Questions with Model answers on ch (4)

Questions with Model answers on ch (4)

I- Answer the following questions :
1- Why do you think Leila was still tired and had a headache?
Because she had got jet-lag from which travellers who fly long distances can suffer.
1- What did Dr Hafez advise Leila do to get rid of the headache she had got ?
He advised her to ask Amalia for some headache bills and to take them.
3- Why did Dr Hafez go to Quenco ?
He went to Quenco for a meeting because they were expecting a visit form the local UNESCO representative the following week.
4- What would happen if the work was not going well ?
If the work was not going well, UNESCO would not support the project the next year.
5- What did Dr Hafez ask Leila to do while he was in Quenco ?
He asked her to go and see Amalia who would show her around the site.
6- What was worrying Leila ?
Amalia's unfriendly treatment was worrying Leila as Amalia did not seem very friendly or very happy to show Leila around.
7- What did Amalia ask Leila about ?
Amalia asked Leila about how much she knew about Inca civilization.
8- What did Leila tell Amalia about her knowledge about the Inca civilization ?
Leila told Amalia that she had done work on the Incas when she was studying at the Italian Institute of Archaeology and she has also read Dr Hafez's reports about the excavation.
9- What did Amalia think about Leila being in Peru ?
Amalia thought that Leila was in Peru because Dr Hafez was a friend of her family.
10- How did Leila defend herself against Amalia’s wrong idea ?
Leila defended herself against Amalia's wrong idea that she was an experienced archaeologist, her experience would be useful in the Peruvian excavation as she and Dr Hafez had excavated the tomb of Sennofer in the Valley of the Nobles in Egypt.
11- How many people were working there on the site ?
There were about twenty people working there on the site.
12- What did Leila see at the site ?
Leila saw huts, outlines of different buildings, foundations of walls, men brushing away earth and a hill called "hill of the king.
13- Where did the Chimu build their tombs ?
The Chimu built their tombs in hillsides.
14- Who did the Incas conquer ?
The Incas conquered the Chimu.
15-Why do you think the Incas allowed the Chimu kings to rule their own people ?
I think the Incas allowed the Chimu kings to rule their own people to make sure they were loyal to them.
16- Why did the Incas send the Chimu kings' sons to Cuzco ?
The Incas sent the Chimu king's sons to Cuzco to make sure their fathers were loyal.
17- What did Amalia tell Leila about their excavation ?
Amalia told Leila abut their excavation that they had found some bits of pottery, some bones of animals, a kind of entrance hall and a wall.
18- What did they think of entrance for ?
They thought there was a tomb behind the wall.
19-Who was Ramon ?
Ramon was one of the men working on the site ?
20- What did Ramon find ?
Ramon shouted and called Leila and Amalia over to come and have a look at the gold figure of the child he had found.
21- What did Ramon say about the gold figure of the child ?
Ramon said that the Incas used to sacrifice children to please the gods and they put those gold figures beside the body of the little girl or boy.
22- What did Ramon say about the gold figure of the child ?
Ramon said that the Incas used to sacrifice children to please the gods and they put those gold figures beside the body of the little girl or boy.
23- What was Leila’s impression about the gold figure of the child?
Leila was unhappy and said that it was terrible.
24- Why did Ramon go to find Pablo ?
Ramon went to find Pablo because he was in charge of making notes of everything they found.
25-What did Pablo tell Leila ?
Pablo told Leila that the Incas were a great civilization and they ruled over a huge area of South America. He also told her that they built great cities and made beautiful things. Pablo told Leila that the Peruvians were proud of their Inca heritage and they should protect it against the thieves who sold their culture to rich collectors and museums.
26- What did Leila send to her sister Samira ?
Leila sent to her sister Samira a long e-mail telling her about the exciting discovery and worries.
27- What was the most exciting day in Leila's life ?
The most exciting day in Leila's life was when they broke through a tomb of a Chimu king.
28- Who entered the tomb ?
Ramon entered the tomb.
29- How did they break through the tomb ?
To break through the tomb they managed to remove some stones carefully and they made a hole in the wall. Ramon slipped through the hold using a rope which haw rapped round his waist.
30- What did Ramon find inside the tomb ?
Ramon found bits of pottery and some human bones in the tomb.
31- How did Ramon talk to Dr Hafez while he was in the tomb?
Ramon talked to Dr Hafez while he was in the tomb on the two-way radio.
32- Why did they stop working ?
They stopped working because it was getting dark early near the equator.
31- What was Leila worrying about ?
Leila was worrying about the unfriendly treatment of Amalia.
II. Read the following quotations and then answer the questions :
1- "He makes a note of everything we find."
a)Who said it to whom? b)Who was concerned? c)Why did he come to the site?
Answers
a) It was said by Amalia to Leila. B) Pablo Alvarez was the person concerned.
c) He came to the site as he was in charge of writing a note of everything they found. He was working for the Peruvian Ministry of Culture.
2-"We haven’t found treasure-Yet. But this has been an amazing day!"
a) What was that treasure? B) Why was it an amazing day?
c) On what occasion was it mentioned?
Answers
a) That treasure was the discovery of the Chimu king's tomb.
d) It was an amazing day because they managed to break through the tomb.
c) It was mentioned in a long e-mail sent by Leila to her sister Samira asking her to write an article for her newspaper about the discovery of the Chimu king's tomb.
III- Complete the sentences:-
1- Amalia didn't seem to be very happy ...................= to show Leila around.
2- Leila had jet-lag because ...........................= she flew a long distance and her body could not adjust the time difference.
3- Dr Hafez and his men were expecting .................... = a visit form the local UNESCO representative.
4- UNESCO would not support the project if...... = the local UNESCO representative got bad impression of the work.
5- Dr Hafez went to Quenco for ................... = a meeting.
6- Amalia showed Leila ...................... = around the site.
7- Leila couldn't understand why ............... = Amalia was unfriendly.
8- Amalia got a wrong idea that............... = Leila was in Peru because Dr Hafez was a friend other family.
9- Leila told Amalia that she was an ................. = experienced archaeologist.
10-In Egypt Leila and Dr Hafez excavated .......... = the tomb of Sennofer together in the Valley of the Nobels.
11-The Incas allowed the Chimu kings to ............... = rule their own people.
12-The Incas sent the Chimu kings9 sons to the capital to ... = Make sure their fathers were loyal.
13-Ramon shouted when.......................... = he found a gold figure of a child.
14-The Incas sacrificed children to ...................... = please the goods.
15-Pablo was the man .......................... = who made notes of everything they found.
16-The Peruvians are proud of their Inca ........... = heritage.
17-Leila sent a long e-mail to her sister Samira to ..... = tell her about the exciting excavation and to ask her to write an article for her newspaper.
18- It was only Ramon who could slip through the hole into the tomb because .......
= he was thin.