The "Hidden One" and His Worshippers

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1. The Egyptian god known as the "hidden one" had the goose as a sacred bird. Who was he? Osiris Meretseger Seth (or Set, Setekh, Suty, Sutekh) Amon (or Amun or Amen)

2. What was the insulting demand the Hyksos pharaoh Apepi or Apophis (1585-1542 BC) sent to the Theban ruler Seqenenre Tao II? Seqenenre should replace the statue of Amon (his principal god) with a statue of Apepi’s deified father Apepi's throne room was getting dusty and Seqenenre should come and sweep it Seqenenre should send his prettiest daughter as a concubine (along with a large quantity of valuables) Seqenenre should keep his sacred hippopotami quiet as they were disturbing Apepi's sleep (they were about 650 kilometres away)

3. The Egyptians had a canal linking the Nile and the Red Sea. True False

4. Who is the "odd man out"? Tuthmosis II (1492-1479 BC) Nitiqret or Nitocris (c2180 BC) Sobekneferu or Nefrusobk (1787-1783 BC) Nefertiti (c 1335 BC).

5. When did the term Pharaoh start to be used for the ruler of Egypt? New Kingdom (1550-1070 BC) Middle kingdom (2040-1640 BC) Old Kingdom (2575-2174 BC) First intermediate period (2174-2040 BC)

6. The form of the royal titulary was established in the middle kingdom. How many sections was it in? Five Seven Three Three at the start of the reign, then extra items were added to mark achievements

7. Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Ozymandias" was inspired by a shattered colossal statue. Whom had it shown? Ramesses II Osiris Osorkon II The Roman emperor Augustus atsa pharaoh

8. Who is the only king whose tomb was found intact by modern archaeologists? Tutankhamen (18th Dynasty 1333-1323 BC) Nubkheperre Intef (17th Dynasty c1645 BC) Sobekemsaf II (17th Dynasty c1645 BC) Psusennes I (21st Dynasty 1040-992 BC)

9. Which of these words is derived from ancient Egyptian (via Greek)? Ebony Granite Gold Pyramid

10. The burial place of Shepseskaf (last king of the fourth dynasty and successor to the builder of the smallest Giza pyramid) was not a pyramid although the Egyptians sometimes described it as a pyramid. What shape was it? A model palace Benben stone (something like the top of an obelisk) Hemisphere Sarcophagus (or shrine)

11. Who built the last known royal pyramid in *Egypt* i.e. excluding the later Nubian ones? Tuthmosis I – 18th dynasty (1540-1492 BC) Ahmose I – 18th dynasty – first king of the new kingdom (1550-1525 BC) Amemhet IV – penultimate king of the middle kingdom - 12th dynasty (1799-1787 BC) Pepy II – Last king of the old kingdom - 6th dynasty (2246- 2152)

12. The Instructions of Dua-Khety (also called ‘The Satire of the Trades’)dates from the Middle Kingdom. Which of these summaries of a trade is incorrect? The courier goes abroad and is fearful of the lions and the Asiatics (Dua-Khety did not need to mention the danger of not getting a proper burial in Egypt) The reed-cutter must work hard in the swamps where the gnats sting him and the sand fleas bite him. If the carpenter makes a mistake he could cut off his own foot with his adze The potter’s clothes are stiff with mud and his furnace scorches him

13. Which of the Ptolemaic (Macedonian) rulers (330–30BC) is believed to have been the first to speak Egyptian? Ptolemy VII (145 BC) Berenice IV (58-55 BC) Ptolemy IV (221-205 BC) Cleopatra VII (51-30 BC)

14. Which of these was *not* found at the city of Hierakonpolis (originally called Nekhen, now called Kawm Al-ahmar), which flourished during pre dynastic and early dynastic periods (up to about 2700 BC)? The first temple The first painted tomb The first obelisk The ‘main cache’ which included the Narmer pallet and the Scorpion mace head.

15. The earliest known life size statue of a human (from 3500 BC) was found at Hierakonpolis. It had been almost totally reduced to chips but one part was still recognizable. What part was it? In view of the damage statues often incur this survival is somewhat unusual. Beard Ear Nose Finger