2. What happens to the reward that Pharaoh gives to Taita?
(a) It goes to Lostris instead.
(b) Pharaoh takes it back within a week.
(c) Taita buys several pieces of land with it.
(d) Taita wastes it.

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

4. What moment does Taita mark as the turning point in Egypt's history away from despair?
(a) When Pharaoh dies.
(b) When Lostris and Memnon take power.
(c) When Tanus wins a battle again.
(d) When Tanus rallies his troops again.

5. After setting up the stone monument, why does the queen give Taita the Gold of Praise?
(a) Because Tanus asked her to.
(b) Because the people expect her to acknowledge him.
(c) To honor his help in getting the Egyptian people that far.
(d) To honor a promise she had made to her father.

6. For the end of the Osiris festival, what did Taita design and build?
(a) A grander stage for the pageant.
(b) A higher dais for Pharaoh's throne.
(c) Scaffolding stands for people to sit in.
(d) A small version of Pharaoh's home palace.

7. What dream does Taita have to explain Lostris's pregnancy?
(a) Lostris has generative powers to conceive a child without a man.
(b) The child was conceived before Pharaoh's death but did not grow until now.
(c) Pharaoh came back from paradise and slept with her at night.
(d) The goddess Hapi approved of Tanus and Lostris's union.

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

9. What proves that Lord Intef owned the chests of treasure hidden in his palace?
(a) The hidden passageway to his rooms.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) The fact that they were hidden in his palace.
(d) His ring seal on the locks.

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

11. What crude surgery does Taita perform to save the horses stricken with the gnu illness?
(a) Slits their nostrils so they can breathe.
(b) Cuts a slit in their sides so the pus does not reach their lungs.
(c) Cuts out their tongues so they do not swallow them and choke.
(d) Cuts a hole in their windpipes and inserts a straw.

12. Where does the Shepherd King shoot his first arrow as the battle begins?
(a) Into Taita's leg.
(b) Into Pharaoh's throne.
(c) Toward Tanus.
(d) Randomly into the Egyptian troops.

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

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

15. Why is Taita filled with terror when he sees the dust cloud of the approaching enemy?
(a) He does not understand what could cause the dust cloud.
(b) The picture matches his vision of destruction that would come to Egypt.
(c) He does not have time to warn Tanus before the enemy arrives.
(d) He is afraid for the coming battle.