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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 12, The Water Clock Measures Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the battle with Khabiri, how does Horemheb reward his men?
(a) With the cross of life.
(b) With chains and bracelets and promotions.
(c) With poems written by the pharaoh.
(d) With cash.

2. What fate awaits Minea in her homeland?
(a) Her lot has alrealdy fallen, and she must be sacrificed to her god.
(b) She will be queen of the sea.
(c) She is to be married to a man chosen for her.
(d) She will return to be a servant for the royal family.

3. What does Merit tell Sinuhe happened to the mother of Thoth?
(a) She died.
(b) She ran away and deserted Thoth.
(c) She disappeared and has not returned.
(d) She killed herself.

4. How does Sinuhe get to the City of the Dead when he has no money?
(a) Kaptah steals a reed boat.
(b) He asks for a ride from a boat owner.
(c) He steals a reed boat.
(d) He stows away on a boat.

5. What does Sinuhe do with the gift from Nefernefernefer?
(a) He loses it.
(b) He returns it to her.
(c) He has his name engraved in the stone.
(d) He gives it to his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sinuhe is dumped in the desert, and Aziru's chariots approach him, what do they do to Sinuhe?

2. What does Sinuhe read for a stranger in the City of the Dead?

3. To get off the boat, what does Kaptah suggest he, Sinuhe, and Minea pretend to be?

4. What does Sinuhe tell his mother and father he wants to be when he grows up?

5. What, according to the prince, Amenhotep, is an abomination to Aton?

(see the answer key)

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