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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What gift does Horemheb give to Roju?
(a) A ring made of a large ruby.
(b) A wrist band made of silver.
(c) A chain of green precious stones set in gold and enamel and a golden whip.
(d) A crown made of silver and gold.

4. Who is Minea related to?
(a) The ship captain.
(b) Minos.
(c) Minotauros.
(d) Servants.

5. What kind of knots does the Queen Mother Taia tie?
(a) Square knots.
(b) Circle knots.
(c) Boy Scout knots.
(d) The knots of a fowler.

6. How does MInea dance in the competition once she reaches Crete?
(a) She dances happily.
(b) She appears out of practice.
(c) She dances dangerously.
(d) She dances better than anyone else.

7. What happens to the land of Mitanni in the end?
(a) They are invaded and wiped out by the Hittites.
(b) It is absorbed into Babylon.
(c) It thrives after the Hittites invade.
(d) It conquers the Hittites.

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

9. How is Aziru executed?
(a) He is poisoned.
(b) He is bitten by an asp.
(c) His head is cut off with a sword.
(d) He is shot with arrows.

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

11. What does Sinuhe think when the Hittites come to visit Ahknetaton?
(a) That they want the cross of life.
(b) That they smell of corpses.
(c) That they are honest in their negotiations.
(d) That they are interested in the new god.

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

13. What does Minotauros wear on his head?
(a) A small hat.
(b) A crown.
(c) The golden head of a bull.
(d) His hair piled very high.

14. What do the priest do with the statue of Ammon?
(a) They hide the pieces under their cloaks and take it away.
(b) They oil the statue and pray and refuse to destroy it.
(c) They destroy the statue as requested.
(d) They wait for Horemheb to destroy the statue.

15. When Sinuhe request that bread be baked for the poor, what phrase does he want said to them as the bread is passed out?
(a) This is bread for the poor, take it.
(b) This is the bread of Aton; take ye and eat of it in his name.
(c) This bread will multiply.
(d) My bread is your bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Horemheb returns to Egypt, who does he put in charge of the troops?

2. Who tells Sinuhe that Kaptah is dead?

3. What does Sinuhe do on a return to Thebes to show that he is equal to the rowers?

4. How do the women of Crete wear their hair?

5. Who does Sinuhe meet at Kaptah's favorite tavern when he returns to Egypt?

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