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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lostris delay the burial of her husband past the seventy days of embalming?
(a) The tomb is not yet finished because Pharaoh died earlier than expected.
(b) She is afraid the Hyksos will plunder the tomb.
(c) She does not feel that there is enough treasure to accompany him.
(d) Memnon is not yet old enough to attend the burial ceremony.

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

3. What does Memnon argue so that he can go hunting with Taita and the other charioteers?
(a) He deserves to be with the hunters rather than the women.
(b) He needs to practice his hunting skills.
(c) Queen Lostris gave him permission to accompany Taita.
(d) He is the crown prince and should lead his people.

4. Why does the queen not want her people to build a temple to Ammon-Ra?
(a) She wants them to remain travelers.
(b) There are not enough raw materials in the area.
(c) She already built a temple to Hapi.
(d) She does not worship Ammon-Ra.

5. What is Pharaoh's last wish to Lostris?
(a) That she find Lord Intef and bring him to justice.
(b) That she finish his tomb and bury him according to The Book of the Dead.
(c) That she rally the nation and defeat the Hyksos.
(d) That she hand over power to Memnon immediately.

6. Why does Taita think he deserves to be called the best artist in all the land?
(a) Because of his writing prowess.
(b) Because of his clay pots.
(c) Because of his medicinal skills.
(d) Because of his painted murals.

7. How is Tanus injured in the first elephant hunt?
(a) His chariot loses a wheel.
(b) The elephant's trunk strikes his chariot.
(c) He is struck by another warrior's arrow.
(d) He loses his balance and falls out of the chariot.

8. How are the Hyksos a backward people, according to Taita?
(a) Their means of warfare are primitive.
(b) They cannot read or write.
(c) They serve savage gods.
(d) Their women are treated like slaves.

9. When Tanus enters the temple of Osiris, what is the crowd's reaction?
(a) Scorn.
(b) Disbelief.
(c) Rejection.
(d) Worship.

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

11. At the place where the two rivers meet, why is Taita not content?
(a) He is impatient to return to Thebes.
(b) He is uneasy to extend Egyptian power this far.
(c) He is not convinced this is the proper burial place for Pharaoh.
(d) He wants to continue traveling.

12. What happens when Memnon sees Masara again?
(a) He blushes and cannot speak.
(b) He does not recognize her.
(c) He offers to make her queen of Egypt.
(d) He falls to his knees in worship.

13. What does Taita name the gnu illness?
(a) The Black Death.
(b) The Red Death.
(c) The Yellow Strangler.
(d) The Black Strangler.

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

15. How does Arkoun die?
(a) Tanus fatally stabs him.
(b) Taita cuts off his head.
(c) He falls off the castle bridge, a thousand feet down.
(d) He receives a deep arrow wound in his chest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Taita filled with terror when he sees the dust cloud of the approaching enemy?

3. After passing the first cataract, what animal do Taita and his charioteers hunt?

4. What is the name of the warriors who are coming from the east?

5. What task does Queen Lostris give to Lord Aqer?

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