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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 351-404.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Taita works the Mazes of Ammon-Ra to receive guidance about the Hyksos problem, how does his vision begin?
(a) With a forest of crowned trees.
(b) With the goddess Hapi.
(c) With a long green snake.
(d) With the sound of thunder.

2. What does Taita see at the end of Pharaoh's horoscope?
(a) Battles and bloodshed for one hundred years.
(b) A tree eaten by locusts and fallen to earth.
(c) A forest of trees, all bearing the double crown.
(d) A girl baby followed by a boy.

3. Why did Taita help Tanus enter the army?
(a) Tanus did not want to continue his schooling.
(b) Tanus had only wanted to join the army.
(c) Taita could not afford to pay for his education.
(d) No rich man would sponsor his education.

4. Where does the Shepherd King shoot his first arrow as the battle begins?
(a) Randomly into the Egyptian troops.
(b) Into Pharaoh's throne.
(c) Into Taita's leg.
(d) Toward Tanus.

5. How does Taita remove the arrow from Pharaoh's chest?
(a) By pulling it out quickly.
(b) With greased spoons.
(c) By gently working it backward.
(d) By pushing it through his body.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Lostris wait in the palace as the Hyksos approach?

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

4. How does Taita fake his own death in order to search for Tanus?

5. At the beginning of the long voyage south, what is Memnon's favorite toy?

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