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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 9, The Crocodile's Tail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sinuhe do with the scarab that he finds?
(a) He gives it to Kaptah as a god.
(b) He leaves it on his mother's grave.
(c) He gives it to Nefernefernefer.
(d) He gives it to the stranger.

2. The morning after Sinuhe and Minea have slept on the boat escaping from Babylon, what is the noise they hear?
(a) Kaptah beating on the inside of the jar.
(b) An approaching storm.
(c) The men working.
(d) The slaves on the land.

3. When Minea wakes on the boat after her escape from Babylon, why is she angry at Sinuhe?
(a) She didn't want to leave Babylon.
(b) She wants to go straight home.
(c) She thinks Sinuhe tricked her.
(d) She is filthy and smells of blood.

4. How long does it take Sinuhe to pass his examination to enter the House of Life?
(a) Two months.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

5. What does Sinuhe do with his gold before he travels on a ship to Smyrna?
(a) He gives the money to the captain.
(b) Exchanges it for clay tablets.
(c) He gives it to Kaptah to buy supplies.
(d) He trades it for goods for his travels.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the prince is crowned, what does he decree?

2. How is status determined in the land of the Hittites?

3. What does Sinuhe read for a stranger in the City of the Dead?

4. When returning to Egypt, where does Sinuhe wish to buy a house?

5. How does Horemheb make money on his men after he give them their rewards?

(see the answer key)

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