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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6, The Day of the False King.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the prince is crowned, who is his royal consort?
(a) The Queen Taia.
(b) The Princess of Mitanni, who still playes with dolls.
(c) Baketamon.
(d) Priest Eie.

2. Who comes upon Amenhotep and Sinuhe in the desert?
(a) Nefernefernefer.
(b) The pharaoh.
(c) Sinuhe's father.
(d) Horemheb.

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

4. Why does the new pharaoh bother Horemheb?
(a) The pharaoh wants to go to war.
(b) The pharaoh writes poetry that he wants Horemheb to memorize.
(c) The pharaoh thinks deeply and talks of a new god.
(d) The pharaoh wants Horemheb to stay with him all the time.

5. When Sinuhe finds his old friend Thothmes, what is he doing for a living?
(a) Making picture books for rich men's children.
(b) Painting in the royal court.
(c) Working for Nefernefernefer.
(d) Working for Semnut, Sinuhe's father.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What happens to the false king at the end of the Day of the False King?

4. What is significant about the slave that Sinuhe buys?

5. When Sinuhe admits to the priest that the god Ammon did not speak to him, what do the priests and his classmates do?

(see the answer key)

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