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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. What does Merit wish to pretend as she and Sinuhe and Thoth sail down the Nile?
(a) That they are rich.
(b) That they have adopted Thoth.
(c) That they can sail forever.
(d) That they are man and wife and Thoth is their son.
2. Who does Roju order the execution of in Gaza?
(a) The store clerk.
(b) A spy.
(c) The tower guard.
(d) A servant.
3. When Sinuhe walks to the pharaoh's temple upon his return to Egypt, what does he find?
(a) A new temple to Aton.
(b) The streets so full of life with lots of people about.
(c) Many to temples to Ammon.
(d) Former slaves dresses beautifully walking to near the palace.
4. 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) He is not afraid of death.
(c) He is curious to see where Minea has gone.
(d) Because he is Sinuhe's friend and believes the sacred scarab will protect him.
5. Who does Sinuhe find held prisoner in Gaza?
(a) Nefertiti.
(b) Kaptah.
(c) Merit.
(d) Muti.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the sculptor in Akhetaton who builds all the statues and artwork for the city?
2. Who does Princess Ankhsenaton break the jar with who will be the next king?
3. How is Aziru executed?
4. When Horemheb and Eie strike a deal to co-rule the country, what does Horemheb want as part of the deal?
5. When Sinuhe returns to Thebes the first time from Akhetaton, who has Kaptah lent money to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Sinuhe tell Horemheb that Princess Baketaton asked after him at her mother's deathbed when she did not seem really taken with Horemheb? Do you think Sinuhe believes that there is an attraction there? Or is he flattering Horemheb to get what he wants?
2. At the end of Book 14, Sinuhe says that the destiny of Egypt hangs on a woman's whim. Who do you think he is referring to and why?
3. What is the art like on the island of Crete? How does this reflect the way the people of Crete live?
4. Why does Sinuhe believe that his revenge against Nefernefernefer is childish? What happens to her? Is this a surprise to Sinuhe? Why? Why not?
5. What other spies had Horemheb sent to Syria? How did they travel and hide themselves? Under what guise did they travel? Do you think they were able to gather more or less information than Sinuhe because he was able to travel as a doctor?
6. What is the genius behind Kaptah's investments made for Sinuhe?
7. When Kaptah and Sinuhe find the droppings from a large animal, what does this indicate will happen as they work through the labyrinth? What will they find?
8. How does Akhnaton not know of any of the suffering going on outside the palace walls?
9. Who forms an odd alliance to overthrow Pharaoh Akhnaton? Why is this an odd alliance?
10. How does Horemheb react when he discovers that the priests are using human sacrifices after the death of Akhnaton? How does Sinuhe react?
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