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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Thebes Fever.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Horemheb in love with?
(a) Baketamon.
(b) Nefertiti.
(c) Kipa.
(d) Queen Taia.

3. How long does it take Sinuhe to pass his examination to enter the House of Life?
(a) Two months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four years.

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

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

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. How many men and boys are in Sinuhe's class at the House of Life?

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

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

5. What, according to the prince, Amenhotep, is an abomination to Aton?

(see the answer key)

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