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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. The morning after Sinuhe and Minea have slept on the boat escaping from Babylon, what is the noise they hear?
(a) Kaptah beating on the inside of the jar.
(b) The slaves on the land.
(c) The men working.
(d) An approaching storm.

2. What does Thothmes' father want Thothmes to do as an adult?
(a) Become a merchant.
(b) Become a warrior.
(c) Become a sea captain.
(d) Become a charioteer.

3. How many years has the King reigned in Hatti?
(a) 28 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 5 years.

4. What is Sinuhe's favorite toy as a child?
(a) Glass marbles.
(b) A wooden crocodile.
(c) A reed boat.
(d) A cane.

5. Who is Horemheb in love with?
(a) Kipa.
(b) Baketamon.
(c) Nefertiti.
(d) Queen Taia.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the battle with Khabiri, how does Horemheb reward his men?

2. What god does the young heir call upon to bless his father at the opening of his skull?

3. What trick does Sinuhe perform for the young king of Babylon?

4. When Minea wakes on the boat after her escape from Babylon, why is she angry at Sinuhe?

5. What does Sinuhe treat King Aziru for?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why do Kipa and Senmut tell their neighbors that Kipa gave birth to Sinuhe? Why does Senmut register Sinuhe in the book of births? What will this do for Sinuhe later in life? What difference will this make in his life?

3. How does Sinuhe defend the young prince to Horemheb? What does Sinuhe think of the young prince's beliefs? Do you think he is affected in this way because of his experiences in the House of Life? Why? Why not?

4. Explain the process that Sinuhe is taught in school about life after death. Who is Osiris? Who is the Devourer? What does the Devourer look like? Who is the Backward-Gazer? Why is this important knowledge for the average Egyptian?

5. In Babylon, the astrologers know the heavenly bodies. What does this tell us about the people of Babylon? Is this advanced science for the time? Why? Why not? How will this knowledge affect the gods that they worship?

6. Explain how embalming works int he House of Death. What do the priest tell people who bring their loved ones for preparation for burial? What do they actually do? How does Sinuhe view this?

7. 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?

8. When Sinuhe says that a man who knows the Babylonian language can be understood throughout the world, what does this say about Babylon? If Egypt is the most powerful land on earth, then why would the Egyptian language be the most important language? What does this say about politics of the time?

9. What are the two truths of the young prince and Horemheb? How are they in conflict from the beginning? How does Horemheb argue with the sickly young prince about his truth when he first meets him? What does Horemheb fear of the future?

10. 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?

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