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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 445-494.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Taita wait with Tanus's body the full forty days of embalming?
(a) He is also preparing Tanus's tomb to receive his body.
(b) He is afraid to face the queen's grief.
(c) Memnon wants him to ensure the body is safely transported.
(d) He wants to ensure the embalming is done properly.

2. Where is Arkoun's castle?
(a) On the banks of the Nile.
(b) On a wind-swept mountain.
(c) On a vast plain.
(d) On the foothills of a mountain.

3. What color does Lostris wear to prove she is a virgin bride?
(a) Red like fine wine.
(b) White like a pure heart.
(c) Gold like the sun.
(d) Blue like water lilies.

4. Why does Pharaoh boast of Taita's abilities as a physician?
(a) Taita healed Pharaoh of pneumonia.
(b) Taita made Lostris more fertile to carry a male child.
(c) Taita cured Pharaoh's impotence.
(d) Taita cured Pharaoh's ringworm.

5. Why do crowds of people wait onshore for the boats to return?
(a) They are concerned for the safety of the sailors.
(b) They want to welcome Lostris back home.
(c) They are allowed to eat hippopotamus only then, during the feast of Osiris.
(d) They cannot begin the feast of Osiris until Lostris returns.

Short Answer Questions

1. After setting up the stone monument, why does the queen give Taita the Gold of Praise?

2. Why is Tanus's speech a surprise to his whole audience, especially Taita?

3. Following the battle with the Hyksos, what did Tanus do that caused him great grief?

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

5. How does Taita map out the Nile as the ships travel on it?

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