Sinuhe the Egyptian: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mika Waltari
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Sinuhe the Egyptian: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mika Waltari
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color are Nefernefernefer's eyes?
(a) Gray.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

3. Where does Sinuhe bury his parents?
(a) Near the entrance of a royal tomb.
(b) In a pauper's cemetary.
(c) Near the temple of Ammon.
(d) In the desert.

4. What does Phator do to cure the young slave with the splinter in his brain?
(a) He is not able to help the slave.
(b) He gives him powerful medicines for the pain.
(c) He opens his skull, takes out the splinter and puts a silver plate over it.
(d) He runs a velvet cloth over his head.

5. After Nefernefernefer gets Sinuhe's property, what does she want from him next?
(a) His undying devotion.
(b) His father's property.
(c) The bar he owns.
(d) His slave.

6. What does Sinuhe tell his mother and father he wants to be when he grows up?
(a) A painter.
(b) A pharaoh.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A warrior.

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

8. 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 is ensures the pharaoh's place in the heavens.
(c) That the pharaoh will live.
(d) That the pharaoh's brain must be studied.

9. Other than Ptahor, whom does Sinuhe's father ask to dinner?
(a) Kaptah.
(b) The pharaoh.
(c) Thothmes.
(d) Oneh.

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

11. Why is the day of Sinuhe's birth unknown?
(a) He was given to his parents as a gift.
(b) He came out of the woods.
(c) He came from Smyrna.
(d) He came drifting down the Nile in a little reed boat.

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

13. What fate awaits Minea in her homeland?
(a) She will return to be a servant for the royal family.
(b) She will be queen of the sea.
(c) Her lot has alrealdy fallen, and she must be sacrificed to her god.
(d) She is to be married to a man chosen for her.

14. What does Thothmes' father want Thothmes to do as an adult?
(a) Become a sea captain.
(b) Become a charioteer.
(c) Become a merchant.
(d) Become a warrior.

15. When does Minea know that she must return to the land of Crete?
(a) When she sees a ship from Crete.
(b) When she dances with with bulls.
(c) When she falls in love with Sinuhe.
(d) When she hears the sea gods calling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Nefernefernefer give to Sinuhe when they first meet?

2. What does Sinuhe do with his gold before he travels on a ship to Smyrna?

3. Why will Minea not board the second vessel bound for Crete from Hatti?

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

5. What does Sinuhe treat King Aziru for?

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