مراجعة القناع الذهبي

(The Mask of Gold) Final Revision

A) Answer the following questions:

1. Why was Leila happy to be back home ?
2. What was the photo on the table beside Leila's bed ?
3. What amazing thing did the Incas do?
4. What was Dr Hafez looking for in Peru? Why?
5. What was Leila taking Dr Hafez ?
13. What did Dr Hafez and Leila discover in Luxor?
7. What did Leila promise Samira on her departure ?
8. How did Leila go from Cairo to Lima? Why ?
9. What was Martin Lander's nationality and job ?
10. What did he say he was looking for ?
11. What made Leila doubt Martin Lander ?
12. What made Leila take up Archaeology ?
6. Why did they want to keep it secret ?
14. • How did the customs officials let Leila through ?
• What did Leila do to prevent the customs officials from looking at
the laser machine ?
15. Why was Leila even more nervous when the plane lands?
16. Where was the site they were digging at ?
17. What are the similarities between the ways the Incas and ancient Egyptians buried their dead ?
18. What are the differences between the Incas and ancient Egyptians?
19. The Ancient Egyptian civilization is more human than the Incas. Discuss Which civilization is superior: the Incas' or the Egyptians' ?
20. What did Dr Hafez tell Leila about Martin Lander?
21. What city did Dr Hafez speak about to Leila on the plane to Cuzco ?
22. What do you know about the Andes?
23. Give two reasons why Dr Hafez chose Leila to be in charge of one of his teams ?
24. What made Dr Hafez believe it was a royal tomb ?
25. Where were the German tourists going ?
26. Why was Leila terribly tired ?
27. Why did Dr Hafez have to go to Quenco ?
28. How did Leila know about the Inca civilization ?
30. What was the common problem that Peruvians and Egyptians faced?
29. How did the Incas make sure that the Chimu people and kings were loyal?
31. What did Leila tell Samira in her first e-mail?
32. What made Dr Hafez decide to go to Quenco? Or
• Why didn't Or Hafez want to explore the tomb immediately?
41. What did the laser dating machine show about the date of the cloth ?
34. Whom did Leila see sitting at one of the tables with Amalia?
35. What did Dr Hafez think of Amalia?
36. How did Leila find out that Martin Lander was a liar?
37. Why did the team put a ladder in the cave? What did they find?
38. What was strange about the skull of the dead man?
39. What was the cause of the crack according to both Dr Hafez and Leila?
40. What did Amalia suggest?
33. Why did Leila have to go into Quenco?
42. What would happen on finding some precious things in the cave ?
43. What did Leila see on the ground of the cave ? How ?
44. What was the result of finding a gold llama ? Or
• What did finding a gold llama in the tomb prove ?
45. What photo did Dr Hafez insist on taking ?
46. What did Leila write in her second e-mail to her sister Samira ?
47. What did Leila attach to the e-mail? Why ? .
48. Why didn't Leila go to have dinner with the rest? What did she do ?
49. What did Leila notice when she walked up to the door?
50. Who did Leila see in the cave? What was he doing?
51. Why did she feel angry?
52. When did the man in the cave see Leila?
53. How did he justify stealing things found by other people?
54. Why was it difficult to find a gold mask?
55. How did Lander punish Leila for her curiosity?
56. • What was the effect of fear on Leila when she fell asleep?
• What did Leila see in her dream inside the cave?
57. How did Dr Hafez comfort Leila?
58. What did the police think the first time they came? Why?
59. How was Leila saved from the tomb?
60. What did Pablo do with the gold mask?
61. What did the discovery of the gold mask prove?
66. How was Leila set free ?
63. How was the safe opened ?
64. Why was Leila put in a police cell ?
65. Who put the gold rabbit among Leila's work clothes? Why ?
62. What happened to the mask the following morning?
67. Why did Amalia and Leila go to Acomayo? Did Amalia drive fast ?
68. What happened to them on the way to Acomayo? Why?
69. Why were Amalia and Leila lucky? What exactly happened to them?
70. How could Leila make use of her knowledge about first aid?
71. What did Leila promise to do?
72. What kind of language did Leila use to ask for help?
73. What showed that Leila forgave Amalia?
74. How did Leila find a doctor?
75. How did the people in the village help Leila to save Amalia?
76. Who did Dr Hafez suspect to help Lander steal the gold mask? How did he make him confess his guilt?
77. What plan did they agree to carry out to catch Lander?
78. Why wasn't it easy for Lander to know that he was followed?
79. Why was it necessary to prevent Lander from getting onto his car?
80. How was Leila able to stop Lander?
81. Why was there more hope that the project would continue?
82. Why did Dr Hafez and the team decide to go to Quenco?
83. What did Leila show Or Hafez while walking along the road near the village?
87. What were the headlines of the newspapers the following day?
85. Why did the police chief call Dr Hafez?
86. Why were there a lot of photographers at the airport?
84. Why did Dr Hafez send a team to the village near Acomayo? Jo make sure it was an Inca site.












