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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After James drops Anand and Rajiv off in Chapter 4, what does Tap request they do?
(a) Go home immediately.
(b) Drive around a while.
(c) Go to the Acropolis for the sunset.
(d) Get some gelato.

2. How do Tap, Kathryn and James travel to the dig in Chapter 2?
(a) They take a bus.
(b) They take a cab.
(c) They take the train.
(d) They walk.

3. How many items are on the list James reads to Kathryn at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) 45.
(b) 100.
(c) 27.
(d) 5.

4. What location is Owen visiting when he meets the two strange men in the tomb caves?
(a) An arena.
(b) An observatory.
(c) A monastery.
(d) A citadel.

5. What item does James buy as soon as he arrives in Amman in Chapter 6?
(a) A phrasebook.
(b) A copy of the Koran.
(c) A bottle of sunscreen.
(d) A map.

6. Who joins James and Ann at lunch at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Ann's son.
(b) James's nephew.
(c) Charles's aunt.
(d) Ann's sister.

7. In Chapter 6, Vosdanik explains that to the cult of lonely men, words are the vessels of what?
(a) Divinity.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Hell.
(d) Salvation.

8. Which of the following is not a tactic Kathryn used to learn Greek?
(a) Hiring a teacher.
(b) Buying dictionaries.
(c) Translating magazines.
(d) Listening to tapes.

9. Why does Charles Maitland get angry at James at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) James guesses who Ann is sleeping with.
(b) James breaks a lamp.
(c) James makes fun of Charles's baldness.
(d) James leaves early.

10. What does James wish he could do at the end of the night in Chapter 2?
(a) Sleep an entire day.
(b) Catch a boat to the mainland.
(c) Follow Kathryn to the bedroom.
(d) Get another drink with Owen.

11. In Chapter 1, what does James say is the only thing he can remember in Greek?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Bathroom.
(c) Directions.
(d) Foods.

12. What simple fact of commonality gives Owen comfort in Chapter 2?
(a) He understands the democracy of Greece.
(b) He has friends on Kouros.
(c) He is still in Europe.
(d) He shares goals with the remaining workers on the dig.

13. In Chapter 7, Owen claims to be good at finding what when studying faith?
(a) Logic.
(b) Etymology.
(c) Fault.
(d) Beauty.

14. What religious festival do Owen, Kathryn and James discuss in Chapter 2?
(a) The Tomatina.
(b) Whit Monday.
(c) The Yule Log Festival.
(d) The Virgin's Feast.

15. What advice does Rowser give James in Chapter 3?
(a) Take a safe job in the States.
(b) Stay out of Lebanon.
(c) Get divorced as soon as possible.
(d) Invest in Greek government bonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what monument do James Axton and his friends discuss?

2. What scares Owen about religion?

3. In Chapter 5, what does James say that Lindsay Keller avoids doing?

4. What do the dig's trenches overlap?

5. About what does James needle Kathryn at the beginning of Chapter 4?

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