Topic: Ur of the Chaldees

Subject: Social Studies

Multiple Choice Questions:

1. What was the significance of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia?

a) It was the smallest city in Mesopotamia.
b) It was a farming village.
c) It was the largest and wealthiest city in the southern part of Sumer.
d) It was the capital of Sumer.
2. Who was the powerful ruler who ordered the construction of the ziggurat in Ur?
a. Ur-Nammu
b. Abraham
c. Nanna
d. Sir Leonard Woolley
3. How many main areas was Ur divided into during the rule of Ur-Nammu?
a. Three
b. Four
c. Two
d. Five
4. What was the purpose of the sacred area within Ur?
a. Residential housing
b. Agriculture and farming
c. Worship and service of Nanna, the moon god
d. Marketplace for trading goods
5. Who was the famous citizen of Ur mentioned in the text, known for not worshiping idols?
a. Nanna
b. Sir Leonard Woolley
c. Abraham
d. Ur-Nammu
6. What did Sir Leonard Woolley's archaeological excavations in Ur reveal about its history?
a. Ur had only one layer of civilization.
b. Each city in Ur was built independently of the previous one.
c. The city Abraham was familiar with was near the top layer.
d. As one city fell into ruins, another city was built on top of it.
7. Who was Lady Shubad, and what did her tomb reveal about ancient beliefs?
a. A famous musician with no significant findings in her tomb
b. A warrior queen who sacrificed her enemies
c. A queen whose tomb contained a headdress of gold leaves and precious stones
d. A ruler who left behind no historical records

8. Why Abraham refused to worship the gods what other people worshipped?