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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 296-350.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pharaoh's last wish to Lostris?
(a) That she find Lord Intef and bring him to justice.
(b) That she hand over power to Memnon immediately.
(c) That she rally the nation and defeat the Hyksos.
(d) That she finish his tomb and bury him according to The Book of the Dead.

2. What does Taita conspicuously display over the harem wall the morning after Lostris's wedding?
(a) Lostris's blood-stained wedding skirt.
(b) Pharaoh's seal symbolizing his approval of Lostris.
(c) The flowers that had been in Lostris's hair the day before.
(d) A blood-stained sheet from Lostris's bed.

3. Why does Nembet, the Great Lion of Egypt, become angry with Tanus?
(a) Tanus is revealed as next in line for the crown.
(b) Tanus is allowed to present the city's greeting to Pharaoh.
(c) Tanus has recently become popular with all of Thebes.
(d) Tanus saves Pharaoh's ship because Nembet cannot.

4. As he lies dying, what are the last words that Pharaoh speaks?
(a) Incantation against evil spirits.
(b) Prayers for a safe journey into paradise.
(c) Passages from the Book of the Dead.
(d) Words of love to Queen Lostris.

5. Why are Lord Nembet and most of his men killed by the Hyksos?
(a) The men were poor archers.
(b) Lord Nembet had not trained them well.
(c) Lord Nembet laughed at Tanus's warning letter.
(d) The men were sailors not warriors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tanus's speech a surprise to his whole audience, especially Taita?

2. How do Egyptians treat their women in comparison to surrounding nations?

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

4. What idea of Tanus's is shot down in the military council?

5. Where does the Shepherd King shoot his first arrow as the battle begins?

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