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WorksheetsThe Egypt Game Ch. 15-19
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens to Prince Pete-ho-tep?
a)
He is killed by a cat.
b)
He becomes pharaoh.
c)
He disappears without explanation.
d)
He drowns.
2.
How are the high priests of Anubis chosen for the ceremony?
a)
Elizabeth quizzed all candidates about ancient Egypt. The two with the most correct answers were appointed high priests.
b)
Elizabeth put a pebble in her hand and let them choose. Those who guessed correctly were appointed high priests.
c)
The oldest members were given the honor of being the high priests.
d)
They held an arm-wrestling tournament, and the winners were appointed high priests.
3.
How long does Toby think the mummification ceremony might take?
a)
three hours
b)
three weeks
c)
five or six days
d)
ten minutes
4.
Who is the chief mourner?
a)
Petey
b)
Elizabeth
c)
April
d)
Melanie
5.
Why do the players become less cautious?
a)
They don't care if people learn about their Egypt.
b)
They feel more at home in Egypt, so they forget to be cautious.
c)
The murderer is arrested.
d)
Fewer people are around in November.
6.
What knowledge does "one very small Egyptian" hold that he chooses not to share with the others?
a)
He knows that the Land of Egypt is being watched.
b)
He knows the answer to the Riddle of the Sphynx.
c)
He knows who killed Red Robin.
d)
He learns that the chicken came before the egg.
7.
What do the players discuss in Egypt after school?
a)
how to exclude Marshall from the game
b)
plans for building a pyramid
c)
The Marriage Ceremony
d)
the What and How of the Egyptian oracle
8.
What gets the gang interested in the topic of the oracle?
a)
a discussion about oracles in Mrs. Granger's sixth grade class
b)
a comment made by Mr. Ross
c)
an article in the newspaper
d)
a scene from a movie
9.
Who comes up with the idea of using Thoth as the oracle?
a)
Toby
b)
April
c)
Melanie
d)
Elizabeth
10.
Who asks the first question to the oracle?
a)
Melanie
b)
April
c)
Ken
d)
Marshall
11.
Why does Ken think the rest of the Egyptian players are crazy?
a)
They want to stay in Egypt overnight.
b)
They believe their questions actually will be answered by some mysterious oracle.
c)
They want to wear their Egypt costumes to school.
d)
They want to skip school to play the Egypt game.
12.
Who performs the ceremony of Returning to the Oracle for the Answer?
a)
April
b)
Marshall
c)
Melanie
d)
Toby
13.
What does Ken ask the oracle?
a)
"Where did I leave my wallet?"
b)
"Will I be a big league star one day?"
c)
"Will I pass my math test tomorrow?"
d)
"What will I get for my birthday?"
14.
Why do the Egyptians argue about the oracle's answer?
a)
They believe that one of them has answered Ken's question.
b)
They can't read the oracle's response.
c)
They argue over how the question was asked to the oracle.
d)
They argue over whether the oracle's response can be trusted.
15.
What does Marshall leave in Egypt?
a)
his lunch
b)
Security
c)
his crayons
d)
his watch
16.
What does April ask the oracle?
a)
"Where is my mother?"
b)
"Will I pass math?"
c)
"When will I go home again?"
d)
"Will Kentucky win the NCAA tournament?"
17.
How do the Egyptians react to the oracle's answer?
a)
They believe one of the kids wrote the answer.
b)
They know one of the parents wrote the answer.
c)
April knows Dorothea wrote the answer.
d)
They are not sure what to make of it.
18.
What does Marshall ask the oracle?
a)
"Where is Security?"
b)
"Where are my tennis shoes?"
c)
"What will I get for Christmas?"
d)
"Where will I go to elementary school?"
19.
Who is most worried about Marshall's question?
a)
Melanie
b)
Ken
c)
Toby
d)
April
20.
Why does Toby call April at home?
a)
He wants to ask her to the movies.
b)
He has a question about his math homework.
c)
He wants to set up a meeting at school the next day.
d)
He does it as a practical joke.
21.
Why does Toby fake injury?
a)
as an excuse to separate from his friends in order to talk to April and Melanie
b)
so that the coach won't make him run laps
c)
so that his teacher will feel sorry for him
d)
to make everyone laugh
22.
What does Toby confess to April and Melanie?
a)
that he told his friends about Egypt
b)
that he has never liked basketball
c)
that he has been acting as the oracle, but doesn't know how to help Marshall
d)
that he lost the books about Egypt that they lent to him
23.
How does the oracle answer Marshall's question?
a)
"You must look for security within yourself."
b)
"Look under the throne of Set."
c)
"Security must find his own way home."
d)
The oracle does not respond at all.
24.
Why are the players surprised by the oracle's response to Marshall's question?
a)
because the oracle turns out to be right, though Toby is not responsible
b)
because they thought the oracle would be able to help Marshall
c)
because they did not believe that the oracle would ignore Marshall's question
d)
because the oracle's response is written in hieroglyphics
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