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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 die?
(a) Lord Intef drowns in the Nile when his ship catches fire.
(b) Tanus drives his sword through him.
(c) Taita disembowels him with the wheel-knife of his chariot.
(d) Lord Intef's men turn on him when they see that Pharaoh's treasure is gone.

2. When a beggar boy asks for alms from Taita, what does Taita give him?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A date fruit that changes to a scorpion.
(c) A date fruit that changes to two date fruits.
(d) A date fruit that changes to a stone.

3. 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) Pharaoh remembered him from the pageant and requested that he lead.
(d) Lord Intef could not answer Pharaoh's questions.

4. As he lies dying, what are the last words that Pharaoh speaks?
(a) Prayers for a safe journey into paradise.
(b) Passages from the Book of the Dead.
(c) Incantation against evil spirits.
(d) Words of love to Queen Lostris.

5. After passing the first cataract, what animal do Taita and his charioteers hunt?
(a) Elephants.
(b) Gnu.
(c) Deer.
(d) Oryx.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Taita do the night Lostris is first called in to visit Pharaoh?

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

4. Why are Lord Nembet and most of his men killed by the Hyksos?

5. Once he is seated on the ark carrying his coffin, what unprecedented thing does Pharaoh do?

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