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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the stipulation that Esbenson gave Dirk on the repair of his Cord?

2. Why was Colonel Morton Hollis so sure of his team?

3. What slip-up does Ammar do that he doesn't know he did?

4. How long did it take them to store the cargo?

5. Who was Clayton Findley?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would no archaeologist back what Pitt was saying about Venator coming to the Americas?

2. What did Captain Collins consider inhuman?

3. What was interesting about the cargo that was loaded onto the Lady Flamborough to the person that loaded it?

4. What sounds like a "grand plan" to the President and to Douglas Oates?

5. What is the President of the USA requesting of Senator Pitt? What is something he adds that he would normally not do?

6. What is the difference between papyrus and parchment?

7. Why does Hala change her mind and decide to announce the immanent discovery of the antiquities?

8. Where is the best location for the scrolls to be if they are to maintain their cohesion and readability? Where is the worst?

9. How does Hala Kamil feel about Julius' visit and what he plans?

10. What information is missing on Yazid?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Robert and Paul as brothers. Who was more likely to gain a monopoly and why? What do you think would have changed if either brother was able to overthrow completely the existing government and assume control? Examine how life would change as though it were a real possibility that this could happen.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay from research on airplane crash survivors. What kinds of things did they have to do in the name of survival? Do you think you could do the same? Why or why not? Do you think this is an accurate answer, or do you think that you might change your mind in the heat of the actual situation?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character profile of Topiltzin. What kind of person is he? What would he be most likely to do to his opposition? In what ways would he handle criticism? Who would he be most likely comparable to in our world?

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