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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 does Taita see at the end of Pharaoh's horoscope?
(a) Battles and bloodshed for one hundred years.
(b) A girl baby followed by a boy.
(c) A tree eaten by locusts and fallen to earth.
(d) A forest of trees, all bearing the double crown.

2. When Taita explains Pharaoh's horoscope to Lostris, why does it give her hope?
(a) She and Tanus will die and go to paradise together.
(b) Pharaoh will be dead in five years.
(c) Tanus will rescue her in five years.
(d) Pharaoh will be dead within the year.

3. How much time is Tanus given to restore order to the Upper Kingdom?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Ten years.

4. Why is Taita able to persuade Pharaoh of Lostris's illness on their wedding night?
(a) Pharaoh is weary and does not want to see anyone.
(b) Pharaoh is older and has had many wives already.
(c) Taita's reputation as a physician reinforces any story he gives of sickness.
(d) Pharaoh does not like Lostris any more than she likes him.

5. How does Tanus get back into shape after his weeks of drinking and laziness?
(a) Three weeks' worth of sword practice.
(b) Fighting the Shrikes on the road.
(c) A four-day march with his regiment.
(d) Two weeks' worth of difficult training.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gives Taita the right to speak sharply to Tanus when he and Lostris board the Breath of Horus?

2. Once he is seated on the ark carrying his coffin, what unprecedented thing does Pharaoh do?

3. Why does Taita keep separate from the crowds?

4. In the festival pageant, who plays the role of Seth, an evil god?

5. How does Pharaoh treat Lostris?

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