The Book That Saved The Earth
The book that saved the earth is a very interesting play that shows how something thought to be little can have great power. A book of nursery rhymes saved the earth from Martian invasion. What else do you recall about the play? Give the quiz a try and find out.
- 1.In the play, what is the twentieth century called?
- A.
The Time the Earth was Saved
- B.
The Era of the Book
- C.
The Historian's Time
- 2.This play is most like a
- A.
Funny make-believe story
- B.
Science article about space
- C.
Story from a history book
- 3.Why does Think-Tank believe a book is a sandwich?
- A.
He thinks the book is a sandwich because Earth creatures sell them at sandwich shops
- B.
He thinks the book is a sandwich because Earth creatures are always eating and the book has "bread" and "filling"
- C.
He thinks the book is a sandwich because Oop told him it was.
- 4.How is a play different from a novel or a short story?
- A.
A play is different from a novel or short story because it is written on pages.
- B.
A play is different from a novel or short story because a play is meant to be performed.
- C.
A play is different from a novel or short story because there is no setting.
- 5.What first made the crew think Earthlings weren't so primitive?
- A.
The crew thought Earthlings weren't so primitive because of their houses.
- B.
The crew thought Earthlings weren't so primitive because of how they illustrated their books.
- C.
The crew thought Earthlings weren't so primitive because they couldn't crack the book's code.
- 6.Why does Oop laugh when Omega reads the book of nursery rhymes?
- A.
Oop thinks they are funny.
- B.
Oop thinks Omega is funny acting out the rhymes.
- C.
Oop is laughing at himself.
- 7.Why is Think-Tank frightened by the stories Omega is reading?
- A.
He believes the shells are necklaces.
- B.
Think Tank is frightened because Omega is reading the story in a frightening voice.
- C.
He believes the stories are true and that cockle shells are explosives and flying cows are really attack cows.
- 8.What happens to Noodle in the twenty-fifth century?
- A.
Noodle becomes the ruler of Earth.
- B.
Noodle takes Think-Tank's place as the ruler of Macron.
- C.
Noodle is left behind on Earth.
- 9.Which of these best describes this play?
- A.
Space creatures visit earth and then go away again
- B.
Visitors from space decide earth people are not very smart
- C.
Aliens decide not to invade earth because they misunderstood a book
- 10.What kind of Earth structure has the Macron crew actuall entered?
- A.
A restaurant
- B.
A library
- C.
A gymnasium
- 11.An era is
- A.
A long legend
- B.
A kind of mistake
- C.
A period of time
- 12.In the play, Think-Tank calls earth an insignificant place. What does insigniificant mean?
- A.
Unimportant
- B.
Unknown
- C.
Unfriendly
- 13.Think-Tank says, "I want to invade that primitive ball of mud called Earth before lunch." Primitive means
- A.
Not very interesting
- B.
Not very advanced
- C.
Not very generous
- 14.Oop pantomines eating a book. What does pantomines mean?
- A.
Imitates
- B.
Enjoys
- C.
Dislikes
- 15.Think-Tank tells Oop and Iota to cease laughter. To cease means to
- A.
Find
- B.
Start
- C.
Stop
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