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

2. Why is Taita nervous about the pageant at the end of the festival?
(a) Lostris has not learned her lines properly.
(b) He wrote a new script to replace the thousand-year-old version.
(c) He is playing the main role of Horus.
(d) He must direct the play.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Taita keep separate from the crowds?

2. What does Taita conspicuously display over the harem wall the morning after Lostris's wedding?

3. What is the symbol of Pharaoh's power?

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

5. What does Tanus name as one of the single worst afflictions to settle on Egypt?

(see the answer key)

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