1. In the pageant duel with Rasfer, why does Tanus not kill Rasfer?
(a) Rasfer has already surrendered.
(b) He is afraid of Lord Intef's subsequent anger.
(c) He is afraid of shocking Pharaoh.
(d) He thinks Rasfer is wounded to the point of death.

2. What idea of Tanus's is shot down in the military council?
(a) Waiting for them in Thebes and gathering greater forces.
(b) Finding out more about the enemy from the east before engaging in battle.
(c) Leaving the women and children by the Nile and traveling east to meet the enemy.
(d) Traveling to the northern border to meet them head-on.

3. Why do crowds of people wait onshore for the boats to return?
(a) They are allowed to eat hippopotamus only then, during the feast of Osiris.
(b) They are concerned for the safety of the sailors.
(c) They want to welcome Lostris back home.
(d) They cannot begin the feast of Osiris until Lostris returns.

4. What task does Queen Lostris give to Lord Aqer?
(a) To open the road north to Thebes.
(b) To guide the ships through the fourth cataract.
(c) To infiltrate King Salitis' inner circle of advisors and send back information.
(d) To hunt enough meat for the next six months.

5. When some passengers are reluctant to travel south into Africa, where do they disembark?
(a) At Elephantine Island.
(b) At Thebes.
(c) At the first cataract.
(d) At the southern border.