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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sinuhe bury his parents?
(a) Near the temple of Ammon.
(b) In the desert.
(c) In a pauper's cemetary.
(d) Near the entrance of a royal tomb.

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

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

4. In the House of Death what is the job of Ramose?
(a) To embalm the body.
(b) To remove the brain.
(c) To weigh the heart.
(d) To study the brain.

5. After Sinuhe gives everything over to Neferrneferrnefer, what does he learn when he returns home?
(a) That Kaptah is dead.
(b) That his parents are dead.
(c) That the new pharaoh is sick.
(d) That he must leave Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes upon Amenhotep and Sinuhe in the desert?

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

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

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

5. Where are people buried near Thebes?

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