Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What gives Taita the right to speak sharply to Tanus when he and Lostris board the Breath of Horus?
2. What happens when Taita approaches Lord Intef to explain Lostris's love for Tanus?
3. During her feast to celebrate Taita, what gift does Lostris try to give him?
4. Why do crowds of people wait onshore for the boats to return?
5. Why did Lord Intef engineer the downfall of Lord Harrab, Tanus's father?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tanus show his devotion to his chosen god Horus? How do the people respond to this devotion? What does this say about the roles of the gods in the Egyptians' lives?
2. What is the immediate effect as Tanus begins to rout the Shrikes? How does this change affect people's loyalty to Pharaoh? What do you think might be the long-term effects of this new loyalty?
3. 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?
4. How does Taita describe the hippo hunt? How does he see the animal in relation to divinity? What is the effect of the hippo hunt on Taita?
5. What does Taita learn from his friend Tiamat about the Shrikes? How does this explain the destitution of Egypt and the weakness of Pharaoh?
6. Explain Tanus's bow Lanata. How does this story about the weapon reveal Tanus's character?
7. What danger does Taita find in his basket of pomegranates and mangoes? What does this danger say about his place in society?
8. What happens in the tombs during the three-day sandstorm? How does Taita reveal the deepest sadness that is in his heart? What does this say about his character?
9. How does Taita foreshadow the coming marriage for Lostris? How does this affect the element of surprise within the novel?
10. Describe the murder of Tod onstage during the festival pageant. What does Taita reveal about humanity, as he perceives it, during this scene?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
How much knowledge does Taita have of the inner workings of both Lord Intef's and Pharaoh's courts? Why is this so? In other words, is he given this knowledge only because of his lowly position in society?
Essay Topic 3
Taita usually refers to his country as "this very Egypt". How does this show respect? How does it reveal his sentiments toward his nation? How is this sentiment bound up with his belief in the gods?
|
This section contains 1,876 words (approx. 7 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
