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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 146-190.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the audience accept the bloody, gaudy pageant?
(a) With holy terror.
(b) With stunned silence.
(c) With wild enthusiasm.
(d) With horror.

3. Why did Tanus name his bow Lanata?
(a) It was his mother's name.
(b) It was Lostris's baby name.
(c) It was his first girlfriend's name.
(d) It was the Queen Mother's name.

4. What are the ushabti that would be buried with Pharaoh when he died?
(a) His favorite wives and concubines.
(b) Vast treasures of wealth that he accumulated in life.
(c) Carved dolls of various craftsmen that would accompany him to the next world.
(d) Carved likenesses of all his children, who are his legacy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what army regiment does Tanus belong?

2. Why did Tanus's father die an unhappy death?

3. Why does Taita keep separate from the crowds?

4. Though Taita is an accomplished physician, what part of the human anatomy still confuses him (pg 88)?

5. Why is Taita valuable to Lord Intef?

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