archaeologist
    A hunter
    A teacher
  • In Pennsylvania, what did hunters draw?
    Houses
    Cars
    Animals and marks on a tree
    Mountains
  • What did Rex Weeks study?
    European maps
    New machines
    Native American rock art
    Modern buildings
  • How did hunters make red paint?
    From water
    From tree leaves
    From red stones and animal fat
    From flowers
  • What does “embark” mean in the story?
    To paint a wall
    To stop working
    To cut a tree
    To start a journey
  • How old was the rock art in the Appalachian cave?
    500 years
    100 years
    More than 1,000 years
    50 years
  • What tool did Rex Weeks use in experiments?
    Hammer and chisel
    Pencil and paper
    Knife and fork
    Brush and water
  • What did elders use rock pictures for?
    To build houses
    To play games
    To teach clan history
    To sell food
  • What does the Rock Art Stability Index show?
    How tall the rocks are
    Which sites are in danger
    How old people are
    The best paint
  • What can damage pictographs today?
    Lack of food
    Loud noise
    Rain and careless digging
    Too many colors
  • What did the first Europeans see on trees and rocks?
    Mysterious markings
    Big houses
    Animals running
    Gold and silver
  • Why teach people about rock art?
    To keep it safe
    To play games
    To build houses
    To make new art
  • What does “meticulously” mean?
    Secretly
    Noisily
    Quickly
    Carefully
  • What were pictographs used for?
    Teaching math
    Decoration only
    Records of hunts and meetings
    Games
  • What did the hunter paint on the tree?
    A turtle and six men
    A sun and clouds
    A river and fish
    A house and a dog
  • What is a petroglyph?
    Stone carving
    River painting
    Tree carving
    Cave house
  • What were some uses of pictographs?
    Music notes
    Shopping lists
    Directions and warnings
    Cooking recipes
  • Why were rock pictures made in hidden places?
    For fun
    For ceremonies
    To teach English
    To sell them
  • What did people later learn about pictographs?
    They were made by Native Americans
    They were made by children
    They were made by animals
    They were fake drawings
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