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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 the name of Taita's friend who gives him information and supplies prior to the battle with the Shrikes?
(a) Remrem.
(b) Tiamat.
(c) Safaga.
(d) Kernit.

2. Where do Taita and Lostris go when they want to talk privately?
(a) Along the outer walls of the harem.
(b) In her inner chamber bedroom.
(c) In a skiff on the river.
(d) Into her water garden.

3. During her feast to celebrate Taita, what gift does Lostris try to give him?
(a) His own house apart from hers.
(b) New physician's tools.
(c) His freedom.
(d) Three new slave boys.

4. Who is bitterly saddened by what Taita displays over the harem wall?
(a) Taita himself.
(b) Tanus.
(c) Lostris.
(d) Lord Intef.

5. What is ironic about the double crown of Egypt that Pharaoh wears?
(a) He does not deserve to wear the crown.
(b) The Lower Kingdom does not acknowledge his rule.
(c) The crown is merely a symbol of history, not of power.
(d) Lord Intef wears an identical crown.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Taita conduct Pharaoh's tours of his treasuries?

3. What does Taita conspicuously display over the harem wall the morning after Lostris's wedding?

4. Of what crime does Pharaoh find Tanus guilty?

5. Why does Pharaoh boast of Taita's abilities as a physician?

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