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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Taita able to persuade Pharaoh of Lostris's illness on their wedding night?
(a) Pharaoh is weary and does not want to see anyone.
(b) Pharaoh does not like Lostris any more than she likes him.
(c) Pharaoh is older and has had many wives already.
(d) Taita's reputation as a physician reinforces any story he gives of sickness.

2. What happens when Taita approaches Lord Intef to explain Lostris's love for Tanus?
(a) He is imprisoned.
(b) He is whipped.
(c) Lord Intef threatens to kill Tanus.
(d) Lord Intef listens and approves.

3. Who is bitterly saddened by what Taita displays over the harem wall?
(a) Lostris.
(b) Lord Intef.
(c) Tanus.
(d) Taita himself.

4. Why is Taita called the Elder Brother in the slave quarters?
(a) He looks out for all new slaves who are brought to the palace.
(b) He cares for young slave boys after Lord Intef sleeps with them.
(c) He cares for young slave girls after Lord Intef sleeps with them.
(d) He cares for Lord Intef's wives during their many pregnancies.

5. Though Taita is an accomplished physician, what part of the human anatomy still confuses him (pg 88)?
(a) The brain.
(b) The lungs.
(c) The veins.
(d) The heart.

6. When Taita returns to Lostris, why is she sick?
(a) The miscarriage of Pharaoh's child made her ill.
(b) She has contracted malaria.
(c) She has barely eaten anything.
(d) She is sick with worry for Tanus.

7. What is ironic about the double crown of Egypt that Pharaoh wears?
(a) He does not deserve to wear the crown.
(b) The Lower Kingdom does not acknowledge his rule.
(c) The crown is merely a symbol of history, not of power.
(d) Lord Intef wears an identical crown.

8. When Tanus disappeared, to whom did he hand over his squadron and Pharaoh's seal?
(a) Safaga.
(b) Lord Intef.
(c) Kratas.
(d) Taita.

9. Who is the first Shrike willing to help Tanus in exchange for keeping his life?
(a) Gebel-Umm-Bahari.
(b) Khargi.
(c) Basti.
(d) Hui.

10. How does Taita fake his own death in order to search for Tanus?
(a) Lostris spread rumors that he was dead while he hid in her rooms for a month.
(b) Took a large dose of the sleeping potion.
(c) He held an embalming ceremony for himself (the body was a stranger's).
(d) Sprinkled a cat's blood over a boat and left the boat to drift.

11. In the festival pageant, who plays the role of Seth, an evil god?
(a) Lord Intef.
(b) Taita.
(c) Rasfer.
(d) Tanus.

12. During her feast to celebrate Taita, what gift does Lostris try to give him?
(a) His freedom.
(b) New physician's tools.
(c) Three new slave boys.
(d) His own house apart from hers.

13. Where does Tanus wait while Taita gathers supplies for their upcoming battle against the Shrikes?
(a) In the village of Safaga.
(b) In his own house in Thebes.
(c) In the royal palace.
(d) In the hunting lodge where Taita found him.

14. Why did Lord Intef engineer the downfall of Lord Harrab, Tanus's father?
(a) Lord Harrab was corrupt in his land dealings with Lord Intef.
(b) Lord Intef was jealous of Lord Harrab's virtue, popularity, and wealth.
(c) Lord Harrab had cheated Lord Intef out of several thousand gold rings.
(d) Pharaoh had promised great riches to Lord Harrab.

15. What does Lostris ask from her father for a wedding gift?
(a) Tanus.
(b) Five thousand gold rings.
(c) One hundred feddan of prime land.
(d) Taita.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tanus's speech a surprise to his whole audience, especially Taita?

2. After Lostris disappears from the festivities on the shore, where does Taita find her?

3. To what army regiment does Tanus belong?

4. How is Lostris thrown from the Breath of Horus?

5. Why does Lostris want to drink poison on her wedding night?

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