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Egyptian Mythos Quiz

Egyptian mythology is exciting and extensive. Can you untangle this web of theology?

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
28,618

Updated
Dec 11 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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1619

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was god of the moon and inventor of writing? Hint

Khnum

Tefnut

Thoth

Nefertem

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the primeval god of the Heliopolitan system? Hint

Shu

Atum

Nut

Hapy

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the Helipolitan system, what was the name for the immense chaos that preceded creation? Hint

Hep

Nun

Ket

Duat

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name for the boat that Ra, the sun god, took during his nighttime journey? Hint

Khonsu

Apep

Mesektet

Taweret

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Egyptian town, because of its system of four primary gods and their female counterparts, was called 'Khmoun' or 'City of the Eight'? Hint

Thebes

Heliopolis

Hermopolis

Memphis

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the basalt stone left to us from the 8th century B.C. which enumerates the features of Memphite theology? Hint

Rosetta Stone

Shabaka Stone

Alakba Stone

Memphet Stone

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Memphite system of Egyptian theology centers around what god? Hint

Ptah

Atum

Aten

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the Theban system, what goddess was given to Amun as consort? Hint

Nephthys

Mut

Min

Bastet

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Question 9 of 10

9. What Egyptian god's name was said by Kurt Sethe in 1930 to mean 'The Seat of the Eye'? Hint

Osiris

Seth

Horus

Anubis

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where did Isis find the trunk containing the body of Osiris, hidden by his jealous brother Seth? Hint

In the Nile

On Mount Ararat

In a desert oasis

In a sycamore tree

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was god of the moon and inventor of writing?

Answer: Thoth

Thoth's head is that of a bird, the ibis (common in Egypt). The curved beak of Thoth's ibis head is symbolic of the moon in crescent form!

2. Who was the primeval god of the Heliopolitan system?

Answer: Atum

The name Atum means 'the Whole' or 'the Complete'. Atum represented the primordial chaos before the creation...and he was later merged with Ra (Ra-Atum).

3. In the Helipolitan system, what was the name for the immense chaos that preceded creation?

Answer: Nun

Nun was an ocean or shapeless magma containing potential life, a primordial soup of sorts.

4. What was the name for the boat that Ra, the sun god, took during his nighttime journey?

Answer: Mesektet

Ra carried the moon across the sky in his boat Mesektet, and also transported the solar disc across the sky during the day in another boat.

5. Which Egyptian town, because of its system of four primary gods and their female counterparts, was called 'Khmoun' or 'City of the Eight'?

Answer: Hermopolis

The Hermopolitan gods and goddesses are collectively known as the ogdoad (meaning 8). These deities were superceded by the Heliopolitan gods in later Egypt.

6. What is the name of the basalt stone left to us from the 8th century B.C. which enumerates the features of Memphite theology?

Answer: Shabaka Stone

This stone is but one of several stones containing hieroglyphic records of Egyptian history and theology. The creator god of Memphite myth was Ptah, mentioned in the following question.

7. The Memphite system of Egyptian theology centers around what god?

Answer: Ptah

Ptah created the first gods in his mind and then gave them physical form using stone and metal.

8. In the Theban system, what goddess was given to Amun as consort?

Answer: Mut

Mut, meaning 'mother'. Mut appeared in the form of a cow or a cat (and was often identified with Hathor (cow) and Bastet (cat) respectively).

9. What Egyptian god's name was said by Kurt Sethe in 1930 to mean 'The Seat of the Eye'?

Answer: Osiris

Formerly the supreme god of the Egyptian pantheon, he was killed by his brother Seth and later became the god of the underworld and resurrection.

10. Where did Isis find the trunk containing the body of Osiris, hidden by his jealous brother Seth?

Answer: In a sycamore tree

The chest was finally found by Osiris' wife Isis in Byblos, a town in Phoenicia. Thank you for having tried this quiz, I hope you enjoyed it and learned a thing or two!

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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