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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Memnon awarded the Gold of Valour?
(a) He saves Tanus and Taita from a wounded bull elephant.
(b) He leads the first raid of the Shilluk villages to capture slaves.
(c) He accompanies Lord Aqer's expedition.
(d) He saves Tanus and Taita from being swept away in the river rapids.

2. According to ancient Egyptian belief, what causes the Nile to flood?
(a) The sun generates water as well as heat.
(b) The god Horus turns dust into water drops.
(c) The god Hapi pours out water from two jars.
(d) Pharaoh's sacrifices bring about the flood.

3. How does the goddess Hapi answer the travelers' prayers at the beginning of their voyage?
(a) The Nile floods several weeks early.
(b) The Hyksos do not attack them again.
(c) They do not lose any ships in the first cataract.
(d) The Nile floods several weeks late.

4. While Lostris is pregnant, what is the one thing she asks for that she does not get?
(a) A promotion for Tanus.
(b) A new palace in Thebes.
(c) Snow from Syria.
(d) Freedom for Taita.

5. Why does Lostris disapprove of Memnon's marriage to Masara?
(a) She does not think their love will last.
(b) He needs to make marriages that are advantageous to the nation.
(c) They are from different races and cultures.
(d) She does not like Masara.

6. How old is Prince Memnon when a messenger brings news of the fall of the Lower Kingdom?
(a) Five years old.
(b) Twenty-one years old.
(c) One month old.
(d) Five months old.

7. How does Lord Intef escape his execution with the Shrike barons?
(a) He argues that his execution will tarnish his daughter's reputation forever.
(b) He poisons the guards and slips out a secret passageway.
(c) He pleads with Pharaoh for mercy.
(d) He buys his own life with half of his treasure.

8. When do the Egyptians begin to flee toward their ships away from the Hyksos?
(a) When the battle changes to a massacre.
(b) When Tanus calls them to retreat.
(c) When Pharaoh is hit with an arrow.
(d) When the men in front begin stampeding toward the back.

9. How does Pharaoh react to the accusations of Lord Intef's guilt?
(a) He gives Lord Intef one year to prove himself innocent.
(b) He wavers, wanting the accusations to be false.
(c) He condemns Lord Intef immediately.
(d) He forgives Lord Intef after only a few moments.

10. How does Taita remove the arrow from Pharaoh's chest?
(a) With greased spoons.
(b) By pushing it through his body.
(c) By pulling it out quickly.
(d) By gently working it backward.

11. After passing the first cataract, what animal do Taita and his charioteers hunt?
(a) Oryx.
(b) Gnu.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Deer.

12. After he is captured by Arkoun, why is Taita revered?
(a) He gives them all the gold he was carrying.
(b) He shows them maps of the Nile, which they could not draw.
(c) He demonstrates his medical skill on his own arrow wound.
(d) He can speak their language, which is simple.

13. What would happen if Lostris bore the illegitimate child of another man?
(a) She would not be allowed to keep the child.
(b) She would be beheaded.
(c) She would be ostracized from society.
(d) She would lose the crown.

14. How old is Lostris when she becomes queen?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Forty-five.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Twenty.

15. What gift does Taita leave on Tanus's coffin before the tomb is sealed?
(a) The blue sword.
(b) His bow Lanata.
(c) A statue of Lostris.
(d) A carving of Tanus's likeness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lostris ensure that Tanus is a part of her son's life?

2. At the beginning of the long voyage south, what is Memnon's favorite toy?

3. After setting up the stone monument, why does the queen give Taita the Gold of Praise?

4. Where does the Shepherd King shoot his first arrow as the battle begins?

5. When does Memnon first see Masara, prisoner of the Ethiopian king Arkoun?

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