Chapter 7 " The Sultan's Command" & Chapter 8 "Six Steeds for a King"
Chapter 7 " The Sultan's Command" & Chapter 8 "Six Steeds for a King"
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
How did Sham run?
- He usually lost.
- He was very fast and always won races in was in.
What did Agba do to get ready to see Sultan Mulai Ismael?
- He was given a new set of cloths and sandals.
- He bathed.
- His head was shaved and he bathed three times.
Why was Agba afraid to go to the Sultan?
- He was mean and used a whip on the horseboys.
- No horseboys had ever returned from seeing him.
- The Sultan had a temper and yelled.
Who was Mulai Ismael?
- Emperor of all Morocco
- Commander of the army of Morocco
- Overseer of the emperor's stables
What did the Sultan look like?
- He was a very old man and looked much like Santa Claus with a long white beard. He was dressed all in gold.
- He was a handsome man with a white beard and tanned skin. He was dressed in blue robes with a golden sash.
- He looked like a camel with a split lip, heavy eyelids, and spongy feet. He was dressed all in white.
What did the Sultan want Signor Achmet to do?
- have the horseboys trained as jockeys to race the Arabian horses in a race against the horses belonging to Louis XV, King of France
- choose six of the best steeds in the stables for a gift to Louis XV, King of France
- He wanted the horseboys to take over the jobs of fly-flicker, sword carrier, slipper boy, and teamaker.
The Sultan wanted Signor Achmet to choose ___________ for the gift to the King.
- mares
- stallions
The Sultan wanted all the horses to be _______________ .
- the same color
- different colors
Besides the color, what other feature did the Sultan want the horses to have?
- The horses had to be measured for the "correct" proportions.
- The horses had to be the "correct" height.
- The horses had to possess a good luck mark on their bodies.
Each horse was to go France with his own ______________ .
- jockey
- saddle
- horseboy
Why did the Sultan give the King of France this gift?
- He wanted gifts and favors in return.
- The King was his nephew.
- He wanted to make peace between the two countries which had been at war.
Why did Agba not answer when the Sultan asked him how old he was?
- He was a mute.
- He was frightened.