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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Syrian merchant bring Nefernefernefer?
(a) A jewel from the royal tomb.
(b) A crown of gold.
(c) Earrings for Syria.
(d) A necklace of pearls.

2. Why does Thothmes die?
(a) Because he is sick.
(b) Because he defends the pharaoh and his god.
(c) Because he falls in the Nile and crocodiles eat him.
(d) Because he loves Ammon.

3. What does Kaptah negotiate with Horemheb to win back his wealth after the holy war?
(a) The rights to any property in Crete.
(b) The sole right to buy and sell all war plunder in Syria.
(c) The right to gamble with his warriors.
(d) The sole rights to any grain in Babylon.

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

5. What does Sinuhe do on a return to Thebes to show that he is equal to the rowers?
(a) He refuses to beat them with a whip.
(b) He rows the boat with the rowers for several days.
(c) He cooks for them.
(d) He shares his gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the priest do with the statue of Ammon?

2. Who approaches Horemheb after the death of Akhnaton and tries to seduce him?

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

4. How is life different for a physician in Syria compared to Egypt?

5. What animal do the people of Babylon have that Sinuhe has never seen before?

(see the answer key)

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