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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 kind of horoscope does Pharaoh demand of Taita on his wedding night?
(a) Reading the stars.
(b) Interpreting the scrolls of his birth.
(c) Casting lots.
(d) Working the Mazes.

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

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

4. When Tanus disappeared, to whom did he hand over his squadron and Pharaoh's seal?
(a) Safaga.
(b) Taita.
(c) Kratas.
(d) Lord Intef.

5. Why does Taita keep separate from the crowds?
(a) He knows that palace cooks will prepare a special meal for him.
(b) He is afraid of being trampled.
(c) He is too busy taking care of Lostris.
(d) He thinks he is better than they are.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Lostris wear to prove she is a virgin bride?

2. What change to the festival pageant does Taita protest?

3. What does Lostris ask from her father for a wedding gift?

4. Pharaoh's palace is in the southernmost part of Egypt. What reason do some people give for this?

5. What does Tanus name as one of the single worst afflictions to settle on Egypt?

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