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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 does Sinuhe read for a stranger in the City of the Dead?
(a) An inscription on a pharaoh's tomb.
(b) A boundary sign.
(c) The inscription on the tomb of Anukis.
(d) A letter.

2. What happens in the city of Thebes when the pharaoh dies?
(a) The river runs red.
(b) The temple is open for prayer and drinking.
(c) All the shops are closed.
(d) The bars are all open and active.

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

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

5. What does Thothmes' father want Thothmes to do as an adult?
(a) Become a charioteer.
(b) Become a merchant.
(c) Become a sea captain.
(d) Become a warrior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nefernefernefer ask for the first time she meets Sinuhe?

2. What present does Ptahor send to Kipa the day after he leaves her house?

3. How do the Syrian wives dress?

4. How long has Sinuhe been in exile at the beginning of the novel?

5. What god does the young heir call upon to bless his father at the opening of his skull?

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