1.  Which of these years came first? A.  1779 AD
B.  30 BC
C.  1800 AD
D.  25 AD

2.  Which of these years is the most
      recent (closest to our year)?
A.  1604 AD
B.  1 AD
C.  1994 AD
D.  2002 BC

3.  Which of these artifacts is the
      oldest?
A.  A bottle from 1780 AD
B.  A basket from 100 BC
C.  An arrowhead 1000 AD 
D.  A pot from 200 BC

4.  Which of these monuments is the
      newest?
A.  One built in 1000 AD
B.  One built in 1500 AD
C.  One built in 2000 BC
D.  One built in 4000 BC
5.  When we want to find out the year
      someone was born, we take the
      year that it is now and
A.  Subtract their age
B. 
Add their age
C. 
Multiply by their age
D. 
Divide by their age
6.  As we go back in BC time, the
     farther back in time we go, the
A.  Smaller the number
B.  Larger the number
C.  Numbers become letters
D.  Numbers stay the same

   

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