Golden Goblet Chapter 13

Who accompanies Gebu to the desert?

• Ancient

• Rekh

• Ranofer

• Wenamon

Which of the following is NOT a way the High Nile Festival begins?

• a trumpet sounds

• a pharaoh opens the canal

• everyone fasts for the week

• a procession comes out of the Temple of Amon

True or False? Ancient Egyptians believed that bas only traveled at night.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

"The bas of the dead could roam by day as well as by night. If they so chose, and would they not often wing about his lonely city of their mansions, assuring themselves that all was safe and undisturbed."

Why were secret tomb entrances built and by whom?

• the military for protection

• for access to pharaohs

• workers who wanted to rob the tombs later

• family members who wanted access

Why does Ancient believe it is impossible Ranofer overslept on festival day?

• he would never miss a feast

• he gets up early every day

• he is always on time

How do Hequet and Ancient discover that Gebu is not in Abydos?

• Ranofer saw Gebu in another place

• Ancient knows the place of the broken tree

• Ancient sees Gebu down the street

• Gebu would not be untruthful

Hequet and Ancient discover the true source of "the dry rustling of wings" that Ranofer heard. What is it?

• a rattlesnake

• a colony of bats

• a hawk

• a vulture

As Ranofer is waiting outside the secret tomb entrance that Gebu has entered, he hears "the dry rustling of wings." What TWO things does he think this could be?

• a kneft

• a bat

• a ba

• an eagle