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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 Horemheb want Sinuhe to do for him after the battle with the Khabiri?
(a) He wants him to talk to the pharaoh for him.
(b) He wants him to travel and spy for him.
(c) He want him to go away and never see him again.
(d) He wants him to return to Egypt with him.

2. How does Sinuhe know that he is to assist Phator and go with him to the pharaoh?
(a) Sinuhe's father tells him to assist.
(b) He gives him his ebony box to carry.
(c) Phator sees Sinuhe's ring and knows he is destined for greatness.
(d) Phator tells him to assist him in the palace.

3. In the House of Death what is the job of Ramose?
(a) To study the brain.
(b) To remove the brain.
(c) To weigh the heart.
(d) To embalm the body.

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

5. What fate awaits Minea in her homeland?
(a) She will be queen of the sea.
(b) Her lot has alrealdy fallen, and she must be sacrificed to her god.
(c) She is to be married to a man chosen for her.
(d) She will return to be a servant for the royal family.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Sinuhe gives everything over to Neferrneferrnefer, what does he learn when he returns home?

2. Who does Sinuhe meet at Kaptah's favorite tavern when he returns to Egypt?

3. What does Sinuhe do with the scarab that he finds?

4. How many men and boys are in Sinuhe's class at the House of Life?

5. When Sinuhe and Kaptah return to Smyrna after they return from Crete, how do their neighbors react?

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