–9REFER TO THE FOLLOWING SELECTION FROM AN ACCOUNT OFTHE DI...
Questions 1–9
refer to the following selection from an account of
the discovery of the tomb of Ramses II in the late nineteenth century.
Read the passage carefully and then choose the answers to the
questions.
From “Finding the Pharaoh”
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Plunging on ahead of my guide, I came to the chamber . . . , and
there, standing against the walls or here lying on the floor, I found
even a greater number of mummy-cases of stupendous size and
weight.
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Their gold coverings and their polished surfaces so plainly
reflected my own excited visage that it seemed as though I was
looking into the faces of my own ancestors. The gilt face on the
coffin of the amiable Queen Nofretari* seemed to smile upon me like
an old acquaintance.
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I took in the situation quickly, with a gasp, and hurried to the
open air lest I should be overcome and the glorious prize still
unrevealed be lost to science.
It was almost sunset then. Already the odor which arose from
the tomb had cajoled a troupe of slinking jackals to the neighbor-
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hood, and the howl of hyenas was heard not far distant. A long line
of vultures sat upon the highest pinnacles of the cliffs near by, ready
for their hateful work.
The valley was as still as death. Nearly the whole of the night
was occupied in hiring men to help remove the precious relics from
their hiding-place. There was but little sleep in Luxor that night. Early
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the next morning three hundred Arabs were employed under my
direction . . . . One by one the coffins were hoisted to the surface,
were securely sewed up in sail-cloth and matting, and then were
carried across the plain of Thebes to the steamers awaiting them at
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Luxor.
—Emil Brugsch Bey
PRACTICE TEST 5—
Continued
5.
Which of the following best identifies the
1.
What is the best meaning of the word
“amiable“ in the phrase “The gilt face on
purpose of the fourth paragraph in relation
the coffin of the amiable Queen Nofretari”
to the passage as a whole?
(lines 7–8)?
(A)
To describe the scent of death
(B)
To describe the physical setting
(A)
Friendly
(C)
To describe the emotional tone
(B)
Lovable
(D) To describe the local animals
(C)
Pleasant
(E)
To describe the sunset in Egypt
(D) Kindly
(E)
Genial
6.
In the second paragraph, the writer en-
2.
How is the selection organized?
hances the description of his experience with
(A)
The passage is organized spatially.
I.
imagery.
(B)
The writer uses developmental order.
II.
parallelism.
(C)
A chronological development is used.
III.
personification.
(D) The selection makes use of order of
importance.
(A)
I only
(E)
The writer employs comparison and
(B)
II only
contrast.
(C)
III only
(D) I and II
3.
Which of the following stylistic devices
(E)
II and III
does the writer employ to convey his
excitement about his discovery?
7.
How does the point of view affect the
I.
Specific descriptors
passage?
II.
Vivid details
(A)
The point of view contributes to
III.
Figurative language
validity and authenticity.
(B)
The selection seems more personal.
(C)
The point of view establishes
provenance.
(E)
I, II, and III
(D) It suggests an interest in archaeology.
(E)
The writer employs the first-person to
4.
Identify the mode of discourse of this
supply motivation for the adventure.
passage.
(A)
Exposition
(B)
Argument
(C)
Persuasion
(D) Narration
(E)
Description
➡9.
Identify the writer’s technique used in the
8.
The sentence beginning “I took in the
phrase “the howl of hyenas.”
situation quickly . . .” (lines 10–11) in the
third paragraph implies that the speaker
(A)
Allusion
may be stunned by
(B)
Simile
(A)
the importance of his discovery.
(C)
Conceit
(B)
the lack of fresh air in the chamber.
(D) Metaphor
(C)
his own excitement.
(E)
Alliteration
(D) the stench of the atmosphere within
the burial chamber.
(E)
the magnificence of the sarcophagi.