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Quiz about Kings Queens and Rulers of the Ancient World

Kings, Queens, and Rulers of the Ancient World Quiz

This is the first in a series of ten quizzes. Starting in around 3000 BC and ending in the 1960s, each one deals with a different leader who has had a great impact on history. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Angela XIV. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Angela XIV

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
119,236

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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2306

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Pharaoh Khufu (Also known as Cheops, in Greek) built the Great Pyramid, and called it 'Ikhet'. What does the word 'Ikhet' mean in ancient Egyptian? Hint

The Magnificent

The Glorious

Triumph

Tomb

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hammurabi's famous Code included punishments for all of the following except which of these? Hint

Laying an unjustified curse upon a man

Giving false evidence in a lawsuit

Thefts from ordinary citizens

Harboring runaway slaves

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Pharaoh ruled for twenty-two years as the co-regent to Queen Hatshepsut, before taking the limelight as Egypt's great Warrior Pharaoh? Hint

Tutankhamen

Cleopatra

Thothmes III

Akhnaton

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Question 4 of 10

4. Akhnaton was the first monotheistic king of Egypt, changing worship from thousands of individualized Gods, to only Aton. What was the visible symbol of Aton? Hint

Moon

Snake

Solar Disk

Sun

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the curses God bestowed upon the Egyptians for refusing to allow the Israelites to leave? Hint

the Nile turning to blood

hail

frogs covering the land

drought

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Question 6 of 10

6. To whom was David referring in his lament, "Thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women"? Hint

Abner

Solomon

Absalom

Jonathan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these Biblical writing is NOT attributed to Solomon? Hint

Song of Solomon

Proverbs, chapters 1-22 and 25-29

Ecclesiastes

Words of the Wise (Proverbs, chpater 22, verses 17-24)

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Question 8 of 10

8. The first known library was in the Assyrian capital of Nineveh. Which Assyrian leader created the library? Hint

Ashurbanipal

Teumann

Tiamat

Ishtar

9. King Croesus of Lydia consulted an oracle about his state's well-being, and received the reply, "When a mule shall become king of the Medes, then do not waste a moment, nor blush to seem a coward, but flee." Who is this "mule" to whom the oracle refers? Hint

Cyrus the Great

Belshazzar

Darius I

Nabonidus

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who did Darius I succeed as ruler of the Persian Empire? (Hint: It was Cyrus the Great's son) Hint

Bardiya

Gaumata

Smerdis

Cambyses

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Pharaoh Khufu (Also known as Cheops, in Greek) built the Great Pyramid, and called it 'Ikhet'. What does the word 'Ikhet' mean in ancient Egyptian?

Answer: The Glorious

He chose the name well for something that is still "glorious" after nearly fifty centuries!

2. Hammurabi's famous Code included punishments for all of the following except which of these?

Answer: Thefts from ordinary citizens

Besides such obvious gaps, the laws do not seem to be in any particular order. This is no indication either as to whether we have knowledge of the whole code, or only the laws about which there was doubt.

3. Which Pharaoh ruled for twenty-two years as the co-regent to Queen Hatshepsut, before taking the limelight as Egypt's great Warrior Pharaoh?

Answer: Thothmes III

No country of the Near East has ever attained as large an empire or so much power as Egypt under Thothmes III.

4. Akhnaton was the first monotheistic king of Egypt, changing worship from thousands of individualized Gods, to only Aton. What was the visible symbol of Aton?

Answer: Solar Disk

The change to monotheism did not fare well with the priests and common citizens of the day, and soon after Akhenaton's death, his son in law (Tutankhamen) returned the state to the old religion.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the curses God bestowed upon the Egyptians for refusing to allow the Israelites to leave?

Answer: drought

First Moses/God turned the Nile to blood. When Ramses II still refused to allow the slaves to leave, frogs came out of the water, followed by lice and flies, painful boils, hail, locusts, and a total eclipse of the sun.

6. To whom was David referring in his lament, "Thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women"?

Answer: Jonathan

Jonathan and David were so close, that it is said that in their last meeting they swore eternal fidelity, and "wept one with another".

7. Which of these Biblical writing is NOT attributed to Solomon?

Answer: Words of the Wise (Proverbs, chpater 22, verses 17-24)

It is doubtful that any of these were written by Solomon, as it was common practice in Solomon's day to attriubte works to famous names. "Words of the Wise," however, has not been credited to him at all.

8. The first known library was in the Assyrian capital of Nineveh. Which Assyrian leader created the library?

Answer: Ashurbanipal

The Assyrians were known for their cruelty, and Ashurbanipal was no exception. He would have placed his war conquests higher than his library in importance, but today one can see the true value of his accomplishment.

Answer: Cyrus the Great

Cyrus was the intended mule, his mother being a Mede and his father a Persian.

10. Who did Darius I succeed as ruler of the Persian Empire? (Hint: It was Cyrus the Great's son)

Answer: Cambyses

Cambyses died suddenly while in Syria, and out of several nobles Darius I was chosen to succeed him.

Source: Author Angela XIV

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