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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the bathrooms have in Crete?
2. What does Kaptah use to find his way back to the opening of the cave?
3. How does Pharaoh Akhnaton die?
4. How does Sinuhe describe his life in Akhetaton?
5. When Sinuhe arrives at Gaza, how does he enter?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Sinuhe, Minea, and Kaptah arrive in Crete, what does Sinuhe notice about their idea of death?
2. Does Sinuhe believe Pharaoh Ahknaton to be mad? Does he believe his madness? When he says "something in me has matured to receive his message" what does he mean?
3. Upon meeting again with Horemheb, Sinuhe argues in defense of Pharaoh Akhnaton's beliefs. Do you think the loss of Minea affects the basic belief system of Sinuhe? How do you think he views religion now? Remember his experience in the House of Life as a student and then look at his experience with Minea and the bull? What do you think his beliefs are now?
4. What is the art like on the island of Crete? How does this reflect the way the people of Crete live?
5. On the third day of the battle with the Hittites in the holy war, what happens when Horemheb is no longer content with defense?
6. How does Akhnaton not know of any of the suffering going on outside the palace walls?
7. Why does Sinuhe believe he sees the full brutality of man to fellow man during the holy war?
8. 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?
9. There is a belief on the island of Crete that those sacrificed to the god can return if they wish after a few days. They speak of a living god. How does this mirror modern religion? What message is the author trying to tell the reader?
10. When Sinuhe begins to practice again in Thebes, he finds he is making no money, but is happy. Why is this? What has changed in his attitude? Who does he want to become in his life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Once Sinuhe discovers his origin, what happens to his personality? How does he view the royal family and those who fight over the crown? Do you think this attitude affects how he is unable to see that Thoth is his very own child?
Essay Topic 2
The last paragraph of the novel, Sinuhe talks about what it means to him to be a human being. What does he say and what does he mean? Is this his way of saying that life is eternal?
Essay Topic 3
What does Queen Mother Taia admit about the god Aton? Why does this information not diminish the god in Sinuhe's eyes? Why does he still believe?
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