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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Taita returns to Lostris, why is she sick?
(a) The miscarriage of Pharaoh's child made her ill.
(b) She has barely eaten anything.
(c) She is sick with worry for Tanus.
(d) She has contracted malaria.

2. What hunt do Taita and Lostris attend with Pharaoh before the windstorm strikes?
(a) Elephant hunt.
(b) Gazelle hunt.
(c) Crocodile hunt.
(d) Leopard hunt.

3. What is the name of Taita's friend who gives him information and supplies prior to the battle with the Shrikes?
(a) Remrem.
(b) Kernit.
(c) Tiamat.
(d) Safaga.

4. What does Pharaoh give Lostris after she gives birth to a male heir?
(a) A place for her coffin next to his in the tomb.
(b) Precedence among all his wives and the title of Queen.
(c) Half of the treasure he had planned for his tomb.
(d) A new palace along the edge of the Nile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a large part of a physician's training?

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

3. What crude surgery does Taita perform to save the horses stricken with the gnu illness?

4. As he lies dying, what are the last words that Pharaoh speaks?

5. When Taita explains Pharaoh's horoscope to Lostris, why does it give her hope?

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