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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Khabiri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is significant about the slave that Sinuhe buys?
(a) He has one eye.
(b) He is quite bright.
(c) He knows Sinuhe's father.
(d) He speaks Greek.

2. What shape is the god of the new pharaoh?
(a) Round, like the sun's disk.
(b) Triangle like the pyramids.
(c) Square.
(d) Oval, like the sun rising.

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

4. What, according to Sinuhe's father, is the most important thing for a young man to learn if he wants to be leader among his people?
(a) To write.
(b) To speak well.
(c) To know the royal family.
(d) To know how to open a skull.

5. After Nefernefernefer gets Sinuhe's property, what does she want from him next?
(a) His father's property.
(b) The bar he owns.
(c) His undying devotion.
(d) His slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does everyone know about the opening of the pharaoh's skull?

2. When Sinuhe finds his old friend Thothmes, what is he doing for a living?

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

4. How many days does Sinuhe serve in the House of Death?

5. What, according to the prince, Amenhotep, is an abomination to Aton?

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