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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. When Sinuhe and Kaptah return to Smyrna after they return from Crete, how do their neighbors react?
(a) They bring food for the Egyptians.
(b) They are happy to return as patients.
(c) They are happy to see the Egyptians.
(d) They are not pleased to see the Egyptians.

2. What happens to the false king at the end of the Day of the False King?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He co-rules the country.
(c) He remains king.
(d) He becomes a servant.

3. What does Sinuhe read for a stranger in the City of the Dead?
(a) A letter.
(b) A boundary sign.
(c) An inscription on a pharaoh's tomb.
(d) The inscription on the tomb of Anukis.

4. What does Aziru's son do when his father is attacked by assassins?
(a) He jumps on them and strangles them.
(b) He gets help.
(c) He stabs them with his little sword.
(d) He hits them with rocks.

5. When Sinuhe returns to Thebes the first time from Akhetaton, who has Kaptah lent money to?
(a) Himself.
(b) Muti.
(c) Horemheb.
(d) Merit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sinuhe do on a return to Thebes to show that he is equal to the rowers?

2. What is the custom of marriage in Egypt?

3. How many years has the King reigned in Hatti?

4. After the battle with Khabiri, how does Horemheb reward his men?

5. What fate awaits Minea in her homeland?

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