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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. Why will Minea not board the second vessel bound for Crete from Hatti?
(a) The master of the vessel stared at her.
(b) The vessel is cursed.
(c) The vessel looks unsafe.
(d) The master of the vessel has evil eyes.

2. After Nefernefernefer gets Sinuhe's property, what does she want from him next?
(a) His slave.
(b) His father's property.
(c) The bar he owns.
(d) His undying devotion.

3. What does Kaptah use to find his way back to the opening of the cave?
(a) He drops rocks.
(b) A string.
(c) He draws on the wall of the cave.
(d) A spool of thread.

4. How has Aziru's seven-year-old son shown that he will be a great warrior?
(a) He killed a man who attacked him.
(b) He can sword fight with grown men.
(c) He has already slit the belly of a slave who insulted him and has gone into battle with his father,
(d) He practices his weapon skills daily.

5. When does Minea know that she must return to the land of Crete?
(a) When she sees a ship from Crete.
(b) When she falls in love with Sinuhe.
(c) When she hears the sea gods calling.
(d) When she dances with with bulls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the bathrooms have in Crete?

2. What kind of seal does Sinuhe have made for himself in Smyrna?

3. What does Phator do to cure the young slave with the splinter in his brain?

4. Who is in the pharaoh's bedroom when Ptahor and Sinuhe arrive to open the skull?

5. After Sinuhe gives everything over to Neferrneferrnefer, what does he learn when he returns home?

(see the answer key)

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