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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 9, The Crocodile's Tail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Kaptah hire as a servant when the men return to Egypt?
(a) Muti.
(b) Thothmes.
(c) Merit.
(d) Nefernefernefer.

2. Who does Sinuhe meet at Kaptah's favorite tavern when he returns to Egypt?
(a) Merit.
(b) Minea.
(c) The pharaoh.
(d) Nefernefernefer.

3. What does Kaptah buy with Sinuhe's money when they return to Egypt?
(a) A new office for his physician's practice.
(b) Buildings and businesses.
(c) Slave-trading houses.
(d) Jewels.

4. When Sinuhe finds his old friend Thothmes, what is he doing for a living?
(a) Painting in the royal court.
(b) Working for Nefernefernefer.
(c) Working for Semnut, Sinuhe's father.
(d) Making picture books for rich men's children.

5. Upon Sinuhe's return to Egypt, what do the priests say about gods other than Aton?
(a) That they are false idols.
(b) That they will not say the word Aton.
(c) That they still worship Ammon.
(d) That they worship Horus.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Sinuhe falls in love with Minea, what does he want her to do?

2. How many days does Sinuhe serve in the House of Death?

3. In the land of the Hittites, how are the people ruled?

4. When Sinuhe admits to the priest that the god Ammon did not speak to him, what do the priests and his classmates do?

5. How many men and boys are in Sinuhe's class at the House of Life?

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