Golden Goblet Unit 1: Ch. 1-2

Question 1

crucible

Answer 1

A vessel used for melting materials at high temperatures

Question 2

prospects

Answer 2

Possibilities or opportunities

Question 3

brusquely

Answer 3

In an abrupt or blunt manner

Question 4

vaguely

Answer 4

Not clearly stated, expressed, or understood

Question 5

absurd

Answer 5

Obviously foolish or untrue

Question 6

jocular

Answer 6

Humorous

Question 7

extricated

Answer 7

Untangled or released from a difficult situation

Question 8

dawdled

Answer 8

Moved slowly, wasted time

Question 9

invariable

Answer 9

Never changing

Question 10

vindictively

Answer 10

Vengeful; looking to cause pain or harm

Question 11

Why did Ranofer have to go live with his half-brother, Gebu?

Answer 11

Ranofer had to go live with Gebu because his father died.

Question 12

What did Ibni want Ranofer to do?

Answer 12

He wanted him to take another wineskin to Gebu.

Question 13

What had been happening in the goldsmith’s shop where Ranofer worked?

Answer 13

Gold had been going missing.

Question 14

Whom did Ranofer suspect of stealing the gold?

Answer 14

He suspected Ibni was stealing the gold.

Question 15

Why was Ranofer’s part (the western part) of Thebes called “The City of the Dead”?

Answer 15

The western part of Thebes was called the City of the Dead because most of the items made there went into the Egyptian tombs with the dead.

Question 16

Whom did Ranofer meet down by the Nile?

Answer 16

He met the old papyrus cutter and his donkey.