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The Temple of Luxor Trivia Quiz

The Temple of Luxor lies just opposite of the Valley of the Kings and is just as interesting. So forget about the Pyramids for a moment and take this quiz to expand your knowledge of another Ancient Egyptian wonder.

A multiple-choice quiz by Play3Away. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Play3Away

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
357,846

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where in Ancient Egypt did king Amenhotep III build a temple? It was built over an earlier pre-existing temple and dedicated to the great god Amun-Re, the god's wife Mut, and his son Khonsu. Hint

Thebes

Karnak

Luxor

Heliopolis

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Temple of Luxor lies on the west bank of the Nile River.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Even though the Temple of Luxor was built over a previous temple, the building that is seen today was believed to be created by the Pharaoh Amenhotep III. During what Ancient Egyptian period did the king reign? Hint

Old Kingdom

First Intermediate Period

Middle Kingdom

New Kingdom

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the main purpose of the Temple of Luxor? Hint

To pray to the gods for cures of epilepsy and diseases

To show political favor to the pharaoh

To honor dead Pharaohs

To celebrate the Opet Festival

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Question 5 of 10

5. Why was the Opet Festival important for the Ancient Egyptian people? Hint

It was a time of praising the gods of their ancestors.

It was a celebration of architects, scribes, and priests.

The festival celebrates victories over enemies of Egypt.

The god Amun-Re would give the pharaoh divine power to rule the land.

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Question 6 of 10

6. The god Amun-Re was represented as the scarab or beetle-headed man.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Why did Amenhotep III have carvings created in the temple that depict the god Amun seated with his mother Queen Mutemwiya? Hint

To represent the sacred act of divine conception of the pharaoh.

The god Amun blesses the queen with protection.

Queen Mutemwiya was the god's divine daughter.

To represent the pharaoh's mother as a goddess.

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Temple of Luxor was connected to the Temple of Karnak by a mile long processional avenue lined with statues. What kind of statues where they? Hint

Human headed sphinxes.

Ram headed sphinxes.

Limestone obelisks.

Baboon headed sphinxes.

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many statues of the great pharaoh Ramesses II (c.1279-c.1213 BC.) currently rest before the Luxor Temple entrance? Hint

Four standing and two seated statues.

One seated and two standing statues.

Two seated and one standing statue.

Two seated and two standing statues.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Alexander the Great is shown on a carved relief in Luxor Temple making offerings to the gods as the pharaoh of Egypt.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where in Ancient Egypt did king Amenhotep III build a temple? It was built over an earlier pre-existing temple and dedicated to the great god Amun-Re, the god's wife Mut, and his son Khonsu.

Answer: Thebes

If you picked Luxor you would be wrong as Luxor was not an Ancient Egyptian town or gnome.

Modern day Luxor was known in Ancient Egypt as Thebes. Thebes was known as a major religious center of the Eighteenth Dynasty. The Temple of Luxor was built there and was known as the temple dedicated to the god Amun-Ra.

2. The Temple of Luxor lies on the west bank of the Nile River.

Answer: False

Luxor Temple lies on the east bank of the Nile. The Valley of Kings lies opposite the Temple of Luxor on the west bank of the sacred river. Temples to the gods and palaces of the living where situated on the east side while mortuary temples of the dead where built on the west side of the Nile river.

Answer: New Kingdom

King Amenhotep III (c.1390-c.1352 BC.) was from the Eighteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom period of Ancient Egypt.

4. What was the main purpose of the Temple of Luxor?

Answer: To celebrate the Opet Festival

Images of the gods Amun-Re, Mut, and Khonsu where placed on boats and taken on a procession from the Temple of Karnak to the Temple of Luxor to celebrate the Opet Festival.

5. Why was the Opet Festival important for the Ancient Egyptian people?

Answer: The god Amun-Re would give the pharaoh divine power to rule the land.

The Opet Festival was a ritual celebration of the symbolic unification of the temples of Karnak and Luxor. The procession of the gods Amun-Re, Mut, and Khonsu ended with the king receiving the divine power of the gods for the well-being of people and to bless the land.

6. The god Amun-Re was represented as the scarab or beetle-headed man.

Answer: False

Amun-Re was shown in the Temple of Luxor as a human headed figure with a tall double-plumed headdress. He is also associated with the sacred animal figure of a ram of the fertility god Min.

7. Why did Amenhotep III have carvings created in the temple that depict the god Amun seated with his mother Queen Mutemwiya?

Answer: To represent the sacred act of divine conception of the pharaoh.

The sacred ceremonial sexual union of the king and queen were represented by the god Amun symbolically placing an ankh to the queen's lips as she holds an ankh in her hand. The god Amun-Re symbolizes the sacred divinity of the queen's husband Tutmosis IV.

8. The Temple of Luxor was connected to the Temple of Karnak by a mile long processional avenue lined with statues. What kind of statues where they?

Answer: Ram headed sphinxes.

Ram headed sphinxes lined the processional way up to the main pylon or gateway of the temple. The ram was a symbol of the god Amun-Re.

9. How many statues of the great pharaoh Ramesses II (c.1279-c.1213 BC.) currently rest before the Luxor Temple entrance?

Answer: Two seated and one standing statue.

Only two seated and one standing statue of Ramesses II remains today. Originally, there where two seated statues of the pharaoh, to represent the king's rule over the Two Lands of Upper and Lower Egypt, and four colossal standing statues of the king. There was also two obelisks in front of the gateway but one was removed in 1836 and now stands on the grounds of the Place de la Concorde in Paris.

10. Alexander the Great is shown on a carved relief in Luxor Temple making offerings to the gods as the pharaoh of Egypt.

Answer: True

Alexander the Great (332-323 BC.) and other later kings made additions and repairs to the temple by adding new carved reliefs and plastering over old ones.

Source: Author Play3Away

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