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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After setting up the stone monument, why does the queen give Taita the Gold of Praise?
(a) To honor his help in getting the Egyptian people that far.
(b) Because Tanus asked her to.
(c) Because the people expect her to acknowledge him.
(d) To honor a promise she had made to her father.

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

3. What proves that Lord Intef owned the chests of treasure hidden in his palace?
(a) The hidden passageway to his rooms.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) The fact that they were hidden in his palace.
(d) His ring seal on the locks.

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

5. What is Pharaoh's last wish to Lostris?
(a) That she finish his tomb and bury him according to The Book of the Dead.
(b) That she hand over power to Memnon immediately.
(c) That she rally the nation and defeat the Hyksos.
(d) That she find Lord Intef and bring him to justice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many wounded Shrikes does Taita care for after the battle?

3. Once Taita finds Tanus, how does he sober him up?

4. When Taita returns to Lostris, why is she sick?

5. How does Taita conquer Shufti?

(see the answer key)

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