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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Tanus's father die an unhappy death?
(a) He was destitute and out of favor with Pharaoh.
(b) His wife had died several years earlier.
(c) He had only one son and eight daughters.
(d) He was assassinated.

2. How does Lord Intef die?
(a) Lord Intef drowns in the Nile when his ship catches fire.
(b) Taita disembowels him with the wheel-knife of his chariot.
(c) Tanus drives his sword through him.
(d) Lord Intef's men turn on him when they see that Pharaoh's treasure is gone.

3. What surgery must Taita perform on Rasfer after the pageant?
(a) Sewing up several sword wounds.
(b) Draining the brain of blood.
(c) Setting a broken arm.
(d) Removing splinters of an arrow.

4. Why do the Shrikes lose the battle?
(a) They come over the mountain pass too quickly.
(b) They are outnumbered.
(c) They have Tanus at their faces and the "slave girls" at their backs.
(d) The leaders are quickly killed and the men cannot fight without leadership.

5. Why does Taita wait with Tanus's body the full forty days of embalming?
(a) He is afraid to face the queen's grief.
(b) He is also preparing Tanus's tomb to receive his body.
(c) He wants to ensure the embalming is done properly.
(d) Memnon wants him to ensure the body is safely transported.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Taita remove the arrow from Pharaoh's chest?

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

5. What is a large part of a physician's training?

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