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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 48-107.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the festival pageant, who plays the role of Seth, an evil god?
(a) Taita.
(b) Rasfer.
(c) Tanus.
(d) Lord Intef.

2. What gives Taita the right to speak sharply to Tanus when he and Lostris board the Breath of Horus?
(a) He was once Tanus's tutor.
(b) He is Tanus's cousin.
(c) Tanus was rude to him first.
(d) Tanus is a lowly soldier.

3. Why is Taita nervous about the pageant at the end of the festival?
(a) He is playing the main role of Horus.
(b) He wrote a new script to replace the thousand-year-old version.
(c) Lostris has not learned her lines properly.
(d) He must direct the play.

4. In the early-morning sunlight, how does Pharaoh appear?
(a) Insignificant and slightly overweight.
(b) Unimportant and confused.
(c) Majestic and composed.
(d) Grand and imposing.

5. In the pageant duel with Rasfer, why does Tanus not kill Rasfer?
(a) He is afraid of shocking Pharaoh.
(b) He thinks Rasfer is wounded to the point of death.
(c) He is afraid of Lord Intef's subsequent anger.
(d) Rasfer has already surrendered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Taita made a eunuch when he was sixteen?

2. What does Tanus name as one of the single worst afflictions to settle on Egypt?

3. Once he is seated on the ark carrying his coffin, what unprecedented thing does Pharaoh do?

4. Why is Tanus's speech a surprise to his whole audience, especially Taita?

5. What does "Lostris" mean?

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