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WorksheetsSenet
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
This game was first played:
a)
5000 years ago
b)
3500 years ago
c)
2000 years ago
d)
1500 years ago
2.
This game was a precursor to:
a)
Mancala
b)
Solitaire
c)
Chinese checkers
d)
Backgammon
3.
How many people play Senet at a time?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
We know how to play the game because it's rules were recorded on Papyrus:
a)
True - the records were found in King Tut's tomb
b)
False: only the boards and pieces survived
5.
A Senet board has this many squares:
a)
24
b)
30
c)
32
d)
40
6.
The squares on a Senet board are called:
a)
houses
b)
squares
c)
paths
d)
blocks
7.
The pattern in which the game is played along the board is:
a)
zig zag
b)
C
c)
S
d)
up and down
8.
Each player has this many men, known as 'dancers':
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
9.
Each pawn is laid out on the board in this manner:
a)
white on top, dark below
b)
alternating dark and white
c)
one line of dark, another of white
d)
two by two for ten spaces
10.
Play begins once a player rolls a:
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
6
11.
Once the 'one' has been rolled, the first move is always:
a)
square 1 to square 11
b)
square 2 to square 19
c)
square 10 to square 11
d)
square 1 to square 2
12.
After the first move, the player continues to roll. They roll again if they roll another:
a)
3 or 4
b)
5
c)
1, 4 or 6
d)
1
13.
If a player is unable to move forwards they may:
a)
roll again
b)
move backwards
c)
switch with their opponent
d)
bear a pawn off the board
14.
Moves are determined by the throw of 'knucklebones' or:
a)
four two-sided sticks
b)
two four-sided sticks
c)
dice
d)
spools and knucklebones
15.
In the ancient game, pawns were distinguished by these shapes:
a)
reeds & cones
b)
cones and spools
c)
spoons & reeds
d)
spoons and cones
16.
When a pawn reaches a square already occupied by an opponent, it's considered to be:
a)
already occupied
b)
under attack
c)
time to turn around
d)
time to bear off
17.
Two pawns of the same color, on consecutive squares are:
a)
under attack
b)
protected
18.
Three pawns in a row of the same color are:
a)
a block, cannot be attacked or passed
b)
a team, can be passed
c)
in the way
d)
must be removed one at a time
19.
If your pawns are in a block of 3 consecutively, you may:
a)
not pass them
b)
proceed past based upon your roll
20.
The House of Rebirth is on Square number:
a)
10
b)
12
c)
15
d)
16
21.
The House of Happiness is on this square:
a)
26
b)
27
c)
28
d)
29
22.
The House of Happiness square is mandatory for all pawns to stop on:
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Pawns are all required to land on the House of Happiness:
a)
Unless they roll enough to go past
b)
Regardless of their roll
c)
Only of another piece has already passed
d)
Unless they are bearing off
24.
Square number 27 is referred to as:
a)
The House of Water
b)
The House of Sorrow
c)
The House of Rebirth
d)
The House of Re-Atoum
25.
If you land on this square you must return to Square 15, or if occupied, to the start:
a)
The House of Happiness
b)
The House of Rebirth
c)
The House of Water
d)
The House of Three Truths
26.
This square requires you to roll a three to bear off the board:
a)
Square 26 House of Happiness
b)
Square 27 House of Water
c)
Square 28 House of Three Truths
d)
Square 29 House of Re-Atoum
27.
This square requires you to roll a two to bear off the board:
a)
Square 26 House of Happiness
b)
Square 27 House of Water
c)
Square 28 House of Three Truths
d)
Square 29 House of Re-Atoum
28.
Squares 26, 28 and 29 are considered:
a)
Following square 27
b)
Mandatory stops
c)
Safe, not vulnerable to attack
d)
Dangerous, requiring move to beginning
29.
Being safe on squares 26, 28 and 29 means moving:
a)
When attacked
b)
When roll is 5
c)
When you chose to
d)
When the game is nearly over
30.
In order to 'bear off' the board, a player must:
a)
Stop on square 26
b)
Have moved all pawns out of the first row
c)
All pawns must be out of the first row
d)
Roll a 5
31.
If your pawn moves back (via the House of Water or attack) to square one:
a)
You can still continue to move pawns off, if one has already left
b)
You cannot move another off until pawn is back out of front row
32.
A house can hold this many pawns at a time:
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
33.
The game is over when (and has been won by) the player which has:
a)
their first piece bears off the board
b)
moved a piece to the house of happiness
c)
moved all pieces out of the first row
d)
moved all pieces off the board
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