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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sinuhe try to convince Aziru of when he sees him as a prisoner?
(a) That his wife cheated on him.
(b) That his sons are already dead.
(c) That life is not worth living.
(d) That he should try and save himself.

2. What do the warriors do to get control of the crowds in Thebes, but not to shed blood?
(a) They run over them with chariots.
(b) They shoot them in the head with arrows.
(c) They hit them in the head with stones.
(d) They strangle people.

3. What does the Pharaoh Ahknaton think about hate?
(a) Hate is replaced with love.
(b) Hate engenders hate.
(c) Hate is a necessary evil.
(d) Hate is for the uneducated.

4. 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.

5. What does Merit wish to pretend as she and Sinuhe and Thoth sail down the Nile?
(a) That they can sail forever.
(b) That they are rich.
(c) That they are man and wife and Thoth is their son.
(d) That they have adopted Thoth.

6. When Kaptah and Sinuhe get to the opening in the cave where the sea enters, what do they find?
(a) A priest.
(b) A dead colossal bull.
(c) Minotaurus.
(d) Minea alive.

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

8. When Sinuhe walks to the pharaoh's temple upon his return to Egypt, what does he find?
(a) A new temple to Aton.
(b) Many to temples to Ammon.
(c) The streets so full of life with lots of people about.
(d) Former slaves dresses beautifully walking to near the palace.

9. How does Sinuhe describe his life in Akhetaton?
(a) Like a lovely, fading song.
(b) Like the sun rising every morning.
(c) Like a bird floating on the air.
(d) Like the desert, lost in time.

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

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

12. When returning to Egypt, where does Sinuhe wish to buy a house?
(a) In the poor quarter, near his father's home.
(b) Near the temple to Aton.
(c) Near the royal palace.
(d) In the harbor area.

13. What does Aziru's son do when his father is attacked by assassins?
(a) He gets help.
(b) He stabs them with his little sword.
(c) He jumps on them and strangles them.
(d) He hits them with rocks.

14. What do the bathrooms have in Crete?
(a) Silver pipes with hot and cold running water.
(b) Windows that overlook the sea.
(c) Mirrors.
(d) Tile floors.

15. What is the one thing that Sinuhe cannot give away in his negotiations with King Aziru?
(a) Kem.
(b) Mitanni.
(c) Babylon.
(d) Gaza.

Short Answer Questions

1. When told of neighboring countries preparing for war against Egypt, what does the Pharaoh Akenaton say he has given to the other kings that will make them happy?

2. After Sinuhe returns to Thebes the first time from Akhetaton, how does Kaptah pay for their dinner together?

3. When Sinuhe sees Horemheb at his return to Egypt, what does Horemheb tell Sinuhe about what is to happen the next day?

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

5. What does Merit tell Sinuhe happened to the mother of Thoth?

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