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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the prince is crowned, what does he decree?
(a) That the town of Thebes will have no more liquor.
(b) That all children will be able to read.
(c) That slaves will be given new jobs.
(d) That the slaves are freed from the mines.

2. What present does Ptahor send to Kipa the day after he leaves her house?
(a) A sacred scarab carved from a precious stone.
(b) A thank-you note.
(c) A precious ring.
(d) A necklace of pearls.

3. In the House of Death what is the job of Ramose?
(a) To study the brain.
(b) To weigh the heart.
(c) To embalm the body.
(d) To remove the brain.

4. When the god Ammon statue talks to Sinuhe, whose voice does Sinuhe hear?
(a) The priest.
(b) Ptahor.
(c) Nefernefernefer.
(d) Another student.

5. After Nefernefernefer gets Sinuhe's property, what does she want from him next?
(a) His father's property.
(b) His slave.
(c) His undying devotion.
(d) The bar he owns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sinuhe's favorite toy as a child?

2. How is status determined in the land of the Hittites?

3. How does Sinuhe know that he is to assist Phator and go with him to the pharaoh?

4. How long has Sinuhe been in exile at the beginning of the novel?

5. What happens to the false king at the end of the Day of the False King?

Short Essay Questions

1. By his description of his servant, Keftiu, Sinuhe's opinion of women comes to light. What does he think of Keftiu? What does this tell the reader about his opinion of women in general?

2. What message do Sinuhe's parents leave behind for him? How does this make him feel? How do his parents die? Why do they do this?

3. When Ptahor is opening the skull of the pharaoh, the young prince steps forward and speaks of a blessing from the god Aton. How does Ptahor react to this? Why does he react as he does?

4. Why does Horemheb want Sinuhe to be his spy? What does Sinuhe have to offer that others cannot? What does Sinuhe have to gain from this experience? Will this affect Sinuhe's life if and when he returns to Egypt? Why? Why not?

5. What does Minea bring to Sinuhe? What does she restore in his life? Why is she an important character to his life and to his healing?

6. When Sinuhe and Kaptah arrive in Babylon, Kaptah wants Sinuhe to announce his presence to the other physicians in a certain way. How does he want Sinuhe to announce that he is in Babylonia? Why? Why is this important to their relationships with others? Is this political correctness for the time? Why?

7. What is important about being able to read more than one Egyptian character at a time? How does this make the reader different in the eyes of others?

8. Sinuhe speaks of a remedy from the Hittites that cures the body of heat. What is this remedy called today? How do you think the Hittites created this drug?

9. Why does Sinuhe feel that Mitanni is doomed? Where is Mitanni in relation to other countries? Why does this mean extinction for these people?

10. What is the scarab to Kaptah? What is the scarab to Sinuhe? How do the two belief systems differ? How does Kaptah anoint the scarab?

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