Important Quotations

B) Read the following quotations, and then answer the questions:

1. "You must be so excited about going to Peru"
• Samira said this to her sister Leila on their way to Cairo airport.
2. "His excavation work is high up in the mountains"
• Samira said this to Leila about Dr Hafez's work in the Andes Mountains.
3. "They were really tough, those Incas. It's amazing what they did."
• The Incas were tough because they lived at high altitudes.
4. "It's amazing what they did. Did you know they didn't have any writing? And yet they controlled a huge empire! " .
• Leila said this to her sister Samira
5. "Not many people know about it, so, yes, it is sort of secret."
• Leila said this to her sister Samira.
6. "It uses a small laser to date things. It's the latest technology".
• Leila said this to her sister Samira.
7. "Egyptian Archaeologist finds Inca treasure - I can see the headlines now".
• Samira was speaking to Leila.
8. "I'll miss you too. I'm not very good at keeping in touch when I'm working."
• Leila was speaking to Samira at the airport.
9. "I'm looking for places where there are other interesting things to find."
• Martin Lander said this to Leila on the plane from New York to Lima.
10. "We discovered a tomb which had wonderful paintings of birds and animals on the walls."
• Leila said this to Martin Lander on the plane from New York to Lima.
11. "Yes, it's an interesting idea, because there are some similarities between the Ancient Egyptians and the ancient people of South America."
• Leila said this to Martin Lander
12. "I saw the man looking through the pocket in the seat in front of me."
• Leila said this about Martin Lander whom she met on the plane.
13. "Yes of course. They asked me about it in the customs."
• Leila said this to Dr Hafez at Lima Airport.
14. "In the Machu Picchu area, wasn't it? You were doing some archaeological work there."
Dr Hafez was speaking to Martin Lander.
15. "No, I'm afraid that wasn't me. I'm a mining engineer, not archaeologist."
• Martin Lander said it to Dr Hafez
16. "You've come at a good time, Leila."
• Dr Hafez said these words to Leila.
17. "Machu Picchu, the great Inca city that was lost for hundreds years."
• Dr Hafez said these words to Leila on the plane to Cuzco.
18. "I need to talk to you a little about our work and how we an organized."
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila on the plane to Cuzco.
19. "I need someone who understands me. Someone I can trust."
Dr Hafez said these words to Leila on the plane to Cuzco.
20. "I think a younger-person is needed."
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila.
21. "He used to work for United Mining, but he got involved with some people who were taking Inca objects out of the country."
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila.
22. "Of course I'm happy to be working with Dr Hafez. I have worked with him before," I said rather defensively. "But don't get the wrong idea.
• Leila said this to Amalia.
23. "There's only one thing that's worrying me. One of the archaeologists here obviously doesn't like me.."
• Leila said this to her sister Samira in her first e-mail from Peru.
24. "Yes, we think so. But we won't know until we make a hole in the wall and see what lies behind"
• Amalia said this to Leila when she was showing her the excavation site.
25. "It's a gold figure of a child"
• Ramon said this to Amalia and Leila.
26. "At the end of the building you can see a wall."
• Amalia said this to Leila when she was showing her the excavation site.
27. "How terrible ! "
• Leila said this to Ramon
28 We haven't found treasure yet. But this has been an amazing day!
• Leila said this to her sister, Samira in her first e-mail to her from Peru.
29. "We've had the same problem in Egypt since the time of the Pharaohs."
• Leila said this to Amalia at the excavation site near Quenco.
30. "I have to go into Quenco for a meeting. We're expecting a visit from the local UNESCO representative next week."
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila.
