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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7, Minea.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What present does Ptahor send to Kipa the day after he leaves her house?
(a) A sacred scarab carved from a precious stone.
(b) A thank-you note.
(c) A necklace of pearls.
(d) A precious ring.

3. After Sinuhe falls in love with Minea, what does he want her to do?
(a) Return to Babylon.
(b) Go the Smyrna.
(c) Renounce her god.
(d) Return to her home so they can be married.

4. When does Minea know that she must return to the land of Crete?
(a) When she sees a ship from Crete.
(b) When she dances with with bulls.
(c) When she hears the sea gods calling.
(d) When she falls in love with Sinuhe.

5. Why is the city of Hattushash unknown to outsiders?
(a) It is a secret holy city.
(b) Because the king has closed it to foreigners.
(c) The city is low in a valley and cannot be found.
(d) It is a city where only the gods dwell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to the prince, Amenhotep, is an abomination to Aton?

2. How does Sinuhe get his medicines?

3. Who does Nefernefernefer ask for the first time she meets Sinuhe?

4. How long has Sinuhe been in exile at the beginning of the novel?

5. What happens to Amenhotep in the desert with Sinuhe?

(see the answer key)

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