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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. Why does Sinuhe take no money for his slave girl Keftiu?
(a) He wants to visit the king is his country.
(b) He wants to secure a friendship.
(c) He wants to get rid of Keftiu.
(d) Kaptah takes money from the king.

2. After Sinuhe falls in love with Minea, what does he want her to do?
(a) Renounce her god.
(b) Return to her home so they can be married.
(c) Go the Smyrna.
(d) Return to Babylon.

3. Upon their return to Egypt, where does Kaptah want to take Sinuhe to have a drink?
(a) The Crocodile's Tail.
(b) The Mud Reed.
(c) The Sailor's Stopover.
(d) The Boat Tavern.

4. What does Kaptah buy with Sinuhe's money when they return to Egypt?
(a) Slave-trading houses.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Buildings and businesses.
(d) A new office for his physician's practice.

5. What does Phator do to cure the young slave with the splinter in his brain?
(a) He is not able to help the slave.
(b) He gives him powerful medicines for the pain.
(c) He runs a velvet cloth over his head.
(d) He opens his skull, takes out the splinter and puts a silver plate over it.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sinuhe walks to the pharaoh's temple upon his return to Egypt, what does he find?

2. Why does the new pharaoh bother Horemheb?

3. How many years has the King reigned in Hatti?

4. To get off the boat, what does Kaptah suggest he, Sinuhe, and Minea pretend to be?

5. How is life different for a physician in Syria compared to Egypt?

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