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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6, The Day of the False King.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to Sinuhe's father, is the most important thing for a young man to learn if he wants to be leader among his people?
(a) To know the royal family.
(b) To know how to open a skull.
(c) To write.
(d) To speak well.

2. What god does the young heir call upon to bless his father at the opening of his skull?
(a) The god Moses.
(b) The god Aton.
(c) The god Horus.
(d) The god Ammon.

3. Who does Nefernefernefer ask for the first time she meets Sinuhe?
(a) Metufer, a classmate.
(b) Sinuhe's father.
(c) The priest.
(d) Ptahor.

4. What is significant about the slave that Sinuhe buys?
(a) He knows Sinuhe's father.
(b) He has one eye.
(c) He speaks Greek.
(d) He is quite bright.

5. How do the Syrian wives dress?
(a) They always wear decorative hats.
(b) Very little clothing.
(c) Brightly colored fabrics.
(d) They are covered from head to foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sinuhe do with the scarab that he finds?

2. What kind of houses do the people of Babylon live in?

3. Who played with Amenhotep like a sister when they were children?

4. What does the Syrian merchant bring Nefernefernefer?

5. How does Sinuhe know that he is to assist Phator and go with him to the pharaoh?

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