Q: CHAPTER VIII

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That night Pharaoh and Tua rested in privacy with those members of the Court whom they had brought with them, but on the morrow began a round of festivals such as history scarcely told of in Egypt. Indeed, the feast with which it opened was more splendid than any Tua had seen at Thebes even at the time of her crowning, or on that day of blood and happiness when Amathel and his Nubian guards were slain and she and Rames declared their love. At this feast Pharaoh and the young Queen sat in chairs of gold, while the Prince Abi was placed on her right hand, and not on that of Pharaoh as he should have been as host and subject.

"I am too much honoured," said Tua, looking at him sideways. "Why do you not sit by Pharaoh, my uncle?"

"Who am I that I should take the seat of honour when my sovereigns come to visit me?" answered Abi, bowing his great head. "Let it be reserved for the high-priest of Osiris, that Holy One whom, after Ptah, we worship here above all other deities, for he is clothed with the majesty of the god of death."

"Of death," said Tua. "Is that why you put him by my father?"

"Indeed not," replied Abi, spreading out his hands, "though if a choice must be made, I would rather that he sat near one who is old and must soon be called the 'ever-living,' than at the side of the loveliest queen that Egypt has ever seen, to whom it is said that Amen himself has sworn a long life," and again he bowed.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is Tua's uncle's name?
2. Would he sit beside the Pharaoh?
3. who did the Pharaoh and Tua spend the night in the company of?
4. in public?
5. where did the people come from?
6. what did they start the next day?
7. was the first feast small?
8. wahat was it bigger than?
9. spcifically?
10. or when else?
11. what were the seats made of that the couple sat on?
12. where was the prince sitting?
13. did she object?
14. how did she look at him?
15. Who else shoukld have the seat next to the Pharaoh
16. who did Abi say should have it?
17. wearing what?
18. why did ABi prefer the priest there?
19. how did he describe Tua?
20. who was the Pharaoh?
A: 1. Abi
2. he should have
3. members of the Court
4. no
5. Thebes
6. a round of festivals
7. no
8. any Tua had seen at Thebes
9. even at the time of her crowning
10. on that day of blood and happiness when Amathel and his Nubian guards were slain and she and Rames declared their love
11. gold
12. on her right hand
13. yes
14. sideways
15. Prince Abi
16. the high-priest of Osiris
17. the majesty of the god of death
18. He would rather that he sat near one who is old
19. the loveliest queen that Egypt has ever seen
20. unknown

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

The former Victoria University of Manchester, now the University of Manchester, was founded in 1851 as Owens College. In 1880, the college joined the federal Victoria University, gaining an independent university charter in 1904 as the Victoria University of Manchester after the collapse of the federal university.

On 1 October 2004, the Victoria University of Manchester merged with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) to form a new, larger entity, and the new university was named the University of Manchester.

The university was founded in 1851 as Owens College, named after John Owens, a textile merchant, who left a bequest of 96,942 for the purpose. Its first accommodation was at Cobden House on Quay Street, Manchester, in a house which had been the residence of Richard Cobden. In 1859, Owens College was approved as a provincial examination centre for matriculation candidates of the University of London. As the college progressed it became inadequate so a move to Chorlton on Medlock was planned in 1871. Alfred Waterhouse was the architect of the new college building, west of Oxford Road, which was opened in 1873. Owens College became the first affiliate college of the federal Victoria University in 1880. In 1884, University College Liverpool also joined the Victoria University, followed in 1887 by the Yorkshire College in Leeds.

1. who was it originally named after?
2. who was he?
3. which school did it merge with?
4. did they have to change names after this?
5. what was the name before the merger?
6. How much did owens leave behind?
7. what was it approved as?
8. for?
9. from?
10. what was the school renamed?
11. when was it founded?
12. what was the first living quarters called?
13. where was it?
14. why was it called that?
15. where did they move to?
16. why?
17. which other school joined them?
18. when?
19. who designed the new school?
20. did any other school join?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. John Owens
2. a textile merchant,
3. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST)
4. Yes
5. Victoria University of Manchester
6. 96,942
7. provincial examination centre
8. matriculation candidates
9. University of London
10. University of Manchester
11. 1851
12. Cobden House
13. Quay Street,
14. it had been the residence of Richard Cobden
15. Chorlton on Medlock
16. it became inadequate
17. University College Liverpool
18. 1884
19. Alfred Waterhouse
20. Yes