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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. Who does Nefernefernefer ask for the first time she meets Sinuhe?
(a) The priest.
(b) Ptahor.
(c) Metufer, a classmate.
(d) Sinuhe's father.

2. Who rules after Pharaoh Amenhotep III's death?
(a) Ptahor.
(b) Baketamon.
(c) Sinuhe.
(d) The Queen Mother.

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

4. How long has Sinuhe been in exile at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Three months.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 2,000 years.
(d) Three years.

5. How many men and boys are in Sinuhe's class at the House of Life?
(a) 60.
(b) 25.
(c) 5.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Horemheb in love with?

2. Other than Ptahor, whom does Sinuhe's father ask to dinner?

3. What happens in the city of Thebes when the pharaoh dies?

4. Who paints the paintings that decorate Sinuhe's office?

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

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