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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 Tanus enters the temple of Osiris, what is the crowd's reaction?
(a) Disbelief.
(b) Rejection.
(c) Worship.
(d) Scorn.

2. What deity is both Lostris's patron and symbolized by the hippopotamus?
(a) Horus god of the Nile.
(b) Horus god the wind.
(c) Hapi goddess of the Nile.
(d) Seth god of the underworld.

3. When Tanus accuses Lord Intef of being the chief of the Shrikes, what is Lord Intef's reaction?
(a) He begins denying everything vigorously.
(b) He stands silent.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He runs through the small sacristy door.

4. When a beggar boy asks for alms from Taita, what does Taita give him?
(a) A date fruit that changes to two date fruits.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A date fruit that changes to a scorpion.
(d) A date fruit that changes to a stone.

5. What is Memnon's reaction to the hunt?
(a) He becomes bloodthirsty.
(b) He is stone-faced and silent.
(c) He kneels in the plain and cries.
(d) He has tears in his eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Taita able to build an experimental squadron of chariots?

2. Why is Taita filled with terror when he sees the dust cloud of the approaching enemy?

3. When Taita returns to Lostris, why is she sick?

4. Why are Lord Nembet and most of his men killed by the Hyksos?

5. Of what crime does Pharaoh find Tanus guilty?

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