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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Taita fake his own death in order to search for Tanus?
2. What is the symbol of Pharaoh's power?
3. When Taita returns to Lostris, why is she sick?
4. Why is Taita valuable to Lord Intef?
5. Of what crime does Pharaoh find Tanus guilty?
Short Essay Questions
1. What power does Pharaoh's seal have? Why must a man acknowledge it, as Tanus does when Neter comes to arrest him? Is this seal a sign of power or of weakness?
2. What condition is Tanus in when Taita finally finds him? How is this condition similar to Lostris's desire for death on her wedding night? How is Taita able to save Tanus in much the same way he saved Lostris?
3. Describe the murder of Tod onstage during the festival pageant. What does Taita reveal about humanity, as he perceives it, during this scene?
4. What scheme does Taita dream up to help Tanus engage the Shrikes in battle for the first time? How is this scheme something that perhaps only Taita would think of?
5. What is the song that Tanus and his men sing during the thick of battle? What effect would this song have on the enemy?
6. What are Taita's emotions during and after the battle with the Shrikes? How do these emotions explain several facets of his personality? What does this say for Smith's ability to create a complex character?
7. Explain Tanus's bow Lanata. How does this story about the weapon reveal Tanus's character?
8. How does Lostris interact with Pharaoh during their first three months of marriage? Though Smith does not say this is so many words, how does Pharaoh reveal his true character during this time?
9. What is the significance in the fact that Tanus is nicknamed Akh-Horus? Is it important that Hui, a boy who defected from the Shrikes in exchange for his life, gives him this name?
10. What account does Taita give of the girl he loved when he was sixteen? How does his telling of it, half his lifetime later, show the changes he has gone through? Is he more cynical or more understanding of what happened?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is Taita a realistic character? To what extent is it plausible that he is gifted in so many areas?
Essay Topic 2
When does Taita use his potions and why? What variety of potions does he use? Are they mostly used for good or for evil? What are the consequences in the lives of the people who use the potions?
Essay Topic 3
What is the question of slavery in Taita's mind? Despite his position in life, why does he justify it? How does his opinion fit with ancient Egyptian culture? Reference pages 118 and 432, among others, for Taita's words.
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