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Questions about ancient Egyptian life and Egyptian mythology.
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1
Osiris decided that Anubis would be his heir.
True
False
2
Ptah was the main god of which of the theogonies?
Hermopolitan
Memphite
Heliopolitan
3
Priests left what in the shrine every morning?
a jug of water
a blanket
a meal
a gift
4
The Pharaoh was also known as
the son of the gods
the chosen one
the surviving tribute
the light of the gods
5
Anubis's mother is ________________.
Hathor
Nephthys
Isis
Nut
6
What is Geb doing in most pictures?
Gathering food for his family.
Sitting on his mother's lap.
Drinking from the celestial cow.
Lying on his side under his wife.
7
Egyptians literally worshipped animals.
True
False
8
Hathor was the Lady of Drunkenness.
True
False
9
Who was Horus's wife?
Nephthys
Hathor
Sekhmet
Isis
10
Who is known as the "protective mother"?
Isis
Nut
Hathor
Nephthys
11
Who is represented with stars on his/her body?
Geb
Nut
Tefnut
Shu
12
What's up with the red disk on Isis's head? What does it represent?
She straightens the yarn for weaving.
She represents the sun with it.
She uses it as an extra plate at dinner time.
She caught the discus at the Olympics.
13
Which was the most important element in Egyptians life?
Water
Earth
Moon
Sun
14
Anubis's father is _____________.
Osiris
Geb
Horus
Seth
15
How did Isis restore Osiris's body?
With water
With magic
With staples
With glue
16
The ____________ of Horus is seen in popular culture.
Moves
Abs
Biceps
Eye
17
Whose name means "mistress of the house"?
Isis
Nut
Nephthys
Hathor
18
Who tricked Seth into ruling against himself?
Horus
Osiris
Isis
Nephthys
19
Who helped Isis find Osiris?
Horus
Hathor
Seth
Nephthys
20
Seth had a _______________ made for Osiris.
necklace
sarcophagus
ring
tunic
21
Anubis helped Egyptians with embalming.
True
False
22
Which deity is portrayed as green?
Geb
Anubis
Seth
Osiris
23
Hathor killed all of humanity.
False
True
24
Where do you see this symbol today?
An iphone app icon
On our state flag
A car manufacturer's emblem
On our money
25
Which one of these is NOT Geb's and Nut's child?
Osiris
Horus
Seth
Isis
26
Spells to help a pharaoh through the underworld were in ___________________.
The Book of the Dead
The Book of Life
The Book of the Underworld
The Book of Death
27
Who was Shu and Tefnut's father?
Geb
Nut
Nun
Atum
28
Horus is seen in most hieroglyphics with _______________.
A crook and flail
A damaged eye
A crooked arm
A falcon head
29
How many gods were a part of the Heliopolitan theogony?
7
8
6
9
30
What was Anubis's job?
Guide souls into the Hall of Two Truths
Guide souls out of the Book of the Dead
Guide souls into the Book of the Dead
Guide souls out of the Hall of Two Truths
31
How are Isis and Osiris related?
not related
wife
both wife and sister
sister
32
Horus's arch enemy was
Voldemort
Seth
Hades
Boo Radley
33
Who was the Judge of the Dead?
Osiris
Horus
Anubis
Seth
34
This deity embodies Chaos.
Osiris
Anubis
Seth
Geb
35
The God of Evil is ____________
Horus
Seth
Anubis
Osiris
36
Who is the main/first being of the Heliopolitan theogony?
Nun
Atum
Seth
Tefnut
37
According to ancient Egyptians, what happened to the sun every night?
It set.
Nun washed it away.
Geb buried it.
Nut swallowed it.
38
Horus's eyes represent what?
life and death
sun and moon
male and female
earth and water
39
When Atum's children were lost, what did he send to find them?
His cat
His light
His eye
His bird
40
Four pairs of deities representing the four primordial elements are called what?
The Ogdoad
The Primordials
The Four Elements
The Eight Great Ones
41
Horus raped Seth.
False
True
42
Horus was conceived through a lightning bolt.
True
False
