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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. Why is the city of Hattushash unknown to outsiders?
(a) Because the king has closed it to foreigners.
(b) The city is low in a valley and cannot be found.
(c) It is a secret holy city.
(d) It is a city where only the gods dwell.

2. How does MInea dance in the competition once she reaches Crete?
(a) She dances better than anyone else.
(b) She dances dangerously.
(c) She dances happily.
(d) She appears out of practice.

3. What is on the roof at the inn where Sinuhe stays in Babylon?
(a) Terra cotta covers.
(b) A statue to Aton.
(c) Beautiful gardens.
(d) Shingles.

4. What does Sinuhe do with the scarab that he finds?
(a) He gives it to Nefernefernefer.
(b) He gives it to the stranger.
(c) He leaves it on his mother's grave.
(d) He gives it to Kaptah as a god.

5. How has Aziru's seven-year-old son shown that he will be a great warrior?
(a) He can sword fight with grown men.
(b) He killed a man who attacked him.
(c) He has already slit the belly of a slave who insulted him and has gone into battle with his father,
(d) He practices his weapon skills daily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trick does Sinuhe perform for the young king of Babylon?

2. When the prince is crowned, who is his royal consort?

3. What does Aziru's son do when his father is attacked by assassins?

4. How long does it take Sinuhe to pass his examination to enter the House of Life?

5. What does Sinuhe tell his mother and father he wants to be when he grows up?

(see the answer key)

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