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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, 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 know how to open a skull.
(b) To write.
(c) To know the royal family.
(d) To speak well.

2. After the battle with Khabiri, how does Horemheb reward his men?
(a) With cash.
(b) With chains and bracelets and promotions.
(c) With the cross of life.
(d) With poems written by the pharaoh.

3. What is Sinuhe's favorite toy as a child?
(a) A cane.
(b) A wooden crocodile.
(c) A reed boat.
(d) Glass marbles.

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

5. What does Sinuhe tell his mother and father he wants to be when he grows up?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A pharaoh.
(c) A warrior.
(d) A painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sinuhe admits to the priest that the god Ammon did not speak to him, what do the priests and his classmates do?

2. Who is Horemheb in love with?

3. What gift does Nefernefernefer give to Sinuhe when they first meet?

4. How does Ptahor arrive at Sinuhe's house?

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

(see the answer key)

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