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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 495-528.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Lostris pass the regency on to Memnon?
(a) When the people demand a warrior leader to return them to Thebes.
(b) When Lostris realizes she is sick and dying.
(c) When the people reach the monument she had established at the beginning of their journey.
(d) When Memnon turns thirty.

2. After he is captured by Arkoun, why is Taita revered?
(a) He demonstrates his medical skill on his own arrow wound.
(b) He gives them all the gold he was carrying.
(c) He can speak their language, which is simple.
(d) He shows them maps of the Nile, which they could not draw.

3. Why do the Egyptians want to meet the Cush people?
(a) Because they need guidance about the geography.
(b) Because they want to understand this foreign land fully.
(c) Because they need allies.
(d) Because they need slaves.

4. How does Lord Intef escape his execution with the Shrike barons?
(a) He poisons the guards and slips out a secret passageway.
(b) He buys his own life with half of his treasure.
(c) He argues that his execution will tarnish his daughter's reputation forever.
(d) He pleads with Pharaoh for mercy.

5. Why is Taita called the Elder Brother in the slave quarters?
(a) He cares for Lord Intef's wives during their many pregnancies.
(b) He cares for young slave boys after Lord Intef sleeps with them.
(c) He cares for young slave girls after Lord Intef sleeps with them.
(d) He looks out for all new slaves who are brought to the palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. After passing the first cataract, what animal do Taita and his charioteers hunt?

2. When do the Egyptians begin to flee toward their ships away from the Hyksos?

3. Who is the first Shrike willing to help Tanus in exchange for keeping his life?

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

5. How does Memnon kill Apachan, son of King Salitis?

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