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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. How does Sinuhe know that he is to assist Phator and go with him to the pharaoh?
(a) Sinuhe's father tells him to assist.
(b) He gives him his ebony box to carry.
(c) Phator sees Sinuhe's ring and knows he is destined for greatness.
(d) Phator tells him to assist him in the palace.

2. Who is the king of Babylon?
(a) King Burnaburiash.
(b) Pharaoh Ahknaton.
(c) Horemheb.
(d) King Aziru.

3. When Sinuhe opens a man's skull in Mitanni, what does he find?
(a) Splinters in his brain.
(b) Blood.
(c) Bruises.
(d) A tumor.

4. 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 how to open a skull.
(b) To speak well.
(c) To write.
(d) To know the royal family.

5. What is on the roof at the inn where Sinuhe stays in Babylon?
(a) Beautiful gardens.
(b) Shingles.
(c) A statue to Aton.
(d) Terra cotta covers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does everyone know about the opening of the pharaoh's skull?

2. Who is in the pharaoh's bedroom when Ptahor and Sinuhe arrive to open the skull?

3. How does Ptahor arrive at Sinuhe's house?

4. What does Sinuhe read for a stranger in the City of the Dead?

5. What, according to the prince, Amenhotep, is an abomination to Aton?

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