This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Maize Cultivation > Maize – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Maize Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Honeybees have a long ..... to sip nectar from deep inside a flower. A) Baskets. B) Legs. C) Toungue. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toungue. 2. A queen bee will lay about ..... eggs per day. A) 2, 000. B) 510. C) 1, 500. D) 2, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1, 500. 3. Kura maize kā latviešu tautas simbols un vērtība ierakstīta Latvijas kultūras kanonā? A) Rupjmaize. B) Baltmaize. C) Graudu maize. D) Saldskābmaize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rupjmaize. 4. The genre of the text The Ancient Maya is: A) Fiction. B) Poetry. C) Nonfiction. D) An article. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonfiction. 5. Protein content in maize is: A) 20%. B) 5%. C) 10%. D) 12%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10%. 6. Thin and graceful A) Lithe. B) Remote. C) Arrayed. D) Capsize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lithe. 7. Existing or occurring at the beginning A) Remote. B) Secluded. C) Initial. D) Lithe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Initial. 8. Which piece of text evidence best supports the inference that the gods did not always get along? A) The gods were not threatened by Quetzalcoatl's power. B) The gods quarrel over what to do about the problem in the story. C) The gods complained about chewing the corn so that the humans could eat it. D) The gods were tired of the ants interfering in their work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The gods quarrel over what to do about the problem in the story. 9. What can readers infer about Quetzalcoatl's desire to help the humans become self-sufficient? A) Quetzalcoatl was afraid that the ants would try to take over Earth. B) Quetzalcoatl loved the humans, but he did not want to do extra work to hep them himself. C) Quetzalcoatl didn't want the other gods to help the humans, he wanted to do it himself because he cared about them. D) Quetzalcoatl was afraid the humans would not worship him anymore if he didn't help them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quetzalcoatl didn't want the other gods to help the humans, he wanted to do it himself because he cared about them. 10. In the text The Ancient Maya, what key detail supports the claim that "Mayan Calendars were important in the Mayan culture." A) Mayan calendars "spanned great lengths of time." p. 26. B) "The Long Count Calendar lasts 5, 128 years." p. 26. C) "The significance of Maya Calendar cycles can be seen in their architecture." p. 26-27. D) " The Mayans made calendars based on their observations." p. 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The significance of Maya Calendar cycles can be seen in their architecture." p. 26-27. 11. Recommend (a substance or action) as something beneficial A) Sheath. B) Secluded. C) Freighted. D) Prescribed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prescribed. 12. Sow main crop in: A) February. B) November. C) End of May. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) End of May. 13. Maize was first domesticated by the people of: A) India. B) Southern mexico. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southern mexico. 14. On p. 66 when Quetzalcoatl realized that humans could not feed themselves, he:" ..... immediately summoned the other gods from the thirteen heavens to the cloud palace."What does the word "summoned" most likely mean in this context? A) Called for. B) Named. C) Blamed. D) Ignored. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Called for. 15. It is a kharif crop which requires temperature between: A) 30-35o celsius. B) 25-30o celsius. C) 21-27o celsius. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 21-27o celsius. 16. On p. 65, when Quetzalcoatl states "And they have me, The great Quetzalcoatl, " the reader can infer: A) Quetzalcoatl is caring. B) Quetzalcoatl is insecure. C) Quetzalcoatl is boastful. D) Quetzalcoatl is unconcerned about getting recognition for his deeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quetzalcoatl is boastful. 17. The queen has only one responsibility: A) Eating larva. B) Collect nectar. C) Laying eggs. D) Produce honey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laying eggs. 18. What genre is "Quetzalcoatl and the Maize" ? A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) Poetry. D) Realistic Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction. 19. The overall central idea of The Ancient Maya is: A) The ancient Maya had many achievements. B) The ancient Maya rose and fell due to the Spanish conquest. C) The Ancient Maya had unusual beauty practices. D) The Ancient Mayan society was sophisticated for its time, with many advancements and achievements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Ancient Mayan society was sophisticated for its time, with many advancements and achievements. 20. What word with the same root as survive (viv) means to bring back to life? A) Vivid. B) Survival. C) Vivacious. D) Revive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Revive. Next →Related QuizzesMaize Quiz 2Maize Quiz 3Maize Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books