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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 405-444.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Lord Nembet and most of his men killed by the Hyksos?
(a) Lord Nembet had not trained them well.
(b) Lord Nembet laughed at Tanus's warning letter.
(c) The men were sailors not warriors.
(d) The men were poor archers.

2. Just past the fourth cataract, what do the Egyptians encounter for the first time in their lives?
(a) Rain.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Trees.
(d) Snow.

3. Of what crime does Pharaoh find Tanus guilty?
(a) Lying.
(b) Thievery.
(c) Revolt.
(d) Treason.

4. What does Pharaoh give Lostris after she gives birth to a male heir?
(a) Precedence among all his wives and the title of Queen.
(b) Half of the treasure he had planned for his tomb.
(c) A new palace along the edge of the Nile.
(d) A place for her coffin next to his in the tomb.

5. Why does the queen not want her people to build a temple to Ammon-Ra?
(a) She wants them to remain travelers.
(b) She does not worship Ammon-Ra.
(c) She already built a temple to Hapi.
(d) There are not enough raw materials in the area.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After setting up the stone monument, why does the queen give Taita the Gold of Praise?

3. Why do the Shrikes lose the battle?

4. When some Egyptians want to leave the caravan ships traveling south, what does Queen Lostris do?

5. What are the ushabti that would be buried with Pharaoh when he died?

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