31. "Don't be silly. You two are about the same age. You're both archaeologists. You should be friends."
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila.
32. "You'll get along better when you start working with her properly."
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila
33. "If it was Lander it would be a bit strange, I agree. But I can't believe Amalia would do anything wrong. I trust her."
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila.
34. "He might have been killed."
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila, Amalia and Ramon at the bottom of the cave they discovered.
35. "Right in the middle of the Inca period". "Well, that's a good start."
• Pablo Alvarez said this to the Dr Hafez, Leila and Amalia.
36. "It's hard work in the tomb, isn't it? Still I'm sure we'll find something definite soon."
• Amalia said this to Leila.
37 "Dr Hafez, I think I have found something."
• Leila said this to Dr Hafez.
38. "We need to find a gold mask to be absolutely sure."
• Amalia to Leila and Dr Hafez.
39. "Of course we need to find a gold mask to be sure it's the tomb of a king. But this is still a great discovery. Well done."
• Dr. Hafez said this to Leila about the gold figure of a llama.
40. "The others all congratulated me too. I took the little llama in my hands."
• This was part of Leila's e-mail to her sister Samira.
41. "It is a llama. The Incas used llamas like we used camels."
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila.
42. "So we meet again, Miss EI-Assaby."
• Martin Lander said this to Leila inside the cave.
43. "So you're not a mining engineer." "You're just here to steal things that other people have found. You're a thief."
• Leila said this to Martin Lander.
44. "You can call me a thief if you like."
• Martin Lander said this to Leila.
45. "You can't. It's wrong You're stealing.
• Leila said this to Martin Lander inside the cave.
46. "I'm so glad you are here."
• Leila said this to Dr Hafez.
47. "Come and get a hot drink. You must be very tired."
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila.
48. "I think I have found something interesting."
• Leila said this to Dr Hafez, Ramon and Amalia. Ramon helped her.
49. "It's like the face of the sun. Look at the sun's rays. How wonderful!"
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila, Amalia and Ramon inside the tomb.
50. • "I'm very shocked and upset. The police have not found the gold mask
• "But I'm afraid you will have to go with the police now."
Dr Hafez said this to Leila.
51. "I've explained every thing to the police."
• Amalia said this to Leila.
52. "O, Leila, I'm sorry for what has happened. You must forgive me."
"Forgive me because it is my fault that you are here."
• Amalia said this to Leila.
53. There is another excavation taking place there. You probably didn't know that."
• Amalia said this to Leila inside the car.
54. "I can't move," she said "I must have broken something. My leg. It really hurts."
• Amalia said this to Leila.
55. "When you saw me in Quenco talking to him, you probably thought I was working with him."
• Amalia said this to Leila.
56. "I've found some help," I said. "These people will help us."
• Leila said this to Amalia.
57. "It's a matter of life and death."
• The doctor said this to Leila.
58. "I'm sorry I thought badly of you."
• Leila said this to Amalia.
59. "She needs a hospital quickly."
• The doctor said this to Leila about Amalia
60. "That sounds too dangerous, Leila. Let's call the police."
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila.
61. "Let's set a trap."
• Leila to Dr Hafez and Ramon
62. "Don't worry now. I've called the police."
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila.
63. "You're not going to show me two strangers sitting at a cafe, are you?"
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila.
64. "He must have hit his head against the roof of the plane."
• Ramon said this to Leila about Lander.
65. "I think that is the end of Mr. Lander's archaeological career."
• Dr Hafez said this to Leila.