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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Taita's pregnancy tests for Lostris involve?
(a) Mangoes and a full moon.
(b) Nile water and wine.
(c) Corn and frogs.
(d) Crocodile meat and lily flowers.

2. How does Taita remove the arrow from Pharaoh's chest?
(a) By pushing it through his body.
(b) By gently working it backward.
(c) With greased spoons.
(d) By pulling it out quickly.

3. What is the constant problem with the first chariots?
(a) The chariots are very heavy.
(b) The men cannot drive the horses.
(c) The horses are scared of them.
(d) The wheels fall off.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Memnon's reaction to the hunt?

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

3. What is the name of the band of men who terrorize the Upper Kingdom?

4. How does Pharaoh spend the treasure he recovered from Lord Intef?

5. Why does Taita think he deserves to be called the best artist in all the land?

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