Egyptian Mythos Quiz

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1. Who was god of the moon and inventor of writing? Tefnut Thoth Nefertem Khnum

2. Who was the primeval god of the Heliopolitan system? Hapy Shu Atum Nut

3. In the Helipolitan system, what was the name for the immense chaos that preceded creation? Duat Hep Nun Ket

4. What was the name for the boat that Ra, the sun god, took during his nighttime journey? Mesektet Taweret Apep Khonsu

5. Which Egyptian town, because of its system of four primary gods and their female counterparts, was called 'Khmoun' or 'City of the Eight'? Thebes Heliopolis Hermopolis Memphis

6. What is the name of the basalt stone left to us from the 8th century B.C. which enumerates the features of Memphite theology? Shabaka Stone Alakba Stone Rosetta Stone Memphet Stone

7. The Memphite system of Egyptian theology centers around what god? Atum Aten Ra Ptah

8. In the Theban system, what goddess was given to Amun as consort? Bastet Nephthys Mut Min

9. What Egyptian god's name means 'The Seat of the Eye'? Horus Anubis Seth Osiris

10. Where did Isis find the trunk containing the body of Osiris, hidden by his jealous brother Seth? In the Nile In a sycamore tree In a desert oasis On Mount Ararat