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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Parchment was made from?

2. Where was the Lady Flamborough headed?

3. How many square kilometers had been scoured in the search for the Lady?

4. Papyrus was made using?

5. Who was responsible for "the Art of Grammar"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of things were loaded onto the Lady Flamborough?

2. What is the difference between papyrus and parchment?

3. How does Ammar feel about the people at the table?

4. How did Yeager manage to find that Venator had been at Barnaget Bay in New Jersey?

5. How did Pitt feel about the push for a location?

6. How did the Capesterres start up their crime family?

7. What did Captain Collins consider inhuman?

8. When is the first time Pitt has been wrong in this book?

9. Where is the best location for the scrolls to be if they are to maintain their cohesion and readability? Where is the worst?

10. What information bothers Yeager and Dirk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Robert and Paul as brothers. Who was more likely to gain a monopoly and why? What do you think would have changed if either brother was able to overthrow completely the existing government and assume control? Examine how life would change as though it were a real possibility that this could happen.

Essay Topic 2

Those with the knowledge have the power to rule. Explain through research how with great knowledge comes responsibility. Explain how some people have lost their way in the pursuit of knowledge and how you think this is possible.

Essay Topic 3

Assume that the treasures of the Alexandria Library exist somewhere. How would you go about finding them? Who, in the real world, would you enlist to help you and why? What would you hope most to find once you had found them? Outline your theories on where to search.

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