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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Pharaoh Ahknaton think about hate?
2. When Horemheb returns to Egypt, who does he put in charge of the troops?
3. What does Sinuhe think when the Hittites come to visit Ahknetaton?
4. What have the Hittites done with the jars sold to them by the merchants of Egypt?
5. What kind of knots does the Queen Mother Taia tie?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which daughter does the Pharaoh Akhnaton favor and why?
2. What story does the storyteller on the street tell that Merit and Sinuhe hear as they walk toward to Avenue of Rams?
3. When Kaptah and Sinuhe find the droppings from a large animal, what does this indicate will happen as they work through the labyrinth? What will they find?
4. What other spies had Horemheb sent to Syria? How did they travel and hide themselves? Under what guise did they travel? Do you think they were able to gather more or less information than Sinuhe because he was able to travel as a doctor?
5. Why does Sinuhe tell Horemheb that Princess Baketaton asked after him at her mother's deathbed when she did not seem really taken with Horemheb? Do you think Sinuhe believes that there is an attraction there? Or is he flattering Horemheb to get what he wants?
6. There is a belief on the island of Crete that those sacrificed to the god can return if they wish after a few days. They speak of a living god. How does this mirror modern religion? What message is the author trying to tell the reader?
7. How does Horemheb react when he discovers that the priests are using human sacrifices after the death of Akhnaton? How does Sinuhe react?
8. How does Akhnaton not know of any of the suffering going on outside the palace walls?
9. When Sinuhe, Minea, and Kaptah arrive in Crete, what does Sinuhe notice about their idea of death?
10. When Sinuhe begins to practice again in Thebes, he finds he is making no money, but is happy. Why is this? What has changed in his attitude? Who does he want to become in his life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How and why does Nefernefernefer warn Sinuhe of her future actions? What does it say about Nefernefernefer's character that she warns Sinuhe and what metaphors does she use? Give a description of her warnings and decide what Sinuhe should learn from her words.
Essay Topic 2
Why does Kaptah hide Sinuhe's cane? Is there a scene where Sinuhe beats Kaptah? Why does Kaptah not want to remember his origins? Why does he always act like he is trying to forget some horrible act done by Sinuhe towards him?
Essay Topic 3
When Ptahor meets Thothmes, what does Thothmes make for Ptahor? Does it please him? What does he do with the piece of art? What does this mean to Ptahor? Why does he take the action he does?
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