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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 405-444.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Lostris gives birth to a daughter, how soon must Taita have another dream to explain another pregnancy?
(a) Five years later.
(b) Within the same year.
(c) Two years later.
(d) One year later.

2. While Lostris is pregnant, what is the one thing she asks for that she does not get?
(a) Freedom for Taita.
(b) Snow from Syria.
(c) A promotion for Tanus.
(d) A new palace in Thebes.

3. How does Pharaoh spend the treasure he recovered from Lord Intef?
(a) He pays the troops for the past year that they have not been paid.
(b) He awards a quarter of it to Tanus.
(c) Half of it goes into his tomb.
(d) He sends half of it to the temple of Horus.

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

5. Why did Lord Intef engineer the downfall of Lord Harrab, Tanus's father?
(a) Lord Harrab had cheated Lord Intef out of several thousand gold rings.
(b) Lord Harrab was corrupt in his land dealings with Lord Intef.
(c) Pharaoh had promised great riches to Lord Harrab.
(d) Lord Intef was jealous of Lord Harrab's virtue, popularity, and wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lostris establish a dozen hospitals and hotels for poor people in Thebes?

2. How is Tanus injured in the first elephant hunt?

3. How does Lord Intef escape his execution with the Shrike barons?

4. How does Taita map out the Nile as the ships travel on it?

5. When Tanus enters the temple of Osiris, what is the crowd's reaction?

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