The Bronze Bow, chapters 16-18
(Regents, 4th grade) Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
Herod is entertainig a special legation from Rome. A legation is... - ✔✔...a group of
representatives sent to a foreign country
Their high spirits made his own doubts seem niggardly. His doubts seemed... -
✔✔...small & miserly
Joel had already arranged for a consignment of fish. A consignment is... - ✔✔...an order
for purchasing a large amount
Cranes, hundreds of them, were passing in a great "phalanx." The cranes were in a... (A
phalanx is...) - ✔✔...tightly joined group. (a body of troops or police officers, standing or
moving in close formation)
...a Galilean merchant who was expected to deliver seven "cruses" of oil... Cruses are... -
✔✔...jar. [a small vessel (as a jar or pot) for holding a liquid (as water or oil)]
...clad only in their tunics, bereft of their handsome cloaks... Bereft means... -
✔✔...without.
Those who "patronized" a Roman theater were fair prey. (In this sentence), "Patronized"
means... - ✔✔...attended.
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, Only a guerrilla force of 19 eager boys. A guerrilla force ... - ✔✔...fighters who conduct
surprise raids (attacks).
A pilfered bit of Roman equipment, a spur, a leather "gauntlet", was a prize... (In this
sentence), a "gauntlet" is... - ✔✔...a protective glove. (Like daddy's motorcycle gloves--
they're called "gauntlet gloves".)
Nor did Roman offers of reward or threats of "reprisal" produce a single hint... Reprisal
means... - ✔✔...retaliation in return for damage. (something that is done to hurt or
punish someone who has hurt you or done something bad to you)
"In a garrison. He didn't come home all night." A garrison is a... - ✔✔...a military camp,
fort, or base
Fury mottled the man's face. The man's face was... - ✔✔...colored spots or blotches
"Nothing?" Nathan cried out, "incredulously". Nathan was "incredulous". Incredulous
means... - ✔✔...unable to believe
What do Joel and Daniel think is the reason Rosh wants names of those who will be at
the banquet? - ✔✔Joel and Daniel think Rosh wants Joel to get the names of these men
so Rosh will know who their enemies will be when the time comes to fight.
What is the real reason Rosh wants to know the names of those at the banquet? -
✔✔Rosh really wants to know who these men are so he can rob their houses while they
are gone.
What plan do Joel & Thacia devise so that Joel can get the information he needs without
being suspected? - ✔✔Joel & Thacia's plan is to switch clothes, so that people will think
Joel is leaving town. This lets Joel be free to sneak around and get the information that
he needs.
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(Regents, 4th grade) Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
Herod is entertainig a special legation from Rome. A legation is... - ✔✔...a group of
representatives sent to a foreign country
Their high spirits made his own doubts seem niggardly. His doubts seemed... -
✔✔...small & miserly
Joel had already arranged for a consignment of fish. A consignment is... - ✔✔...an order
for purchasing a large amount
Cranes, hundreds of them, were passing in a great "phalanx." The cranes were in a... (A
phalanx is...) - ✔✔...tightly joined group. (a body of troops or police officers, standing or
moving in close formation)
...a Galilean merchant who was expected to deliver seven "cruses" of oil... Cruses are... -
✔✔...jar. [a small vessel (as a jar or pot) for holding a liquid (as water or oil)]
...clad only in their tunics, bereft of their handsome cloaks... Bereft means... -
✔✔...without.
Those who "patronized" a Roman theater were fair prey. (In this sentence), "Patronized"
means... - ✔✔...attended.
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, Only a guerrilla force of 19 eager boys. A guerrilla force ... - ✔✔...fighters who conduct
surprise raids (attacks).
A pilfered bit of Roman equipment, a spur, a leather "gauntlet", was a prize... (In this
sentence), a "gauntlet" is... - ✔✔...a protective glove. (Like daddy's motorcycle gloves--
they're called "gauntlet gloves".)
Nor did Roman offers of reward or threats of "reprisal" produce a single hint... Reprisal
means... - ✔✔...retaliation in return for damage. (something that is done to hurt or
punish someone who has hurt you or done something bad to you)
"In a garrison. He didn't come home all night." A garrison is a... - ✔✔...a military camp,
fort, or base
Fury mottled the man's face. The man's face was... - ✔✔...colored spots or blotches
"Nothing?" Nathan cried out, "incredulously". Nathan was "incredulous". Incredulous
means... - ✔✔...unable to believe
What do Joel and Daniel think is the reason Rosh wants names of those who will be at
the banquet? - ✔✔Joel and Daniel think Rosh wants Joel to get the names of these men
so Rosh will know who their enemies will be when the time comes to fight.
What is the real reason Rosh wants to know the names of those at the banquet? -
✔✔Rosh really wants to know who these men are so he can rob their houses while they
are gone.
What plan do Joel & Thacia devise so that Joel can get the information he needs without
being suspected? - ✔✔Joel & Thacia's plan is to switch clothes, so that people will think
Joel is leaving town. This lets Joel be free to sneak around and get the information that
he needs.
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