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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Khabiri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does everyone know about the opening of the pharaoh's skull?
(a) That no pharaoh has ever lived after the opening of the skull.
(b) That the pharaoh's brain must be studied.
(c) That the pharaoh will live.
(d) That is ensures the pharaoh's place in the heavens.

2. After Sinuhe gives everything over to Neferrneferrnefer, what does he learn when he returns home?
(a) That his parents are dead.
(b) That the new pharaoh is sick.
(c) That Kaptah is dead.
(d) That he must leave Egypt.

3. How does Horemheb make money on his men after he give them their rewards?
(a) He convinces them to invest in his companies.
(b) He taxes the merchants where they will spend their booty.
(c) He charges for food and beds.
(d) He has them followed and steals from them.

4. How does Ptahor arrive at Sinuhe's house?
(a) He walks.
(b) He arrives in a chariot.
(c) He arrives by horse.
(d) On a chair borne by two slaves.

5. What talent does Thothmes have?
(a) He can sing.
(b) He can read.
(c) He can draw and sculpt.
(d) He writes music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shape is the god of the new pharaoh?

2. How long has Sinuhe been in exile at the beginning of the novel?

3. What does Sinuhe treat King Aziru for?

4. What illnesses do the Syrian merchants suffer from?

5. What happens in the city of Thebes when the pharaoh dies?

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