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Sacred Animals and Gods of Ancient Egypt
Sacred Animals and Gods of Ancient Egypt
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Quiz covering Egyptian myth--sacred animals and gods
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The hippo goddess was . . .
Amam
Benu
Tuart
Bast
2
The cat goddess (woman with head of a cat) was . . .
P'u Kahn
Sui
Bast
Siva
3
If you were guilty of killing a cat, you'd get . . .
a reward
a gift of 10 kittens
the death sentence
life imprisonment
4
Bast protected . . .
pregnant women
kittens
children
all animals
5
Which animals were most highly revered?
crocodiles
cats
hawks
bulls
6
Why were there so may gods in Egypt?
certain gods were revered in 1 area
characteristics of ealier gods were consolidated into 1 god
names and characteristics of the gods changed
other gods were were worshipped in another area
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Just before the Nile River flooded, people noticed a lot of . . .
frogs
laughing
hippos
swans
8
This eagle-heron creature was an Egyptian symbol of resurrection.
Benu
Wadjet
Heket
Sebek
9
Anubis helped his aunt Isis find . . .
Osiris's body parts
weapons
the answers she sought
true love
10
Tuart protected . . .
women in pregnancy and childbirth
water creatures
land roaming animals
messengers
11
Why did Egyptians give higher status to animals?
animals were unchanging and they were eternal
they felt animals controlled the weather
animals were calming and soothing influences
they were scared of animals
12
How many Egyptian gods were there?
10+
100+
1,000+
13
The frog goddess was . . .
Taurt
Heket
Osiris
Anubis
14
The cobra goddess was . . .
Sebek
Taurt
Amam
Wadget
15
Bast protected people from . . .
robbers and thieves
unfortunate accidents
cats
disease and evil spirits
16
TRUE or FALSE: All original myths were written down immediately.
true
false
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TRUE or FALSE: some gods were animals first who then took on a human appearance
false
true
18
The crocodile god was . . .
Amam
Heket
Bast
Sebek
19
Since Heket was present at the birth of every Egyptian king, she was associated with . . .
grandparents
fertility and birth
royalty
boys and young men
20
The first Egyptian gods were . . .
1/2 young, 1/2 old
1/2 Egyptian, 1/2 European
1/2 male, 1/2 female
1/2 human, 1/2 animal
21
The jackal-headed god was . . .
Anubis
Amam
Bast
Benu
22
The devourer who ate the heart of anyone who failed the judgement of the dead was . . .
Taurt
Benu
Amam
Wadjet
23
Where were embalmed after death and given a coffin burial?
cats
beetles
snakes
lizards
