The Story of Sinuhe Quizzes

The Story of Sinuhe Quiz 1

1 Who narrates The Tale of Sinuhe?
King Senworset

An unnamed author

R. B. Parkinson

Sinuhe
2 Who wrote The Tale of Sinuhe?
King Senworset

Its authorship is unknown

Sinuhe

R. B. Parkinson
3 Around what time was The Tale of Sinuhe likely composed?
1 AD

Early 1800s

1875 BC

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

Nonfiction essay

Fictional autobiography

Stage play
5 Who is the story's protagonist?
Amunenshi

Sinuhe

Queen Cleopatra

The Sphinx
6 Where does Sinuhe live at the beginning of the story?
Lebanon

Egypt

Syria

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

Royal courtier

Sandfarer

None of these
8 What event occurs at the beginning of the tale?
King Sehetepibre rides a flaming horse to hell

King Senworset dies

King Sehetepibre dies

The seas part
9 Where is the tale supposedly written, according to the tale itself?
Tattooed on Sinuhe's body

Sinuhe's tomb walls

Senworset's tomb walls

Drawn in sand on the banks of the Nile
10 Where is the king's son when the king dies?
In Syria

On an expedition to Libya

In the new world

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

The Syrian expedition

The royal baths

The Libyan expedition
12 How does Sinuhe learn of the king's death?
He overhears a messenger

He is told directly by the Queen

He sees the king die

He never learns of the king's death
13 What happens to Sinuhe when he hears the king has died?
He kills himself

He weeps uncontrollably

He laughs

He trembles and panics
14 Where does Sinuhe hide immediately after learning of the king's death?
In a cave

Under a rug

Between two bushes

In a sand hole
15 What action does Sinuhe take after the king's death?
He returns to the palace to mourn

He fights the messenger who brings the bad news

He flees Egypt

He prays to God
16 What does Sinuhe say is "the taste of death"?
The dryness in his throat

The prince's tears

Spoiled milk

Pond scum
17 Who rescues Sinuhe when he is on the point of death?
A Godly beam of light

A wild dog

A Syrian sheik

An Egyptian pig farmer
18 Who brings Sinuhe to Retjenu?
No one

Senworset

Amunenshi

Cleopatra
19 When telling Amunenshi about his reason for leaving Egypt, what explanation does Sinuhe give?
It is like a plan of God

It is because I am a coward

It is for reasons of terror

It is a private matter
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 grasslands

There are other Egyptians
21 How does Sinuhe responds to Amunenshi's question about how Egypt is doing?
Sinuhe refuses to speak for fear of repraisals

Sinuhe gives lengthy praise for the king

Sinuhe speaks of the social issues that still plague Egyptian society

Sinuhe disapproves of the king's heavy-handed approach to ruling
22 Where does Sinuhe say the king first began conquering?
France

Libya

The egg

The schoolroom
23 How does Amunenshi respond to Sinuhe's praise for the king?
He tells Sinuhe to return to Egypt

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

Israel

Syria

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

Moringa

Figs

Grapes

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