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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to the reward that Pharaoh gives to Taita?
(a) Taita buys several pieces of land with it.
(b) It goes to Lostris instead.
(c) Taita wastes it.
(d) Pharaoh takes it back within a week.

3. How does Lostris ensure that Tanus is a part of her son's life?
(a) By ordering him to report directly to her.
(b) By hiring him as one of the royal tutors.
(c) By sending her son to live with him.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

4. Just past the fourth cataract, what do the Egyptians encounter for the first time in their lives?
(a) Rain.
(b) Trees.
(c) Snow.
(d) Hunger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lostris want to drink poison on her wedding night?

2. How much time is Tanus given to restore order to the Upper Kingdom?

3. Why is Taita able to persuade Pharaoh of Lostris's illness on their wedding night?

4. What does Taita do before he tells Pharaoh that Lostris is pregnant again?

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

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