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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Taita conspicuously display over the harem wall the morning after Lostris's wedding?
(a) Lostris's blood-stained wedding skirt.
(b) The flowers that had been in Lostris's hair the day before.
(c) A blood-stained sheet from Lostris's bed.
(d) Pharaoh's seal symbolizing his approval of Lostris.

2. Tanus is nicknamed Akh-Horus. What does this name mean?
(a) Great Warrior.
(b) Son of Horus.
(c) Revered Leader.
(d) Brother of Horus.

3. How many wounded Shrikes does Taita care for after the battle?
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) None.
(d) Fifty.

4. How does Taita fake his own death in order to search for Tanus?
(a) Took a large dose of the sleeping potion.
(b) Lostris spread rumors that he was dead while he hid in her rooms for a month.
(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.

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

6. What change to the festival pageant does Taita protest?
(a) The live execution of a thief.
(b) The fact that Lord Intef now gets credit for the pageant.
(c) The removal of his main speech.
(d) Pharaoh's place in the audience.

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

8. How are Taita's animals killed?
(a) With a jar of poisoned honey.
(b) With a jar of poisoned goat's milk.
(c) With arrows.
(d) By starvation.

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

10. 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.

11. Why was Taita made a eunuch when he was sixteen?
(a) He had stolen several jewels from Lord Intef's treasury.
(b) He had attempted to escape from the palace.
(c) He had been unfaithful to Lord Intef and slept with a slave girl.
(d) He had refused to sacrifice to Lord Intef's favorite god.

12. After Taita witnesses the lovers' kiss, what does Lostris demand of him?
(a) That he help them elope.
(b) That he convince her father to approve their marriage.
(c) That he never speak of that moment.
(d) That he convince Pharaoh to approve their marriage.

13. How much time is Tanus given to restore order to the Upper Kingdom?
(a) Two months.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

14. How does Pharaoh treat Lostris?
(a) He treats her like a senior wife.
(b) He favors her because of her charm and wit.
(c) He is condescending to her because she is much younger.
(d) He ignores her because she will not sleep with him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Tanus name his bow Lanata?

2. In the early-morning sunlight, how does Pharaoh appear?

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

4. Why does Taita help a shrieking woman at the riverside?

5. What does "Lostris" mean?

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