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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the place where the two rivers meet?
(a) Tehuti.
(b) Qebui.
(c) Bathsheba.
(d) Cush.

3. Why does Taita help a shrieking woman at the riverside?
(a) She went into labor on the shore.
(b) Her daughter was eaten by a crocodile.
(c) Her daughter was abducted by slave traders.
(d) Her son was killed in the hippopotamus hunt.

4. What moment does Taita mark as the turning point in Egypt's history away from despair?
(a) When Tanus rallies his troops again.
(b) When Pharaoh dies.
(c) When Lostris and Memnon take power.
(d) When Tanus wins a battle again.

5. Why does Nembet, the Great Lion of Egypt, become angry with Tanus?
(a) Tanus saves Pharaoh's ship because Nembet cannot.
(b) Tanus has recently become popular with all of Thebes.
(c) Tanus is allowed to present the city's greeting to Pharaoh.
(d) Tanus is revealed as next in line for the crown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Hyksos pass by their victims rather than running straight into them?

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

3. How does Pharaoh react to the accusations of Lord Intef's guilt?

4. Why do the Shrikes lose the battle?

5. Why are the Egyptians easily able to capture the Shilluk village in Cush?

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