River God Test | Final Test - Medium

Wilbur Smith
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River God Test | Final Test - Medium

Wilbur Smith
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enticed the Hyksos to attack Thebes with promises of treasure?
(a) Lord Intef.
(b) Hui.
(c) Salitis.
(d) Pharaoh.

2. Why does the queen not want her people to build a temple to Ammon-Ra?
(a) She does not worship Ammon-Ra.
(b) There are not enough raw materials in the area.
(c) She wants them to remain travelers.
(d) She already built a temple to Hapi.

3. When Taita works the Mazes of Ammon-Ra to receive guidance about the Hyksos problem, how does his vision begin?
(a) With the sound of thunder.
(b) With the goddess Hapi.
(c) With a long green snake.
(d) With a forest of crowned trees.

4. How does the goddess Hapi answer the travelers' prayers at the beginning of their voyage?
(a) The Nile floods several weeks late.
(b) The Nile floods several weeks early.
(c) The Hyksos do not attack them again.
(d) They do not lose any ships in the first cataract.

5. When do the Egyptians begin to flee toward their ships away from the Hyksos?
(a) When the battle changes to a massacre.
(b) When the men in front begin stampeding toward the back.
(c) When Pharaoh is hit with an arrow.
(d) When Tanus calls them to retreat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Hyksos pass by their victims rather than running straight into them?

2. What is a large part of a physician's training?

3. Just past the fourth cataract, what do the Egyptians encounter for the first time in their lives?

4. What happens to the reward that Pharaoh gives to Taita?

5. How does Taita remove the arrow from Pharaoh's chest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Smith goes into details about the mummification of Pharaoh's body? Is this fitting to the novel? Especially in relation to Taita's character, since he is involved in the embalming, do the details add to or detract from the story?

2. How does Taita explain Lostris's second pregnancy? Why does the council believe him? What from Lostris's reputation prepares them to believe Taita's story?

3. How does Lord Intef die? Considering his life, is this a suitable death? Why?

4. How does Taita justify the enslavement of the Shilluk people? What does he observe about their customs and what does he seek to change? How do the Shilluk customs of marriage differentiate, in a large part, their culture from that of the Egyptians?

5. Why will so few people ride astride a horse? (Throughout the novel, only Hui, Taita, and Memnon dare this.) What reaction do they get when people see them astride the horses? Why do you think they get this reaction?

6. How does Lostris deal with Lord Aqer's disgruntlement? Including previous instances of dissatisfied people, what does this say about her leadership? Is she well suited to lead the Egyptian people?

7. How does Pharaoh bring justice following the revelation of Lord Intef as Akh-Seth? How is his punishment for the Shrikes suitable? Additionally, how is it the harshest punishment an Egyptian can suffer?

8. Why do Lostris and Tanus disagree over the fate of the Hyksos horses? How does this argument illustrate their respective places in society?

9. How do the Egyptian ships navigate through the cataracts? How is this a testimony to their technological skill, especially because of Taita?

10. What is the reaction of both Tanus and Pharaoh to the news of Lostris's pregnancy? What do their reactions say about their personal priorities?

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