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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the god that is part man, part dog?
(a) Ramses.
(b) Hatshepsut.
(c) Ra.
(d) Anubis.

2. What time of year is it when the case takes place?
(a) Dog days of August.
(b) Springtime.
(c) Midsummer.
(d) During the holidays.

3. Who was found bound at the scene of the kidnapping?
(a) Chauffeur.
(b) Valet.
(c) Aide de Camp.
(d) Secretary of Defense.

4. Which Williard is still on the scene of the excavation when Poirot arrives?
(a) Godfrey.
(b) Guy.
(c) Gerard.
(d) Geoffrey.

5. What item does the wife want to show to Poirot and Hastings?
(a) Tennis bracelet.
(b) Ring.
(c) Necklace.
(d) Watch.

6. What item was found in the French maid's bed?
(a) Chalk.
(b) Gun.
(c) Diary.
(d) Fake necklace.

7. Where was the upcoming event scheduled to be held?
(a) Marseilles.
(b) Versailles.
(c) Knightsbridge.
(d) Berlin.

8. What mistake did the thieves make at the scene of the crime?
(a) Leaving fingerprints on the door.
(b) Leaving town.
(c) Blaming each other.
(d) Not cleaning up dust.

9. What was the name of the place where the Prime Minister was being kept?
(a) Hampstead.
(b) Chiswick.
(c) Charing Cross.
(d) Windsor.

10. What was the name of the Prime Minister's chauffeur?
(a) Dolan.
(b) Gallagher.
(c) O'Riordan.
(d) O'Murphy.

11. What was the name of the military officer that was accompanying the Prime Minister at the time of the kidnapping?
(a) Daniels.
(b) Markham.
(c) AArthur.
(d) MacAdam.

12. Davenheim had traveled to which country the previous autumn?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Argentina.
(c) China.
(d) Egypt.

13. Which is not a cause of death for one of the characters?
(a) Blood poisoning.
(b) Poisonous snake bite.
(c) Tetanus.
(d) Suicide.

14. What type of poison was being discussed by Poirot and Hastings?
(a) Arsenic.
(b) Sulphuric acid.
(c) Strychnine.
(d) Roipnal.

15. What is the name of the doctor's housekeeper?
(a) Winston.
(b) Winchester.
(c) Rider.
(d) Rambler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is not listed as being one of the items left on the table?

2. What is the only thing that was not eaten by the dead man's guests?

3. What item was substituted to make the kidnapping of the Prime Minister easier?

4. What does Mr. Davenheim do for a living?

5. What is the surname of the Prime Minister?

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