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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Horemheb make money on his men after he give them their rewards?
(a) He has them followed and steals from them.
(b) He convinces them to invest in his companies.
(c) He charges for food and beds.
(d) He taxes the merchants where they will spend their booty.

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

3. Who is in the pharaoh's bedroom when Ptahor and Sinuhe arrive to open the skull?
(a) The priest Eie.
(b) Amenhotel, the heir only.
(c) The royal consort Taia, Amenhotep, and Baketamon.
(d) The royal consort Taia only.

4. Who does Nefernefernefer ask for the first time she meets Sinuhe?
(a) The priest.
(b) Metufer, a classmate.
(c) Sinuhe's father.
(d) Ptahor.

5. What is Sinuhe's favorite toy as a child?
(a) A cane.
(b) A wooden crocodile.
(c) A reed boat.
(d) Glass marbles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sinuhe turns seven to what event does his mother take him?

2. When Sinuhe finds his old friend Thothmes, what is he doing for a living?

3. Why does Sinuhe take no money for his slave girl Keftiu?

4. What does Minea threaten to do on the boat to escape Sinuhe?

5. How long does it take Sinuhe to pass his examination to enter the House of Life?

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