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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 495-528.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lostris first gain her knowledge of the outdoors?
(a) By asking Tanus many questions after he went hunting.
(b) By hunting with her father.
(c) By studying long hours with Taita.
(d) By tagging along with Tanus and Taita on their hunts.

2. What does Taita do the night Lostris is first called in to visit Pharaoh?
(a) Plays a game with Aton outside the chamber.
(b) Takes his night hawks hunting.
(c) Drinks a sleeping potion and goes to bed.
(d) Paces his own room in agitation.

3. Where does the Shepherd King shoot his first arrow as the battle begins?
(a) Toward Tanus.
(b) Into Pharaoh's throne.
(c) Into Taita's leg.
(d) Randomly into the Egyptian troops.

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

5. While Lostris is pregnant, what is the one thing she asks for that she does not get?
(a) A new palace in Thebes.
(b) A promotion for Tanus.
(c) Freedom for Taita.
(d) Snow from Syria.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Memnon kill Apachan, son of King Salitis?

2. At the place where the two rivers meet, why is Taita not content?

3. What gives Taita the right to speak sharply to Tanus when he and Lostris board the Breath of Horus?

4. Who is the first Shrike willing to help Tanus in exchange for keeping his life?

5. How much time is Tanus given to restore order to the Upper Kingdom?

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