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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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1
If you were guilty of killing a cat, you'd get . . .
life imprisonment
a gift of 10 kittens
a reward
the death sentence
2
Just before the Nile River flooded, people noticed a lot of . . .
hippos
swans
frogs
laughing
3
Bast protected . . .
kittens
children
all animals
pregnant women
4
How many Egyptian gods were there?
10+
1,000+
100+
5
The first Egyptian gods were . . .
1/2 male, 1/2 female
1/2 young, 1/2 old
1/2 Egyptian, 1/2 European
1/2 human, 1/2 animal
6
This eagle-heron creature was an Egyptian symbol of resurrection.
Heket
Sebek
Wadjet
Benu
7
Since Heket was present at the birth of every Egyptian king, she was associated with . . .
boys and young men
fertility and birth
royalty
grandparents
8
The hippo goddess was . . .
Bast
Tuart
Benu
Amam
9
Which animals were most highly revered?
cats
crocodiles
bulls
hawks
10
TRUE or FALSE: All original myths were written down immediately.
false
true
11
Bast protected people from . . .
robbers and thieves
disease and evil spirits
cats
unfortunate accidents
12
TRUE or FALSE: some gods were animals first who then took on a human appearance
false
true
13
The frog goddess was . . .
Heket
Anubis
Osiris
Taurt
14
The devourer who ate the heart of anyone who failed the judgement of the dead was . . .
Amam
Wadjet
Taurt
Benu
15
The cat goddess (woman with head of a cat) was . . .
Sui
Bast
Siva
P'u Kahn
16
Where were embalmed after death and given a coffin burial?
beetles
cats
snakes
lizards
17
Why did Egyptians give higher status to animals?
they were scared of animals
they felt animals controlled the weather
animals were calming and soothing influences
animals were unchanging and they were eternal
18
The crocodile god was . . .
Heket
Sebek
Amam
Bast
19
Why were there so may gods in Egypt?
characteristics of ealier gods were consolidated into 1 god
other gods were were worshipped in another area
certain gods were revered in 1 area
names and characteristics of the gods changed
20
Anubis helped his aunt Isis find . . .
weapons
Osiris's body parts
the answers she sought
true love
21
The jackal-headed god was . . .
Amam
Anubis
Benu
Bast
22
The cobra goddess was . . .
Amam
Taurt
Wadget
Sebek
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Tuart protected . . .
messengers
water creatures
women in pregnancy and childbirth
land roaming animals
