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Golden Goblet Chapter 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the story, how was gold used in ancient Egypt?

a)

a cup for Pharaoh

b)

the inlay in a dagger

c)

part of a wide collar

d)

All of the above

2.

Which event caused Ranofer's life to take an unhappy turn?

a)

The death of his father

b)

A prolonged sickness

c)

The death of his mother

d)

The loss of a friend

3.

What problem is being investigated at the goldsmith's workshop?

a)

The scales are broken

b)

People are not showing up to work

c)

Gold is missing

d)

They have a new apprentice

4.

The shop starts weighing the "sweep". What is the "sweep" referring to?

a)

Food crumbs leftover from meals

b)

Gold and trash swept off of the tables

c)

Trash collected from the floor

d)

The number of brooms in the shop

5.

Which of the following is NOT a clothing/tradition practiced by young Egyptian boys in the story?

a)

Wearing an amulet

b)

Wearing a youth-lock

c)

Wearing only a single short garment

d)

Wearing three gold chains

6.

Which word best describes how Ranofer feels when he first meets Hequet?

a)

bashful

b)

excited

c)

frightened

d)

envious

7.

Which of the following is NOT a task Ranofer must do as a porter?

a)

pour ingots

b)

cook meals

c)

wash sweepings

d)

run errands

8.

What suspicion does Ranofer have about Ibni?

a)

he is taking gold dust from the trash

b)

he does not know how to read

c)

that he is not wearing the proper clothing

d)

he did not use the scales properly

9.

Who is Hequet?

a)

an orphaned boy

b)

the goldsmith

c)

a suspicious Babylonian porter

d)

a new goldsmith apprentice

10.

Who is Ranofer?

a)

half-brother and guardian of the main character

b)

an orphaned boy

c)

the goldsmith

d)

a Babylonian porter