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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. How is status determined in the land of the Hittites?
(a) By their proficiency in battle.
(b) By wealth.
(c) By the decree of the king.
(d) By beauty.

2. What does Sinuhe do with his gold before he travels on a ship to Smyrna?
(a) He gives the money to the captain.
(b) Exchanges it for clay tablets.
(c) He trades it for goods for his travels.
(d) He gives it to Kaptah to buy supplies.

3. What illnesses do the Syrian merchants suffer from?
(a) Brain diseases.
(b) Sleep disorders.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Breathlessness and stomach troubles.

4. What does Sinuhe do with the gift from Nefernefernefer?
(a) He loses it.
(b) He gives it to his mother.
(c) He returns it to her.
(d) He has his name engraved in the stone.

5. What fate awaits Minea in her homeland?
(a) Her lot has alrealdy fallen, and she must be sacrificed to her god.
(b) She is to be married to a man chosen for her.
(c) She will return to be a servant for the royal family.
(d) She will be queen of the sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Horemheb make money on his men after he give them their rewards?

2. Who does Sinuhe meet at Kaptah's favorite tavern when he returns to Egypt?

3. Who becomes the wife to the new pharaoh?

4. After Sinuhe gives everything over to Neferrneferrnefer, what does he learn when he returns home?

5. How do the Syrian wives dress?

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