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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what army regiment does Tanus belong?
(a) The Black Hippo.
(b) The Scarlet Sign.
(c) The Blue Crocodiles.
(d) The Golden Sun.

3. How does Taita conquer Shufti?
(a) Stabs him with his own sword.
(b) Bribes one of Shufti's men to capture him.
(c) Throws a spear at him.
(d) Throws a brick at his head.

4. What body parts are left inside a man when he is embalmed?
(a) The heart and lungs.
(b) The heart and kidneys.
(c) The liver and stomach.
(d) The lungs and brain.

5. Why is Taita able to build an experimental squadron of chariots?
(a) Lostris is too proud to back down after she gave him the order.
(b) Tanus thinks the chariots are the only way to vanquish the Hyksos.
(c) Tanus believes strongly in the military potential of the chariots.
(d) Taita is too stubborn to stop experimenting.

Short Answer Questions

1. When some passengers are reluctant to travel south into Africa, where do they disembark?

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

3. Near the end of the wedding feast, what does Taita discover about Pharaoh's personality?

4. After Lostris gives birth to a daughter, how soon must Taita have another dream to explain another pregnancy?

5. What does "Lostris" mean?

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