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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Nefernefernefer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sinuhe tell his mother and father he wants to be when he grows up?
(a) A painter.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A pharaoh.
(d) A warrior.

2. Who is Sinuhe's first teacher, hired by his father?
(a) Ptahor.
(b) Hormeheb.
(c) Oneh.
(d) Kaptah.

3. How does Sinuhe get to the City of the Dead when he has no money?
(a) He steals a reed boat.
(b) He stows away on a boat.
(c) Kaptah steals a reed boat.
(d) He asks for a ride from a boat owner.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sinuhe read for a stranger in the City of the Dead?

2. Who is in the pharaoh's bedroom when Ptahor and Sinuhe arrive to open the skull?

3. When Sinuhe finds his old friend Thothmes, what is he doing for a living?

4. What is Sinuhe's favorite toy as a child?

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

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