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How much do you know about Egyptian Gods and Goddesses? | Quiz

This quiz is on the gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt.

A multiple-choice quiz by bonanza22. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bonanza22

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
202,104

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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3148

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who was the goddess of motherhood? Hint

Hathor

Imentet

Maat

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which of these was not a child of Geb and Nut? Hint

Shu

Isis

Osiris

Seth

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Question 3 of 15

3. Isis was both the sister to and wife of which god?

Answer: (One word (begins with "O"))

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which of these was the goddess of writing? Hint

Seshat

Nephthys

Apis

Merit

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Question 5 of 15

5. The deity Bastet was what kind of animal? Hint

Crocodile

Cat

Falcon

Beetle

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Question 6 of 15

6. What does the god Seth stand for? Hint

Happiness

Truth

Chaos

Water

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Question 7 of 15

7. What do both Amun and Re stand for? Hint

Moon

Sun

Stars

Sky

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Question 8 of 15

8. Akhenaten has been speculated to have been the world's first monotheist because he worshiped which god? Hint

Amun-Re

Aten

Osiris

Anubis

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Question 9 of 15

9. Anubis, the god of embalming, had a human body and a _________ head. Hint

jackal's

lion's

cat's

crocodile's

10. Maat was the goddess of truth. Her feather was measured up against a body part of a dead person, to see if they were truthful and righteous. What was the body part the feather was measured against? Hint

Mind

Heart

Spirit

Head

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Question 11 of 15

11. The god Horus was what kind of animal? Hint

Cat

Eagle

Falcon

Crocodile

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who was the god of the western desert? Hint

Atum

Iah

Geb

Ash

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Question 13 of 15

13. Ptah was a god of which city? Hint

Thebes

Memphis

el-Armarna

Dashur

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was Iat the goddess of? Hint

Joy

Animals

Death

Milk

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the original ending of King Tutankhamen's name? Hint

-amen, he never changed it

-heb

-ay

-aten

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the goddess of motherhood?

Answer: Hathor

The goddess Hathor was closely related to Horus, it is said that she was either his mother or wife.

2. Which of these was not a child of Geb and Nut?

Answer: Shu

Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Nephthys were children of Geb, the earth deity and Nut, the sky deity. Shu was actually the father of both Geb and Nut (the siblings married, just like in Greek mythology).

3. Isis was both the sister to and wife of which god?

Answer: Osiris

Isis and Osiris were the parents of the god Horus.

4. Which of these was the goddess of writing?

Answer: Seshat

Apis was actually a bull god, Nephthys was the goddess of funerals, and Merit was the goddess of music.

5. The deity Bastet was what kind of animal?

Answer: Cat

The Egyptians worshiped cats just as they worshiped their gods.

6. What does the god Seth stand for?

Answer: Chaos

Seth, sometimes called Set, was one of the children of Geb and Nut.

7. What do both Amun and Re stand for?

Answer: Sun

Re, also sometimes called Ra, was one of the gods that pharaohs could change into, along with Osiris.

8. Akhenaten has been speculated to have been the world's first monotheist because he worshiped which god?

Answer: Aten

Aten was the god of the sun disk, and the Egyptians living at this time did not like the idea of giving up all their gods and goddesses just to worship the one god, Aten. This is why Akhenaten was known as a heretic.

9. Anubis, the god of embalming, had a human body and a _________ head.

Answer: jackal's

Anubis was a sacred god to the embalmers, who followed the instructions in the Book of the Dead very carefully, to please Anubis.

Answer: Heart

Maat was usually shown with the feather on her head.

11. The god Horus was what kind of animal?

Answer: Falcon

Horus was the son of Osiris and Isis.

12. Who was the god of the western desert?

Answer: Ash

Atum was one of the gods associated with the sun, Geb was god of the earth, and Iah means "moon".

13. Ptah was a god of which city?

Answer: Memphis

El-Armarna's major god was Aten, because el-Armarna was Akhenaten's holy city. Dashur's major goddess was Hathor. Thebes/Luxor's main gods were Amun, Mut, Khonsu, Montu, Buchis, and Sobek. Besides Ptah, Memphis also had Sokar and Apis.

14. What was Iat the goddess of?

Answer: Milk

Iat is not a well known goddess.

15. What was the original ending of King Tutankhamen's name?

Answer: -aten

Akhenaten's god was Aten (the same as the ending of his name). Tut's real name was Tutankhaten (or Tutankhaton), but to avoid being associated with Akhenaten, he changed his name to Tutankhamen, to associate himself with the god Amen (or Amun), who Akhenaten had declared to be a lesser god.

Thanks for taking my quiz, all my information came from Richard H. Wilkinson's "The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt".

Source: Author bonanza22

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