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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. Why is is important for Kaptah and Sinuhe to get aboard the ship that is leaving Crete after the death of Minea?
(a) It is the last ship to sail before winter.
(b) It is a ship blessed by the god Aton.
(c) It sails directly to Egypt.
(d) Horemheb is on the ship.

2. What does Sinuhe do with the scarab that he finds?
(a) He gives it to the stranger.
(b) He gives it to Nefernefernefer.
(c) He gives it to Kaptah as a god.
(d) He leaves it on his mother's grave.

3. In the land of the Hittites, how are the people ruled?
(a) They are self-governed.
(b) By the pharaoh from Egypt.
(c) By kings in each small region.
(d) By princes whose power over them is absolute.

4. What happens in the city of Thebes when the pharaoh dies?
(a) The temple is open for prayer and drinking.
(b) All the shops are closed.
(c) The bars are all open and active.
(d) The river runs red.

5. What does Kaptah buy with Sinuhe's money when they return to Egypt?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Buildings and businesses.
(c) Slave-trading houses.
(d) A new office for his physician's practice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sinuhe get his revenge with Nefernefernefer?

2. How are the children of Mitanni described by Sinuhe?

3. What happens to the false king at the end of the Day of the False King?

4. What do they dress Minea in just before she enters the copper gates?

5. How is life different for a physician in Syria compared to Egypt?

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