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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lord Intef escape his execution with the Shrike barons?
(a) He argues that his execution will tarnish his daughter's reputation forever.
(b) He pleads with Pharaoh for mercy.
(c) He buys his own life with half of his treasure.
(d) He poisons the guards and slips out a secret passageway.

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

3. How does Pharaoh spend the treasure he recovered from Lord Intef?
(a) He awards a quarter of it to Tanus.
(b) He pays the troops for the past year that they have not been paid.
(c) He sends half of it to the temple of Horus.
(d) Half of it goes into his tomb.

4. 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.

5. In the pageant duel with Rasfer, why does Tanus not kill Rasfer?
(a) He is afraid of Lord Intef's subsequent anger.
(b) He thinks Rasfer is wounded to the point of death.
(c) Rasfer has already surrendered.
(d) He is afraid of shocking Pharaoh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Shepherd King shoot his first arrow as the battle begins?

2. Why does Shufti take so long to retaliate against Tanus and his band of men?

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

4. When will Pharaoh marry Lostris?

5. What is Pharaoh's last wish to Lostris?

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