Quiz: The Last Reel

Question 1 of 6

Multiple choice

According to the story, why did the Cinema Firdaus lose its audiences?

بحسب القصة، لماذا فقدت سينما الفردوس جمهورها؟

The municipality banned public screeningsMultiplexes on the ring road drew people away with more comfort and choiceIbrahim refused to show modern filmsThe building was damaged and unsafe

Question 2 of 6

Comprehension

What does the final line, "carrying the light where the municipality could not reach it," most likely suggest?

ماذا توحي الجملة الأخيرة «حاملًا الضوء إلى حيث لا تطال يدُ البلدية» على الأرجح؟

Ibrahim stole a projector lamp from the cinemaIbrahim plans to sue the municipality for closing the cinemaThe memory and spirit of the cinema live on in Ibrahim beyond any official decisionIbrahim intends to open a new cinema in another city

Question 3 of 6

Comprehension

Why does Ibrahim stay in the booth during the manager's farewell speech?

لماذا يبقى إبراهيم في غرفة العرض أثناء خطاب الوداع الذي يلقيه المدير؟

He has always felt more at home with quiet work than with public ceremonyHe is angry with the manager for closing the cinemaHe is repairing a broken projector at the last minuteThe staircase is too crowded for him to go downstairs

Question 4 of 6

True or false

Ibrahim blamed the multiplexes and the public for the decline of the Firdaus.

هل لام إبراهيم المجمّعات السينمائية والجمهور على تدهور سينما الفردوس؟

TrueFalse

Question 5 of 6

Vocabulary

In the story, "obsolete" is closest in meaning to:

في القصة، كلمة "obsolete" أقرب في المعنى إلى:

extremely valuableno longer in use or neededrecently inventedtechnically complicated

Question 6 of 6

Complete the sentence

At the end of the screening, the audience turned and applauded ___.

في نهاية العرض، التفت الجمهور وصفّق لـ ___.

the manager standing on the stagethe small square window of the projection booththe actors who attended the screeningthe newly renovated balcony

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