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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 12, The Water Clock Measures Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are people buried near Thebes?
(a) By the Temple of Death.
(b) In the reeds near the river.
(c) In the slave quarter of the city.
(d) The City of the Dead.

2. What does Aziru's son do when his father is attacked by assassins?
(a) He stabs them with his little sword.
(b) He jumps on them and strangles them.
(c) He hits them with rocks.
(d) He gets help.

3. Why is is important for Kaptah and Sinuhe to get aboard the ship that is leaving Crete after the death of Minea?
(a) It sails directly to Egypt.
(b) It is a ship blessed by the god Aton.
(c) It is the last ship to sail before winter.
(d) Horemheb is on the ship.

4. How does MInea dance in the competition once she reaches Crete?
(a) She dances better than anyone else.
(b) She appears out of practice.
(c) She dances happily.
(d) She dances dangerously.

5. What does Sinuhe do on a return to Thebes to show that he is equal to the rowers?
(a) He cooks for them.
(b) He rows the boat with the rowers for several days.
(c) He shares his gold.
(d) He refuses to beat them with a whip.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kaptah and Sinuhe get to the opening in the cave where the sea enters, what do they find?

2. What happens to the land of Mitanni in the end?

3. How does Sinuhe get to the City of the Dead when he has no money?

4. How do the women of Crete wear their hair?

5. How has Aziru's seven-year-old son shown that he will be a great warrior?

(see the answer key)

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