Quiz  /  Sumerian Writing and Cuneiform

  • 1. 
    What type of material did the Sumerians write on?

  • Clay tablets
  • Paper
  • Papyrus
  • Animal hides

  • 2. 
    What does the word cuneiform mean?

  • Writing in Sumerian
  • Picture words
  • Wedge-shaped
  • Clay

  • 3. 
    About when did the Sumerians start to use writing to make records?

  • 3300 BC
  • 4200 BC
  • 5000 BC
  • 2700 BC

  • 4. 
    What was the stylus used for?

  • To write ink onto the clay
  • To make wedge-shaped marks in the clay
  • All of the above
  • To harden the clay and make the writing permanent

  • 5. 
    What was the stylus made of?

  • Iron
  • Bronze
  • Wound up goat hair
  • A stick from a reed plant

  • 6. 
    True or false: Translating the writing of the Mesopotamian people is fairly easy for archeologists today?

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 7. 
    What is the most famous piece of Mesopotamian literature?

  • The Epic of Gilgamesh
  • The Gardens of Babylon
  • The Library of Nineveh
  • The Tombs of Ur

  • 8. 
    Which civilization is generally credited with inventing writing for the first time?

  • Sumerians
  • Greeks
  • Persians
  • Babylonians

  • 9. 
    True or false: The writing method of the Sumerians was used by many future civilizations for thousands of years.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 10. 
    What other civilization came up with their own writing called hieroglyphics a bit later than the Mesopotamians?

  • Egyptians
  • Greeks
  • Romans
  • Mayans
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