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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. After the battle with Khabiri, how does Horemheb reward his men?
(a) With cash.
(b) With poems written by the pharaoh.
(c) With the cross of life.
(d) With chains and bracelets and promotions.

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

3. What kind of houses do the people of Babylon live in?
(a) Stone structures.
(b) Wooden structures.
(c) Small adobe huts.
(d) Townhouses, four or five stories high.

4. Who played with Amenhotep like a sister when they were children?
(a) Nefertiti
(b) Baketamon.
(c) Thothmes.
(d) Sinuhe.

5. What kind of seal does Sinuhe have made for himself in Smyrna?
(a) A cyllinder-shaped seal.
(b) A round seal.
(c) A diamond-shaped seal.
(d) A seal made from a ruby.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the prince is crowned, what does he decree?

2. How does Horemheb make money on his men after he give them their rewards?

3. What illnesses do the Syrian merchants suffer from?

4. What animal do the people of Babylon have that Sinuhe has never seen before?

5. What does Sinuhe do with the scarab that he finds?

(see the answer key)

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