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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 Sinuhe returns to Thebes the first time from Akhetaton, how does Kaptah pay for their dinner together?
(a) He pays with silver.
(b) He pays with clay tablets.
(c) He charges it to his expense account.
(d) He pays with gold.

2. How do the Syrian wives dress?
(a) They are covered from head to foot.
(b) Very little clothing.
(c) Brightly colored fabrics.
(d) They always wear decorative hats.

3. When Kaptah and Sinuhe get to the opening in the cave where the sea enters, what do they find?
(a) A dead colossal bull.
(b) Minea alive.
(c) A priest.
(d) Minotaurus.

4. Who does Princess Ankhsenaton break the jar with who will be the next king?
(a) Tut.
(b) Sinuhe.
(c) Horemheb.
(d) Thothmes.

5. How do the women of Crete wear their hair?
(a) Flat to their heads with lots of oils.
(b) Curly and short.
(c) Cut like a boys.
(d) High on their head with small hats.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Sinuhe is in Akhetaton, where is Horemheb?

2. Who is Minea related to?

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

4. Why does Sinuhe take no money for his slave girl Keftiu?

5. How many years does Sinuhe spend in Akhetaton?

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