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EL BOB 24-25: The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra's Needle

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra's Needle, what is Cleopatra's Needle?

a)
obelisk
b)
column
c)
monolith
d)
stela
2.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, Cleopatra’s Needle was originally from what country?

a)
Greece
b)
Italy
c)
Turkey
d)
Egypt
3.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, where can Cleopatra’s Needle be found today?

a)
The Vatican City, Rome
b)
The British Museum, London
c)
The Louvre, Paris
d)
Central Park, New York City
4.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, how did they fit Cleopatra’s Needle on the boat?

a)
They placed it upright on the deck of the boat.
b)
They used a standard shipping container for transport.
c)
They disassembled Cleopatra's Needle before loading it.
d)

They made a hole in the ship to fit Cleopatra's Needle.

5.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, the workers built tracks out of what to move Cleopatra’s Needle.

a)
wood
b)
metal
c)
stone
d)
plastic
6.
  1. In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, after the crewmembers discover the hole in the boiler, Thomas Brighton suggests they use _________ to plug the hole. 

a)
a rubber gasket
b)

chewing gum

c)
a piece of wood
d)
a metal plate
7.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, the needle was covered in what to protect it while it was moved?

a)
cardboard box
b)

wood casing

c)
plastic wrap
d)
bubble wrap
8.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, instead of going to school, where did Thomas Brighton help his father?

a)
On a construction site
b)
At a local library
c)

In a factory

d)
At the family business
9.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, Heliopolis is called the City of the ____.

a)
Sun
b)
Stars
c)
Earth
d)
Moon
10.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, what job does the Young Egyptian Party assign to Panya Hassan?

a)

Historian

b)

Guide

c)

Architect

d)

Spy

11.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, what job does the pharaoh offer Lateef Jabari when he is older?

a)

Advisor

b)

Architect

c)

Artist

d)

General

12.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, what is promised to Zosar Zuberi and his family when Cleopatra’s Needle is finished?

a)

A house

b)

Freedom

c)

A job

d)

Happiness

13.
  1. In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, about how much did the obelisk weigh? 

a)

250 tons

b)

200 tons

c)
150 tons
d)

220 tons

14.
  1. In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, what city was Cleopatra’s Needle carved in? 

a)
Alexandria
b)

Aswan

c)
Heliopolis
d)
Cairo
15.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, Hieroglyphs are used to turn words into

a)
sounds
b)
images
c)
numbers
d)
colors
16.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, what was placed under the foundation of Cleopatra’s Needle in Central Park?

a)
A statue of Cleopatra
b)
A treasure chest
c)
A historical plaque
d)
A time capsule
17.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, what does Commander Gorringe give to Thomas Brighton for fixing what broke on the Dessoug?

a)
a gold watch
b)

ten dollars

c)

five dollars

d)
a set of tools
18.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, who is Rebecca Watson’s favorite inventor?

a)
Nikola Tesla
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Thomas Edison
19.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, how much money do Gorringe’s workers make each week?

a)
$5.00
b)

$10.00

c)

$7.00

d)

$9.00

20.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, who was the only girl to show up to the Young Egyptian Party meeting?

a)

Rebecca Watson

b)

Panya Hassan

c)

Elizabeth Watson

d)

Padma Hassan

21.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, what is the name that Egyptians have given the sun?

a)
Osiris
b)
Ra
c)
Horus
d)
Anubis
22.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, about how many days did it take the workers to carve and polish the obelisk?

a)
600 days
b)
900 days
c)
1200 days
d)
300 days
23.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, what is the occupation of Zosar Zuberi’s father?

a)

An Artist

b)

A Stonecutter

c)

A Farm worker

d)

A Spy

24.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, what is the name of the commander in charge of moving Cleopatra’s Needle?

a)

Henry Gorringe

b)

Alexander Brown

c)

Edward Gorringe

d)

Henry Brown

25.

In The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, what did Gorringe have his workers place on the tracks to roll Cleopatra’s Needle?

a)
sandbags
b)

cannonballs

c)
bricks
d)
metal beams