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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 13, Aton's Kingdom on Earth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the warriors do to get control of the crowds in Thebes, but not to shed blood?
(a) They run over them with chariots.
(b) They strangle people.
(c) They shoot them in the head with arrows.
(d) They hit them in the head with stones.

2. What, according to the prince, Amenhotep, is an abomination to Aton?
(a) The Nile.
(b) Blood.
(c) Taxes.
(d) His son.

3. What does Sinuhe find odd about the city of Crete?
(a) The buildings are all painted in wild colors.
(b) There are no fortifications.
(c) There is a beautiful seaport.
(d) All the people dress poorly.

4. Why is the day of Sinuhe's birth unknown?
(a) He came drifting down the Nile in a little reed boat.
(b) He came from Smyrna.
(c) He was given to his parents as a gift.
(d) He came out of the woods.

5. Where does the Pharaoh Akenaton go after the parade?
(a) He gets on a ship and voyages down the river.
(b) He retreats to his palace and does not go outside for three days.
(c) He sails out to sea.
(d) He goes to the City of the Dead.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What have the Hittites done with the jars sold to them by the merchants of Egypt?

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

5. Who tells Sinuhe that Kaptah is dead?

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