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Quiz about The Ancient Egyptian Pantheon

The Ancient Egyptian Pantheon Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of the gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt.

A multiple-choice quiz by VampireRed. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
VampireRed

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
230,606

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2051

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The goddess of truth, justice, and harmony. She was a daughter of Ra, and was often depicted with a feather on her head. Hint

Ma'at

Isis

Bastet

Hapy

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Question 2 of 10

2. One of the creator gods, he molded people on a potter's wheel. He was often depicted as human with the head of a ram. Hint

Khnum

Seth

Karnak

Nut

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Question 3 of 10

3. The sky-goddess, depicted with stars on her naked body, draped across the sky. She was the wife/sister of Geb, the earth god. Hint

Hathor

Nut

Isis

Nepthys

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Question 4 of 10

4. The god of craftsmen, he was depicted wearing a white cloak and carrying a staff. Hint

Nun

Atum

Khepri

Ptah

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Question 5 of 10

5. The goddess of writing and measurement, depicted wearing a panther skin with a star above her head. Hint

Bes

Tefnut

Sekhmet

Seshat

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Question 6 of 10

6. She was a protective goddess and a daughter of Ra. She was most often depicted as human with the head of a cat, or as a sitting black cat. Hint

Apis

Bes

Bastet

Babi

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Question 7 of 10

7. The goddess of love and joy. She was depicted as human with the head of a cow, or with cow's ears or horns. Hint

Heka

Hathor

Isis

Kek

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Question 8 of 10

8. The god of fertility. He was most often depicted with an erect phallus and carrying a flail in his right hand. Hint

Thoth

Mut

Min

Chons

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Question 9 of 10

9. The god of chaos. Depicted as human with a head of indeterminate zoological origin, sometimes thought to be that of an aardvark. He was the brother of Isis and Osiris. Hint

Selket

Seth

Sobek

Tawaret

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Question 10 of 10

10. A god of the dead, depicted as human with the head of a jackal, or as a reclining black jackal. Hint

Osiris

Amun

Horus

Anubis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The goddess of truth, justice, and harmony. She was a daughter of Ra, and was often depicted with a feather on her head.

Answer: Ma'at

Ma'at sat in judgement over the souls of the dead in the Judgement Hall of Osiris, making her an underworld deity.

2. One of the creator gods, he molded people on a potter's wheel. He was often depicted as human with the head of a ram.

Answer: Khnum

Since he molded people using Nile mud, Khnum is also considered a god of the Nile and of the inundation.

3. The sky-goddess, depicted with stars on her naked body, draped across the sky. She was the wife/sister of Geb, the earth god.

Answer: Nut

Nut was considered the mother of Isis, Osiris, and Nepthys.

4. The god of craftsmen, he was depicted wearing a white cloak and carrying a staff.

Answer: Ptah

Ptah was the patron god of the city of Memphis, where his cult was centered.

5. The goddess of writing and measurement, depicted wearing a panther skin with a star above her head.

Answer: Seshat

Seshat was a Lower Egypt deity, and a patroness of architects. She carried a crooked measuring stick which represented one year or time in general.

6. She was a protective goddess and a daughter of Ra. She was most often depicted as human with the head of a cat, or as a sitting black cat.

Answer: Bastet

Also known as Bast, her cult was centered in Bubastis, in Lower Egypt. She was also a patroness of singing, dancing, and music, making her festival a very popular event.

7. The goddess of love and joy. She was depicted as human with the head of a cow, or with cow's ears or horns.

Answer: Hathor

Hathor was the wife of Horus, and therefore was considered the mother of the pharoah. She led the dead pharoah into the afterlife.

8. The god of fertility. He was most often depicted with an erect phallus and carrying a flail in his right hand.

Answer: Min

In the New Kingdom, Min was honored in the coronation rites of new pharoahs, in order to ensure the production of male heirs. He was also honored during harvest festivals.

9. The god of chaos. Depicted as human with a head of indeterminate zoological origin, sometimes thought to be that of an aardvark. He was the brother of Isis and Osiris.

Answer: Seth

Seth was the embodiment of hostility and evil, and in the Book of the Dead was referred to as "Lord of the Northern Sky", responsible for storms and bad weather.

10. A god of the dead, depicted as human with the head of a jackal, or as a reclining black jackal.

Answer: Anubis

After the early part of the Old Kingdom, Anubis was superceded by Osiris as god of the dead, and was relegated to a supporting role as the god of embalming, the funeral cult, or the protector of the dead.

Source: Author VampireRed

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