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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who becomes the wife to the new pharaoh?
(a) Nefertiti, the daughter of Eie.
(b) Baketamon.
(c) Nefernefernefer.
(d) Queen Taia.

6. Who rules after Pharaoh Amenhotep III's death?
(a) Baketamon.
(b) Sinuhe.
(c) Ptahor.
(d) The Queen Mother.

7. After the battle with Khabiri, how does Horemheb reward his men?
(a) With chains and bracelets and promotions.
(b) With poems written by the pharaoh.
(c) With the cross of life.
(d) With cash.

8. What does Sinuhe read for a stranger in the City of the Dead?
(a) An inscription on a pharaoh's tomb.
(b) A letter.
(c) A boundary sign.
(d) The inscription on the tomb of Anukis.

9. What does Phator do to cure the young slave with the splinter in his brain?
(a) He opens his skull, takes out the splinter and puts a silver plate over it.
(b) He runs a velvet cloth over his head.
(c) He is not able to help the slave.
(d) He gives him powerful medicines for the pain.

10. Who does Nefernefernefer ask for the first time she meets Sinuhe?
(a) Metufer, a classmate.
(b) Sinuhe's father.
(c) Ptahor.
(d) The priest.

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

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

13. What is ailing the king of Babylon?
(a) His tooth is infected.
(b) He is unable to eat any food.
(c) His side hurts.
(d) He is drunk.

14. What talent does Thothmes have?
(a) He can draw and sculpt.
(b) He can sing.
(c) He can read.
(d) He writes music.

15. When the prince is crowned, who is his royal consort?
(a) Baketamon.
(b) The Queen Taia.
(c) The Princess of Mitanni, who still playes with dolls.
(d) Priest Eie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sinuhe do with his gold before he travels on a ship to Smyrna?

2. In the House of Death what is the job of Ramose?

3. How many days does Sinuhe serve in the House of Death?

4. What gift does Nefernefernefer give to Sinuhe when they first meet?

5. When the prince is crowned, what does he decree?

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