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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. Why does the new pharaoh bother Horemheb?
(a) The pharaoh writes poetry that he wants Horemheb to memorize.
(b) The pharaoh thinks deeply and talks of a new god.
(c) The pharaoh wants to go to war.
(d) The pharaoh wants Horemheb to stay with him all the time.

2. What do people say about Nefertiti?
(a) The she is the pharaoh's real sister.
(b) That she is not as beautiful in person as people say.
(c) That she is not faithful to the pharaoh.
(d) That she thinks only of her clothes and her indecent fashions.

3. In the House of Death what is the job of Ramose?
(a) To embalm the body.
(b) To remove the brain.
(c) To study the brain.
(d) To weigh the heart.

4. When Minea wakes on the boat after her escape from Babylon, why is she angry at Sinuhe?
(a) She didn't want to leave Babylon.
(b) She thinks Sinuhe tricked her.
(c) She is filthy and smells of blood.
(d) She wants to go straight home.

5. How many years has the King reigned in Hatti?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 28 years.
(d) 30 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sinuhe bury his parents?

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

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

4. How does Sinuhe get his medicines?

5. Where are people buried near Thebes?

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