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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sinuhe do with the scarab that he finds?
(a) He gives it to Kaptah as a god.
(b) He leaves it on his mother's grave.
(c) He gives it to Nefernefernefer.
(d) He gives it to the stranger.

2. After Sinuhe falls in love with Minea, what does he want her to do?
(a) Return to Babylon.
(b) Return to her home so they can be married.
(c) Renounce her god.
(d) Go the Smyrna.

3. What does Sinuhe tell his mother and father he wants to be when he grows up?
(a) A painter.
(b) A pharaoh.
(c) A warrior.
(d) A doctor.

4. How does Ptahor arrive at Sinuhe's house?
(a) He arrives by horse.
(b) He arrives in a chariot.
(c) He walks.
(d) On a chair borne by two slaves.

5. When Sinuhe finds his old friend Thothmes, what is he doing for a living?
(a) Working for Nefernefernefer.
(b) Painting in the royal court.
(c) Making picture books for rich men's children.
(d) Working for Semnut, Sinuhe's father.

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

7. What does Horemheb want Sinuhe to do for him after the battle with the Khabiri?
(a) He wants him to talk to the pharaoh for him.
(b) He wants him to travel and spy for him.
(c) He wants him to return to Egypt with him.
(d) He want him to go away and never see him again.

8. What kind of seal does Sinuhe have made for himself in Smyrna?
(a) A diamond-shaped seal.
(b) A seal made from a ruby.
(c) A round seal.
(d) A cyllinder-shaped seal.

9. When Sinuhe turns seven to what event does his mother take him?
(a) A sacrifice.
(b) The theater.
(c) The House of Death.
(d) The Nile.

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

11. In the House of Death what is the job of Ramose?
(a) To remove the brain.
(b) To weigh the heart.
(c) To embalm the body.
(d) To study the brain.

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

13. Who comes upon Amenhotep and Sinuhe in the desert?
(a) Nefernefernefer.
(b) Horemheb.
(c) The pharaoh.
(d) Sinuhe's father.

14. Who played with Amenhotep like a sister when they were children?
(a) Thothmes.
(b) Sinuhe.
(c) Nefertiti
(d) Baketamon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sinuhe admits to the priest that the god Ammon did not speak to him, what do the priests and his classmates do?

2. What happens in the city of Thebes when the pharaoh dies?

3. What present does Ptahor send to Kipa the day after he leaves her house?

4. What does Minea threaten to do on the boat to escape Sinuhe?

5. What does Sinuhe do with the gift from Nefernefernefer?

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