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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illnesses do the Syrian merchants suffer from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Sleep disorders.
(c) Brain diseases.
(d) Breathlessness and stomach troubles.

2. Who paints the paintings that decorate Sinuhe's office?
(a) Ptahor.
(b) Thothmes.
(c) Kaptah.
(d) Kipa.

3. How are the children of Mitanni described by Sinuhe?
(a) Like angels.
(b) Like dolls.
(c) Like cherubs.
(d) Not very pretty.

4. How does Ptahor arrive at Sinuhe's house?
(a) He arrives by horse.
(b) He arrives in a chariot.
(c) On a chair borne by two slaves.
(d) He walks.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of seal does Sinuhe have made for himself in Smyrna?

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

4. After Sinuhe falls in love with Minea, what does he want her to do?

5. How is status determined in the land of the Hittites?

(see the answer key)

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