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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the king of Babylon?
(a) Pharaoh Ahknaton.
(b) Horemheb.
(c) King Aziru.
(d) King Burnaburiash.

3. What happens to Amenhotep in the desert with Sinuhe?
(a) He gets drunk.
(b) He cries.
(c) He steals from a crypt.
(d) He has a seizure.

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

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

6. When Sinuhe admits to the priest that the god Ammon did not speak to him, what do the priests and his classmates do?
(a) Sinuhe flunks his year of study and must repeat it.
(b) Sinuhe is shipped down the Nile.
(c) They kick him out of class.
(d) They laugh at him.

7. 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) He gives him his ebony box to carry.
(c) Sinuhe's father tells him to assist.
(d) Phator tells him to assist him in the palace.

8. Why is the city of Hattushash unknown to outsiders?
(a) It is a secret holy city.
(b) It is a city where only the gods dwell.
(c) Because the king has closed it to foreigners.
(d) The city is low in a valley and cannot be found.

9. Who paints the paintings that decorate Sinuhe's office?
(a) Ptahor.
(b) Thothmes.
(c) Kipa.
(d) Kaptah.

10. How many men and boys are in Sinuhe's class at the House of Life?
(a) 30.
(b) 5.
(c) 25.
(d) 60.

11. What gift does Nefernefernefer give to Sinuhe when they first meet?
(a) A precious stone.
(b) A piece of gold.
(c) The cross of life.
(d) A ring.

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

14. Why will Minea not board the second vessel bound for Crete from Hatti?
(a) The vessel looks unsafe.
(b) The master of the vessel has evil eyes.
(c) The vessel is cursed.
(d) The master of the vessel stared at her.

15. What illnesses do the Syrian merchants suffer from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Sleep disorders.
(c) Breathlessness and stomach troubles.
(d) Brain diseases.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the roof at the inn where Sinuhe stays in Babylon?

2. What is significant about the slave that Sinuhe buys?

3. When Sinuhe finds his old friend Thothmes, what is he doing for a living?

4. How does Horemheb make money on his men after he give them their rewards?

5. Who is Horemheb in love with?

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