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

2. What do people say about Nefertiti?
(a) The she is the pharaoh's real sister.
(b) That she is not faithful to the pharaoh.
(c) That she is not as beautiful in person as people say.
(d) That she thinks only of her clothes and her indecent fashions.

3. What talent does Thothmes have?
(a) He can read.
(b) He can sing.
(c) He can draw and sculpt.
(d) He writes music.

4. What does Pharaoh Akenaton want to do with the open walks and gardens and the sacred lakes?
(a) He wants to make public parks and public lakes.
(b) He wants to put new temples to Aton on that land.
(c) He wants to build new business on the land.
(d) He wants to give the land to former slaves.

5. What does Thothmes' father want Thothmes to do as an adult?
(a) Become a charioteer.
(b) Become a merchant.
(c) Become a warrior.
(d) Become a sea captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What god does the young heir call upon to bless his father at the opening of his skull?

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

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

4. Where are people buried near Thebes?

5. How does MInea dance in the competition once she reaches Crete?

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