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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What surgery must Taita perform on Rasfer after the pageant?
(a) Setting a broken arm.
(b) Removing splinters of an arrow.
(c) Sewing up several sword wounds.
(d) Draining the brain of blood.

3. Why is Taita valuable to Lord Intef?
(a) Taita manages all his wealth.
(b) Taita is one of his favorite lovers.
(c) Taita has helped him win favor with Pharaoh.
(d) Taita knows all the dark secrets of Lord Intef's reign.

4. What is the symbol of Pharaoh's power?
(a) A blue hawk seal.
(b) A red falcon seal.
(c) The Gold of Praise.
(d) An enormous golden ring.

5. What does Tanus name as one of the single worst afflictions to settle on Egypt?
(a) The lack of a male heir to the throne.
(b) Pharaoh's tax collectors.
(c) The bands of slave traders.
(d) The black plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body parts are left inside a man when he is embalmed?

2. How does Pharaoh treat Lostris?

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

4. What is Pharaoh's primary concern for the future of his kingdom?

5. Why is Taita called the Elder Brother in the slave quarters?

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