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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Tanus name his bow Lanata?
(a) It was his mother's name.
(b) It was Lostris's baby name.
(c) It was his first girlfriend's name.
(d) It was the Queen Mother's name.

2. Why was Taita made a eunuch when he was sixteen?
(a) He had stolen several jewels from Lord Intef's treasury.
(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 refused to sacrifice to Lord Intef's favorite god.

3. Why does Taita help a shrieking woman at the riverside?
(a) Her daughter was abducted by slave traders.
(b) She went into labor on the shore.
(c) Her son was killed in the hippopotamus hunt.
(d) Her daughter was eaten by a crocodile.

4. Though Taita is an accomplished physician, what part of the human anatomy still confuses him (pg 88)?
(a) The veins.
(b) The lungs.
(c) The heart.
(d) The brain.

5. What is Pharaoh's primary concern for the future of his kingdom?
(a) That he has no worthy male heir.
(b) That he has no male heir.
(c) That the kingdom is disintegrating from within.
(d) That the kingdom is attacked by foreign armies.

Short Answer Questions

1. When will Pharaoh marry Lostris?

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

3. What are the ushabti that would be buried with Pharaoh when he died?

4. In the pageant duel with Rasfer, why does Tanus not kill Rasfer?

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

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