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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Taita implicitly trust Aton, the royal chamberlain?
(a) Aton is also a eunuch.
(b) Pharaoh has spoken well of him.
(c) Aton also mourns at Lostris's marriage to Pharaoh.
(d) Aton has a good reputation in the palace.

2. Why does Taita conduct Pharaoh's tours of his treasuries?
(a) The priests could not answer Pharaoh's questions.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) Lord Intef could not answer Pharaoh's questions.
(d) Pharaoh remembered him from the pageant and requested that he lead.

3. In order to thwart Pharaoh, what is Tanus's plan?
(a) To overthrow Pharaoh and become Pharaoh in his place.
(b) To overthrow Lord Intef and raise a powerful army.
(c) To wean power gradually away from Pharaoh, who is weak.
(d) To elope with Lostris south to the land of Cush.

4. 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.

5. How much time is Tanus given to restore order to the Upper Kingdom?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two months.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is bitterly saddened by what Taita displays over the harem wall?

2. Why is Taita called the Elder Brother in the slave quarters?

3. Why did Tanus name his bow Lanata?

4. Why is Tanus's speech a surprise to his whole audience, especially Taita?

5. Why did Lord Intef engineer the downfall of Lord Harrab, Tanus's father?

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