Q 01/05

The Terracotta Army was buried to protect which ruler in the afterlife?

A) Qin Shi Huang

B) Emperor Wu of Han

C) Kublai Khan

D) The Yongle Emperor

Answer · why

A) Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi Huang, born Ying Zheng, became king at 13, conquered six rival kingdoms and in 221 BCE gave himself a new title, First Emperor.

Q 02/05

What were farmers doing when they found the Terracotta Army?

A) Ploughing a field

B) Digging a well

C) Laying a road

D) Building a kiln

Answer · why

B) Digging a well

Digging a well for their orchard, the villagers brought up pieces of a clay figure; within five years a museum had opened over the spot.

Q 03/05

Outside which Chinese city was the Terracotta Army found?

A) Beijing

B) Xi'an

C) Luoyang

D) Nanjing

Answer · why

B) Xi'an

Xi'an grew up beside the site of Xianyang, where the First Emperor held court, which is why his tomb and its army lie only about 35 km from the modern...

Q 04/05

Roughly how many clay soldiers is the Terracotta Army estimated to hold?

A) 80

B) 800

C) 8,000

D) 80,000

Answer · why

C) 8,000

8,000 is the usual estimate for the three pits, yet only about 2,000 have been dug out and pieced together; the rest are still buried.

Q 05/05

What determines how tall each Terracotta Army figure stands?

A) The year they were made

B) Their region of origin

C) The workshop that made them

D) Their military rank

Answer · why

D) Their military rank

Their military rank was shown through size, a way of making status visible at a glance: generals are the tallest figures, officers the next, and ordin...