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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 146-190.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Taita and Tanus kill six Shrikes on the road?
(a) They had stolen a donkey.
(b) They had killed a family of three.
(c) They had attacked the two men.
(d) They had verbally threatened the two men.

2. Near the end of the wedding feast, what does Taita discover about Pharaoh's personality?
(a) He is a kind man.
(b) He is a heartless man.
(c) He is incapable of loving anyone other than himself.
(d) He is a lewd man.

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

4. What does "Lostris" mean?
(a) Daughter of the Morning.
(b) Girl of the Lilies.
(c) Daughter of the Waters.
(d) Daughter of Kings.

5. Where does Tanus wait while Taita gathers supplies for their upcoming battle against the Shrikes?
(a) In the royal palace.
(b) In the hunting lodge where Taita found him.
(c) In the village of Safaga.
(d) In his own house in Thebes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lostris ask from her father for a wedding gift?

2. When Tanus disappeared, to whom did he hand over his squadron and Pharaoh's seal?

3. What is the name of the band of men who terrorize the Upper Kingdom?

4. When will Pharaoh marry Lostris?

5. How do Egyptians treat their women in comparison to surrounding nations?

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