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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Thebes Fever.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in the city of Thebes when the pharaoh dies?
(a) The temple is open for prayer and drinking.
(b) The river runs red.
(c) The bars are all open and active.
(d) All the shops are closed.

2. Who is in the pharaoh's bedroom when Ptahor and Sinuhe arrive to open the skull?
(a) The priest Eie.
(b) Amenhotel, the heir only.
(c) The royal consort Taia only.
(d) The royal consort Taia, Amenhotep, and Baketamon.

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

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

5. How long does it take Sinuhe to pass his examination to enter the House of Life?
(a) Four years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sinuhe turns seven to what event does his mother take him?

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

3. What is significant about the slave that Sinuhe buys?

4. When Sinuhe finds his old friend Thothmes, what is he doing for a living?

5. Other than Ptahor, whom does Sinuhe's father ask to dinner?

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