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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. Upon Sinuhe's return to Egypt, what do the priests say about gods other than Aton?
(a) That they worship Horus.
(b) That they will not say the word Aton.
(c) That they are false idols.
(d) That they still worship Ammon.

2. Why does Sinuhe take no money for his slave girl Keftiu?
(a) He wants to secure a friendship.
(b) Kaptah takes money from the king.
(c) He wants to visit the king is his country.
(d) He wants to get rid of Keftiu.

3. How does Sinuhe describe his life in Akhetaton?
(a) Like a lovely, fading song.
(b) Like the desert, lost in time.
(c) Like the sun rising every morning.
(d) Like a bird floating on the air.

4. What do the Hittites bring as a gift to the young Tut that goes with him to his tomb?
(a) A necklace made of shells.
(b) A crowns of gold and jewels.
(c) A blue hippopatumus.
(d) A knife of blue metal.

5. What does Merit tell Sinuhe happened to the mother of Thoth?
(a) She killed herself.
(b) She disappeared and has not returned.
(c) She ran away and deserted Thoth.
(d) She died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illnesses do the Syrian merchants suffer from?

2. How many years has the King reigned in Hatti?

3. What does Sinuhe do on a return to Thebes to show that he is equal to the rowers?

4. What does Sinuhe think when the Hittites come to visit Ahknetaton?

5. While Sinuhe is in Akhetaton, where is Horemheb?

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