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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shufti the baron offer Tanus in return for twenty of his "slave girls"?
(a) A shrike bird feather.
(b) A thousand gold rings.
(c) A letter of safe passage.
(d) His protection.

2. To what army regiment does Tanus belong?
(a) The Scarlet Sign.
(b) The Black Hippo.
(c) The Blue Crocodiles.
(d) The Golden Sun.

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

4. When a beggar boy asks for alms from Taita, what does Taita give him?
(a) A date fruit that changes to a stone.
(b) A date fruit that changes to a scorpion.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A date fruit that changes to two date fruits.

5. What gives Taita the right to speak sharply to Tanus when he and Lostris board the Breath of Horus?
(a) He was once Tanus's tutor.
(b) He is Tanus's cousin.
(c) Tanus was rude to him first.
(d) Tanus is a lowly soldier.

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

7. Why is Taita valuable to Lord Intef?
(a) Taita manages all his wealth.
(b) Taita is one of his favorite lovers.
(c) Taita knows all the dark secrets of Lord Intef's reign.
(d) Taita has helped him win favor with Pharaoh.

8. What are the ushabti that would be buried with Pharaoh when he died?
(a) Carved likenesses of all his children, who are his legacy.
(b) Carved dolls of various craftsmen that would accompany him to the next world.
(c) His favorite wives and concubines.
(d) Vast treasures of wealth that he accumulated in life.

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

10. How is Lostris thrown from the Breath of Horus?
(a) She tries to duck Tanus's arrow and falls.
(b) She is startled by Taita's shout and falls.
(c) The rowers take a curve too sharply.
(d) The ship runs into the bull hippopotamus.

11. Contrary to Pharaoh's plans, why does Lostris set out to charm him?
(a) To win his love and eventually marriage.
(b) To win freedom for Taita.
(c) To win his favor for Tanus.
(d) To win favor for her father.

12. When Taita explains Pharaoh's horoscope to Lostris, why does it give her hope?
(a) Tanus will rescue her in five years.
(b) She and Tanus will die and go to paradise together.
(c) Pharaoh will be dead in five years.
(d) Pharaoh will be dead within the year.

13. 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.

14. How does Lostris treat the common people in the city?
(a) She does not even look at them when she rides through the streets.
(b) She takes advantage of them as her subjects.
(c) She brings them food and visits with them.
(d) She treats them with respect but from a distance.

15. How do Egyptians treat their women in comparison to surrounding nations?
(a) They are the most merciful.
(b) They largely ignore their women.
(c) They idolize their women.
(d) They are the cruelest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the Shrikes lose the battle?

3. How does Pharaoh treat Lostris?

4. Why does Nembet, the Great Lion of Egypt, become angry with Tanus?

5. In order to thwart Pharaoh, what is Tanus's plan?

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