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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the printers at Al-Masri get orders one morning to dump an entire batch of morning dailies and reprint the headlines?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 3 a.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

2. How many men are in the hall in Chapter 1 when Archibald and Dalton arrive?
(a) 24.
(b) 26.
(c) 20.
(d) 22.

3. On what floor of the Ministry if Fatma's office?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. How do Archibald and the others of the Brotherhood die?
(a) Drown.
(b) Fire.
(c) Disembowled.
(d) Choke to death.

5. When did the Emerging, when djinn magic joined nationalist fervor to drive the British from Egypt, occur?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1884.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Hadia spend teaching at the Egyptian College for Girls in America?

2. In Chapter 7, where is Fatma injured after an altercation with the man called al-Jahiz's companions?

3. How long has Amir been director of the Ministry?

4. From what century does the Temporalist school claim al-Jahiz may be from?

5. In Chapter 1, in the past how many years has Archibald spent up to six months at a time in Egypt?

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