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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, An Historical Sketch of Babylon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens at the Temple of Bel?
(a) People gather to pray.
(b) Great flames of victory burst forth.
(c) It burns to the ground.
(d) The bells are ringing.

2. Of whom does the person in #73 want to tell the story?
(a) Arkad.
(b) Abad.
(c) Bansir.
(d) Nomasir.

3. What does Arkad challenge the men to do?
(a) To make more money than he has.
(b) To name a man who is richer than he is.
(c) To save more money than he has.
(d) Name one prominent man who started their wealth by winning at the gaming tables.

4. What does additional skills give a man?
(a) More work to do.
(b) More value in the eyes of his employer.
(c) More efficient work ethic.
(d) More tools.

5. Why does this person scoff at the farmers?
(a) He says they are not supposed to be there.
(b) He says they are lazy.
(c) He says they are too hardworking.
(d) He says they are stupid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nomasir first travel?

2. Who is Banzar?

3. What happened to the man in the red robes when he returned to the city?

4. What do the gathered men try to discuss?

5. Who does Bansir want to help?

(see the answer key)

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