1. Why was Taita made a eunuch when he was sixteen?
(a) He had refused to sacrifice to Lord Intef's favorite god.
(b) He had been unfaithful to Lord Intef and slept with a slave girl.
(c) He had attempted to escape from the palace.
(d) He had stolen several jewels from Lord Intef's treasury.

2. 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 looks out for all new slaves who are brought to the palace.
(c) He cares for young slave girls after Lord Intef sleeps with them.
(d) He cares for Lord Intef's wives during their many pregnancies.

3. Why does Nembet, the Great Lion of Egypt, become angry with Tanus?
(a) Tanus is allowed to present the city's greeting to Pharaoh.
(b) Tanus is revealed as next in line for the crown.
(c) Tanus has recently become popular with all of Thebes.
(d) Tanus saves Pharaoh's ship because Nembet cannot.

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

5. What change to the festival pageant does Taita protest?
(a) The live execution of a thief.
(b) Pharaoh's place in the audience.
(c) The fact that Lord Intef now gets credit for the pageant.
(d) The removal of his main speech.