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The Story of Sinuhe Quiz 1

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1 Who narrates The Tale of Sinuhe?

Sinuhe

An unnamed author

King Senworset

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2 Who wrote The Tale of Sinuhe?

R. B. Parkinson

Its authorship is unknown

Sinuhe

King Senworset
3 Around what time was The Tale of Sinuhe likely composed?

Early 1800s

1875 BC

1 AD

3000 BC
4 Under which genre is The Tale of Sinuhe best categorized?

Fictional autobiography

Science fiction

Stage play

Nonfiction essay
5 Who is the story's protagonist?

Queen Cleopatra

Amunenshi

The Sphinx

Sinuhe
6 Where does Sinuhe live at the beginning of the story?

Egypt

Syria

Lebanon

Israel
7 What is Sinuhe's position in society at the beginning of the story?

Banker

Sandfarer

Royal courtier

None of these
8 What event occurs at the beginning of the tale?

King Senworset dies

King Sehetepibre dies

King Sehetepibre rides a flaming horse to hell

The seas part
9 Where is the tale supposedly written, according to the tale itself?

Sinuhe's tomb walls

Drawn in sand on the banks of the Nile

Senworset's tomb walls

Tattooed on Sinuhe's body
10 Where is the king's son when the king dies?

In the palace

On an expedition to Libya

In the new world

In Syria
11 Where is Sinuhe when he learns of the king's death?

The Syrian expedition

The royal baths

The palace

The Libyan expedition
12 How does Sinuhe learn of the king's death?

He overhears a messenger

He never learns of the king's death

He sees the king die

He is told directly by the Queen
13 What happens to Sinuhe when he hears the king has died?

He trembles and panics

He laughs

He weeps uncontrollably

He kills himself
14 Where does Sinuhe hide immediately after learning of the king's death?

Between two bushes

In a cave

Under a rug

In a sand hole
15 What action does Sinuhe take after the king's death?

He flees Egypt

He fights the messenger who brings the bad news

He returns to the palace to mourn

He prays to God
16 What does Sinuhe say is "the taste of death"?

Pond scum

The dryness in his throat

Spoiled milk

The prince's tears
17 Who rescues Sinuhe when he is on the point of death?

A wild dog

A Syrian sheik

A Godly beam of light

An Egyptian pig farmer
18 Who brings Sinuhe to Retjenu?

Senworset

No one

Amunenshi

Cleopatra
19 When telling Amunenshi about his reason for leaving Egypt, what explanation does Sinuhe give?

It is because I am a coward

It is like a plan of God

It is a private matter

It is for reasons of terror
20 Why does Amunenshi think Sinuhe will be happy in Retjenu?

He will be able to communicate with God more easily

There is abundant water

There are other Egyptians

There are grasslands
21 How does Sinuhe responds to Amunenshi's question about how Egypt is doing?

Sinuhe speaks of the social issues that still plague Egyptian society

Sinuhe disapproves of the king's heavy-handed approach to ruling

Sinuhe gives lengthy praise for the king

Sinuhe refuses to speak for fear of repraisals
22 Where does Sinuhe say the king first began conquering?

France

The egg

The schoolroom

Libya
23 How does Amunenshi respond to Sinuhe's praise for the king?

He offers to set Sinuhe up for a good life in Retjenu

He threatens to kill Sinuhe if he doesn't pledge loyalty to him

He tells Sinuhe to return to Egypt

He scoffs at the hyperbolic portrait of the king
24 What is the name of the land Amunenshi gives to Sinuhe?

Iaa

Canaan

Israel

Syria
25 Which answer is not a crop Sinuhe grows on his land?

Figs

Moringa

Grapes

Oranges

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