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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 10, The City of the Heavens.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years has the King reigned in Hatti?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 28 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 30 years.

2. How is status determined in the land of the Hittites?
(a) By the decree of the king.
(b) By their proficiency in battle.
(c) By wealth.
(d) By beauty.

3. How does Sinuhe know that he is to assist Phator and go with him to the pharaoh?
(a) He gives him his ebony box to carry.
(b) Phator sees Sinuhe's ring and knows he is destined for greatness.
(c) Phator tells him to assist him in the palace.
(d) Sinuhe's father tells him to assist.

4. What is significant about the slave that Sinuhe buys?
(a) He is quite bright.
(b) He knows Sinuhe's father.
(c) He speaks Greek.
(d) He has one eye.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kaptah and Sinuhe get to the opening in the cave where the sea enters, what do they find?

2. What happens when Pharaoh Akenaton parades in public?

3. What shape is the god of the new pharaoh?

4. Why is the day of Sinuhe's birth unknown?

5. What illnesses do the Syrian merchants suffer from?

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