View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ferrell live when he contacts Laurence Macy?
(a) A hospital in Sydney.
(b) A hotel in Sydney.
(c) A mansion in Sydney.
(d) A nursing home in Sydney.

2. When a second worker gets hurt, where does Ralph send everyone for help?
(a) To Carter's dig site.
(b) Into town.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To Cairo.

3. According to Ferrell, the British government has no record of what?
(a) Trilipush's death.
(b) Trilipush's military service.
(c) Trilipush's citizenship.
(d) Trilipush's birth.

4. The floor of the first empty room slants in what direction?
(a) Left.
(b) Up.
(c) Right.
(d) Down.

5. How heavy is the smooth stone removed from the cliff face?
(a) 2,000 pounds.
(b) 1,000 pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 1,500 pounds.

6. When the search for evidence yields nothing conclusive, where does Ralph consider digging next?
(a) The canyon.
(b) The valley sides.
(c) Next to the river.
(d) The valley floor.

7. On Monday, November 6, 1922, Ralph pays his workers and sends them home because he is what?
(a) Too ill at heart to work.
(b) Too sick to work.
(c) Too tired to work.
(d) Too sad about his firing to work.

8. What was Ralph doing on stage when he and Margaret first met?
(a) Giving a talk about his first expedition.
(b) Giving a talk about his research.
(c) Giving a talk about his first book.
(d) Giving a talk about Egypt.

9. What does Ralph tell CCF when he asks for clarification on Ralph's Oxford studies?
(a) A description of his dorm at Oxford.
(b) A listing of his professors at Oxford.
(c) A geographic description of Oxford.
(d) A description of his classes at Oxford.

10. What hotel does Ralph stay at in Cairo in October 1922?
(a) Hotel of the Tombs.
(b) Hotel of the Kings.
(c) Hotel of the Sphinx.
(d) Hotel of Papyrus.

11. Margaret writes to Ralph about Ferrell and says that she cannot believe Ralph and who were ever friends?
(a) James.
(b) Paul.
(c) Peter.
(d) Jonathan.

12. What is the square yardage of the area that Ralph orders his workers to stake out for trench digging?
(a) 100 yard square.
(b) 150 yard square.
(c) 250 yard square.
(d) 200 yard square.

13. Why does Ralph think Margaret's letter is puzzling?
(a) It is short.
(b) It is written in Italian.
(c) It is written in French.
(d) It is long.

14. Ralph speculates that the empty room they first find was meant to do what?
(a) Serve as storage.
(b) Ward off tomb robbers.
(c) Secure the location of the real tomb.
(d) Hide the real entrance.

15. Who does Ralph think that the third set of assassins killed in order to keep the tomb's location a secret?
(a) The workers who built the empty room.
(b) The workers who built the tomb.
(c) The workers who knew the location of the tomb.
(d) The workers who covered the tomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Terbroogan feel for Trilipush?

2. What is left out of all ancient Egyptian writing?

3. What is the location of Ralph's villa?

4. What circus was Paul Caldwell once part of?

5. Margaret says that she wants to accompany Ralph on his next dig because she is what?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 497 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample