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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 108-145.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is ironic about the double crown of Egypt that Pharaoh wears?
(a) He does not deserve to wear the crown.
(b) The crown is merely a symbol of history, not of power.
(c) The Lower Kingdom does not acknowledge his rule.
(d) Lord Intef wears an identical crown.

2. 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.

3. What does Lostris ask from her father for a wedding gift?
(a) Taita.
(b) Five thousand gold rings.
(c) One hundred feddan of prime land.
(d) Tanus.

4. What does Taita conspicuously display over the harem wall the morning after Lostris's wedding?
(a) Lostris's blood-stained wedding skirt.
(b) A blood-stained sheet from Lostris's bed.
(c) The flowers that had been in Lostris's hair the day before.
(d) Pharaoh's seal symbolizing his approval of Lostris.

5. In the early-morning sunlight, how does Pharaoh appear?
(a) Insignificant and slightly overweight.
(b) Majestic and composed.
(c) Grand and imposing.
(d) Unimportant and confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Taita able to persuade Pharaoh of Lostris's illness on their wedding night?

2. How does the audience accept the bloody, gaudy pageant?

3. To what army regiment does Tanus belong?

4. When will Pharaoh marry Lostris?

5. How is Lostris thrown from the Breath of Horus?

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