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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 is life different for a physician in Syria compared to Egypt?
(a) A physician does not treat poor people.
(b) A physician get paid monthly.
(c) The physician must seek out patients instead of them coming to him.
(d) A physician must be documented by the king.

2. What have the Hittites done with the jars sold to them by the merchants of Egypt?
(a) The use them as weapons, cutting people with them.
(b) They are preserving fish in salt and water.
(c) They hang them in the sun in honor of Aton.
(d) They have brought water into the desert so they can survive there for quite a while.

3. Why, at first, is is said that the people in the Lower Kingdom are requesting jars?
(a) They are hanging them in the sunlight as a new decoration to honor Aton.
(b) They use them as drinking vessels.
(c) They have discovered a way of preserving fish in salt and water.
(d) They are canning grain.

4. What happens in the city of Thebes when the pharaoh dies?
(a) All the shops are closed.
(b) The bars are all open and active.
(c) The temple is open for prayer and drinking.
(d) The river runs red.

5. Who does Princess Baketamon write to in order to have a husband?
(a) Sinuhe.
(b) Nefertiti.
(c) King Aziru.
(d) King Shubbiluliuma.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Sinuhe been in exile at the beginning of the novel?

2. What does Horemheb name his son?

3. Who played with Amenhotep like a sister when they were children?

4. What does Kaptah negotiate with Horemheb to win back his wealth after the holy war?

5. Who comes upon Amenhotep and Sinuhe in the desert?

(see the answer key)

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