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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the prince is crowned, what does he decree?
(a) That slaves will be given new jobs.
(b) That the slaves are freed from the mines.
(c) That all children will be able to read.
(d) That the town of Thebes will have no more liquor.

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

3. Why does Sinuhe take no money for his slave girl Keftiu?
(a) Kaptah takes money from the king.
(b) He wants to secure a friendship.
(c) He wants to get rid of Keftiu.
(d) He wants to visit the king is his country.

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

5. How long has Sinuhe been in exile at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three months.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 2,000 years.

6. How many years has the King reigned in Hatti?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 28 years.

7. Why does the new pharaoh bother Horemheb?
(a) The pharaoh wants Horemheb to stay with him all the time.
(b) The pharaoh wants to go to war.
(c) The pharaoh writes poetry that he wants Horemheb to memorize.
(d) The pharaoh thinks deeply and talks of a new god.

8. What god does the young heir call upon to bless his father at the opening of his skull?
(a) The god Ammon.
(b) The god Aton.
(c) The god Moses.
(d) The god Horus.

9. How are the children of Mitanni described by Sinuhe?
(a) Not very pretty.
(b) Like angels.
(c) Like dolls.
(d) Like cherubs.

10. What present does Ptahor send to Kipa the day after he leaves her house?
(a) A precious ring.
(b) A sacred scarab carved from a precious stone.
(c) A necklace of pearls.
(d) A thank-you note.

11. After Sinuhe gives everything over to Neferrneferrnefer, what does he learn when he returns home?
(a) That the new pharaoh is sick.
(b) That Kaptah is dead.
(c) That he must leave Egypt.
(d) That his parents are dead.

12. The morning after Sinuhe and Minea have slept on the boat escaping from Babylon, what is the noise they hear?
(a) An approaching storm.
(b) The slaves on the land.
(c) The men working.
(d) Kaptah beating on the inside of the jar.

13. What does Sinuhe do with his gold before he travels on a ship to Smyrna?
(a) He gives it to Kaptah to buy supplies.
(b) Exchanges it for clay tablets.
(c) He gives the money to the captain.
(d) He trades it for goods for his travels.

14. What does Sinuhe transport Kaptah in to get him to the boat to escape Babylon?
(a) In a large earthenware jar.
(b) He dresses him like a woman.
(c) Hidden in a barrel.
(d) Rolled in a mat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Sinuhe to pass his examination to enter the House of Life?

2. Who becomes the wife to the new pharaoh?

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

4. Who is the king of Babylon?

5. What does everyone know about the opening of the pharaoh's skull?

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