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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 48-107.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What body parts are left inside a man when he is embalmed?
(a) The heart and kidneys.
(b) The lungs and brain.
(c) The liver and stomach.
(d) The heart and lungs.

2. Contrary to Pharaoh's plans, why does Lostris set out to charm him?
(a) To win favor for her father.
(b) To win his love and eventually marriage.
(c) To win freedom for Taita.
(d) To win his favor for Tanus.

3. What happens when Taita approaches Lord Intef to explain Lostris's love for Tanus?
(a) He is imprisoned.
(b) Lord Intef listens and approves.
(c) He is whipped.
(d) Lord Intef threatens to kill Tanus.

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

5. Why is Taita called the Elder Brother in the slave quarters?
(a) He cares for young slave boys after Lord Intef sleeps with them.
(b) He cares for Lord Intef's wives during their many pregnancies.
(c) He cares for young slave girls after Lord Intef sleeps with them.
(d) He looks out for all new slaves who are brought to the palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What deity is both Lostris's patron and symbolized by the hippopotamus?

2. In the festival pageant, who plays the role of Seth, an evil god?

3. Why does Taita conduct Pharaoh's tours of his treasuries?

4. Why did Tanus's father die an unhappy death?

5. To what army regiment does Tanus belong?

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