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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 108-145.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Taita see at the end of Pharaoh's horoscope?
(a) A forest of trees, all bearing the double crown.
(b) A tree eaten by locusts and fallen to earth.
(c) Battles and bloodshed for one hundred years.
(d) A girl baby followed by a boy.

2. How is Lostris thrown from the Breath of Horus?
(a) She tries to duck Tanus's arrow and falls.
(b) The ship runs into the bull hippopotamus.
(c) She is startled by Taita's shout and falls.
(d) The rowers take a curve too sharply.

3. Of what crime does Pharaoh find Tanus guilty?
(a) Lying.
(b) Revolt.
(c) Treason.
(d) Thievery.

4. Why is Taita valuable to Lord Intef?
(a) Taita knows all the dark secrets of Lord Intef's reign.
(b) Taita is one of his favorite lovers.
(c) Taita manages all his wealth.
(d) Taita has helped him win favor with Pharaoh.

5. What does Tanus name as one of the single worst afflictions to settle on Egypt?
(a) The black plague.
(b) The bands of slave traders.
(c) The lack of a male heir to the throne.
(d) Pharaoh's tax collectors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though Taita is an accomplished physician, what part of the human anatomy still confuses him (pg 88)?

2. What does "Lostris" mean?

3. Why did Lord Intef engineer the downfall of Lord Harrab, Tanus's father?

4. Why does Taita help a shrieking woman at the riverside?

5. What change to the festival pageant does Taita protest?

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