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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 15, Horemheb.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sinuhe get his medicines?
(a) He buys them from Crete.
(b) His mother makes all the medicines.
(c) His father mixes them for him.
(d) He makes them.

2. What is on the roof at the inn where Sinuhe stays in Babylon?
(a) Terra cotta covers.
(b) Shingles.
(c) Beautiful gardens.
(d) A statue to Aton.

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

4. What does Thothmes' father want Thothmes to do as an adult?
(a) Become a merchant.
(b) Become a sea captain.
(c) Become a warrior.
(d) Become a charioteer.

5. How does Sinuhe know that he is to assist Phator and go with him to the pharaoh?
(a) Phator tells him to assist him in the palace.
(b) Phator sees Sinuhe's ring and knows he is destined for greatness.
(c) Sinuhe's father tells him to assist.
(d) He gives him his ebony box to carry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to Sinuhe's father, is the most important thing for a young man to learn if he wants to be leader among his people?

2. What does Sinuhe try to convince Aziru of when he sees him as a prisoner?

3. How is status determined in the land of the Hittites?

4. Upon Sinuhe's return to Egypt, what do the priests say about gods other than Aton?

5. What does Princess Baketamon build with the stones she collects?

(see the answer key)

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