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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. When Sinuhe finds his old friend Thothmes, what is he doing for a living?
(a) Painting in the royal court.
(b) Working for Nefernefernefer.
(c) Working for Semnut, Sinuhe's father.
(d) Making picture books for rich men's children.

2. Where does Sinuhe bury his parents?
(a) In the desert.
(b) Near the entrance of a royal tomb.
(c) Near the temple of Ammon.
(d) In a pauper's cemetary.

3. What has Kaptah always wanted to do with his life?
(a) Be an innkeeper.
(b) Be a warrior.
(c) Be a merchant.
(d) Be a servant.

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

5. In the land of the Hittites, how are the people ruled?
(a) By the pharaoh from Egypt.
(b) By princes whose power over them is absolute.
(c) They are self-governed.
(d) By kings in each small region.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do people say about Nefertiti?

3. When the god Ammon statue talks to Sinuhe, whose voice does Sinuhe hear?

4. What does Kaptah buy with Sinuhe's money when they return to Egypt?

5. After Sinuhe falls in love with Minea, what does he want her to do?

(see the answer key)

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