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

2. How long does it take Sinuhe to pass his examination to enter the House of Life?
(a) One year.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four years.

3. Who becomes the wife to the new pharaoh?
(a) Nefernefernefer.
(b) Queen Taia.
(c) Nefertiti, the daughter of Eie.
(d) Baketamon.

4. When Sinuhe opens a man's skull in Mitanni, what does he find?
(a) A tumor.
(b) Splinters in his brain.
(c) Blood.
(d) Bruises.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the battle with Khabiri, how does Horemheb reward his men?

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

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

4. When the god Ammon statue talks to Sinuhe, whose voice does Sinuhe hear?

5. What does the Syrian merchant bring Nefernefernefer?

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