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Quiz about Ancient Egypt  Part 3
Quiz about Ancient Egypt  Part 3

Ancient Egypt : Part 3 Trivia Quiz


More general questions about Egypt. I hope you like it. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by iset. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
iset
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
276,702
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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855
Question 1 of 10
1. Who discovered the tomb of Seti I? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Ramesses II married eight times. His successor was Merenptah. Who was Merenptah's mother? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Whom did Ramesses II appoint as Viceroy of Nubia around 1236 BC? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Whose sons protected the internal organs of the deceased king in Egyptian mythology? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was different about Tutankhamun's canopic jars? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. If an Egyptian man saw himself in a dream submerging in the river, was this good sign?


Question 7 of 10
7. If a Egyptian man saw himself in a dream seeing his face in a mirror, was this a good sign?


Question 8 of 10
8. "Re-Amun, your son comes to you, Raise him to you, hold him in your arms, he is your son, of your body, forever". Does this text come from the Book of the Dead?


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the father of Hatshepsut? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was the Serapaeum used for? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who discovered the tomb of Seti I?

Answer: Giovanni Belzoni

He discovered the tomb in 1871. When he found the sarcophagus it was empty. Seti's mummy was found years later at Deir el-Bahri by Emile Brugsch.
2. Ramesses II married eight times. His successor was Merenptah. Who was Merenptah's mother?

Answer: Istnofret

Istnofret (Iset) was Ramesses other chief queen. All sons that he had with Nefertari died before Ramesses did. Merenptah was his 13th son.
3. Whom did Ramesses II appoint as Viceroy of Nubia around 1236 BC?

Answer: Setau

The temple of Wadi es-Sebua was built on behalf of Ramesses by Setau. From the eleven stelae found in the courtyard of this temple it was possible to trace the career of Setau and to find out what the duties were of the viceroy.
4. Whose sons protected the internal organs of the deceased king in Egyptian mythology?

Answer: Horus

Hapy guarded the lungs, Imsety guarded the liver, Duamutef guarded the stomach and the upper intestines and Qebehsenuef guarded the lower intestines.
5. What was different about Tutankhamun's canopic jars?

Answer: They weren't jars

Tutankhamun did have a canopic chest but the jars were actually canopic coffins. These canopic coffins that contained the organs were miniature replicas of the second of the king's three coffins.
6. If an Egyptian man saw himself in a dream submerging in the river, was this good sign?

Answer: Yes

It meant that he would be purified of all evil. Other good signs included eating crocodile, which meant acting as an official among his people. Burying an old man meant flourishing.
7. If a Egyptian man saw himself in a dream seeing his face in a mirror, was this a good sign?

Answer: No

This meant he would be taking on another wife. Other bad ones include shod with white sandals which meant roaming the earth. Copulating with a woman meant he would be mourning a loved one and dreaming his bed was catching fire meant he driving away his wife.
8. "Re-Amun, your son comes to you, Raise him to you, hold him in your arms, he is your son, of your body, forever". Does this text come from the Book of the Dead?

Answer: Yes

This is one of the spells taken from the Book of the Dead for King Unas. This spell was used to unite the king with his father "Re" for all eternity once he had died. Unas was the last king of the Fifth Dynasty. Reigning from 2375bc to 2345bc.
9. Who was the father of Hatshepsut?

Answer: Tuthmosis I

Tuthmosis I reigned from 1504 to 1492 BC. Hatshepsut married Tuthmosis II which was also her half brother,he reigned from 1492 BC to 1479 BC. Tuthmosis III was next in line to reign but he was too young so Hatshepsut became regent and ruled on his behalf for about seven years before proclaiming herself king and ruling jointly with him for another 14 years.
10. What was the Serapaeum used for?

Answer: Burials of the Apis Bull

The Apis bull was regarded as a living representation of Ptah during its life and with Osiris after death. The bull lived for about 15 years and when one died it was taken to be mummified and then went to the underground galleries of the Serapaeum for burial in a granite sarcophagus.
Source: Author iset

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