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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. What would Horemheb not allow Aziru to see before his execution?
2. When told of neighboring countries preparing for war against Egypt, what does the Pharaoh Akenaton say he has given to the other kings that will make them happy?
3. What does Pepitamon do to find favor with Pharaoh Ahknaton?
4. What is the custom of marriage in Egypt?
5. What kind of knots does the Queen Mother Taia tie?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the art like on the island of Crete? How does this reflect the way the people of Crete live?
2. What is the genius behind Kaptah's investments made for Sinuhe?
3. Why does Sinuhe tell Horemheb that Princess Baketaton asked after him at her mother's deathbed when she did not seem really taken with Horemheb? Do you think Sinuhe believes that there is an attraction there? Or is he flattering Horemheb to get what he wants?
4. At the end of Book 14, Sinuhe says that the destiny of Egypt hangs on a woman's whim. Who do you think he is referring to and why?
5. When Kaptah and Sinuhe find the droppings from a large animal, what does this indicate will happen as they work through the labyrinth? What will they find?
6. Merit tells Sinuhe that "falsehood may be sweeter than truth when one is much alone and past the spring of life." What does she mean by this comment? How is this related to her relationship with Sinuhe?
7. Why does Sinuhe believe he sees the full brutality of man to fellow man during the holy war?
8. What other spies had Horemheb sent to Syria? How did they travel and hide themselves? Under what guise did they travel? Do you think they were able to gather more or less information than Sinuhe because he was able to travel as a doctor?
9. What story does the storyteller on the street tell that Merit and Sinuhe hear as they walk toward to Avenue of Rams?
10. There is a belief on the island of Crete that those sacrificed to the god can return if they wish after a few days. They speak of a living god. How does this mirror modern religion? What message is the author trying to tell the reader?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The idea of the Hittites is "Right is what we desire and wrong is what our neighbors desire." How does this philosophy outline their ideas about war?
Essay Topic 2
Who does Sinuhe discover are his parents? How does this change the novel? Why does Sinuhe never claim the throne? Could he prove his birth? How?
Essay Topic 3
When Sinuhe returns to the House of Life to teach, what does he find about the students that surprises him? What is he expecting? What does he actually find? Why is this a disappointment to him?
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