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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pharaoh Akhnaton die?
(a) He is killed by the people of the city.
(b) He is burned alive.
(c) He drinks poison given him by Sinuhe.
(d) He is killed by assassins.

2. Why, at first, is is said that the people in the Lower Kingdom are requesting jars?
(a) They are hanging them in the sunlight as a new decoration to honor Aton.
(b) They are canning grain.
(c) They have discovered a way of preserving fish in salt and water.
(d) They use them as drinking vessels.

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

4. What have the Hittites done with the jars sold to them by the merchants of Egypt?
(a) They have brought water into the desert so they can survive there for quite a while.
(b) They are preserving fish in salt and water.
(c) They hang them in the sun in honor of Aton.
(d) The use them as weapons, cutting people with them.

5. Who does Sinuhe find held prisoner in Gaza?
(a) Merit.
(b) Muti.
(c) Nefertiti.
(d) Kaptah.

6. Who does Roju order the execution of in Gaza?
(a) A servant.
(b) The store clerk.
(c) The tower guard.
(d) A spy.

7. How many years does Sinuhe spend in Akhetaton?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

8. When Horemheb faces the Hittites the first time in the holy war, what will happen if the Hittites defeat Horemheb's troops?
(a) They will be able to attack Babylon.
(b) They will win the war entirely.
(c) They will be able to attack Egypt.
(d) They will be able to get to the sea.

9. After the death of Akhnaton, how is the new pharaoh received by the people?
(a) They are quiet.
(b) They sing songs of Aton.
(c) They are jubilant.
(d) They are afraid.

10. When Sinuhe is dumped in the desert, and Aziru's chariots approach him, what do they do to Sinuhe?
(a) Change him into white robes.
(b) Shower him with gifts.
(c) Rob him and strip off his clothes.
(d) Carry him back to Aziru.

11. Why does Kaptah want to go with Sinuhe into the mountain where Minea disappears?
(a) He thinks if Sinuhe dies, he will not be able to get off the island.
(b) Because he is Sinuhe's friend and believes the sacred scarab will protect him.
(c) He is not afraid of death.
(d) He is curious to see where Minea has gone.

12. What does Kaptah use to find his way back to the opening of the cave?
(a) A string.
(b) He drops rocks.
(c) He draws on the wall of the cave.
(d) A spool of thread.

13. Upon Sinuhe's return to Egypt, what do the priests say about gods other than Aton?
(a) That they will not say the word Aton.
(b) That they are false idols.
(c) That they worship Horus.
(d) That they still worship Ammon.

14. Who does Princess Ankhsenaton break the jar with who will be the next king?
(a) Sinuhe.
(b) Horemheb.
(c) Thothmes.
(d) Tut.

15. After Sinuhe returns to Thebes the first time from Akhetaton, how does Kaptah pay for their dinner together?
(a) He pays with silver.
(b) He pays with clay tablets.
(c) He pays with gold.
(d) He charges it to his expense account.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Aziru's seven-year-old son shown that he will be a great warrior?

2. What does Sinuhe think when the Hittites come to visit Ahknetaton?

3. Why does Thothmes die?

4. What does Pepitamon do to find favor with Pharaoh Ahknaton?

5. What does Sinuhe find odd about the city of Crete?

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