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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 12, The Water Clock Measures Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the custom of marriage in Egypt?
(a) To break a jar between the man and the woman.
(b) To exchange rings of gold.
(c) To read a poem to Aton.
(d) To be joined by a priest.

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

3. What does Sinuhe read for a stranger in the City of the Dead?
(a) The inscription on the tomb of Anukis.
(b) A boundary sign.
(c) A letter.
(d) An inscription on a pharaoh's tomb.

4. What do the bathrooms have in Crete?
(a) Silver pipes with hot and cold running water.
(b) Mirrors.
(c) Windows that overlook the sea.
(d) Tile floors.

5. Who does Princess Ankhsenaton break the jar with who will be the next king?
(a) Thothmes.
(b) Horemheb.
(c) Sinuhe.
(d) Tut.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the prince is crowned, who is his royal consort?

2. What does Kaptah use to find his way back to the opening of the cave?

3. Why is is important for Kaptah and Sinuhe to get aboard the ship that is leaving Crete after the death of Minea?

4. What is the one thing that Sinuhe cannot give away in his negotiations with King Aziru?

5. How does Sinuhe get to the City of the Dead when he has no money?

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