1. The Aten first appeared where?
A)
On stelae marking southern boundary of Memphis
B)
On pottery found in Theban tomb of Rekhmire
C)
The Pyramid Texts of Merenre, 6th dynasty king
D)
The Story of Sinuhe in a 12th dynasty text
2. At the age of 16, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten’s father, triumphed in the only major military encounter of his 40 year reign. What was the conflict?
A)
Skirmish with Canaan over missing tribute
B)
Battle with Hattusas, the Hittite stronghold, over a murdered prince
C)
War with the Kushites, just because
D)
Squashed a Nubian rebellion
3. Pharaoh Akhenaten was crowned in Thebes.
A)
True: Of course he was!
B)
False: Duh! His coronation was at Karnak.
4. What is the recent theory published by Canadian scholar Alywyn L Burridge to explain the strange appearance of Akhenaten?
A)
Akhenaten & royal family all suffered from genetic carried Marfan’s Syndrome
B)
Akhenaten & royal family depicted this way to reinforce divinity
C)
Akhenaten suffered from Froehlich’s Syndrome (adiposogenital syndrome)
D)
Akhenaten was clearly, an alien
5. Akhenaten is believed to have had 6 children, all daughters, with his chief wife Nefertiti. Which of the following are not one of them?
A)
Setenpenre
B)
Meryre
C)
Meritaten
D)
Neferneferure
6. The mysterious co-regent in the last years of Akhenaten’s reign, Smenkhkare, is now believed by many Egyptologists to be Nefertiti in an elevated status.
A)
True: It’s considered likely!
B)
False: No way is that an option!
C)
I like hippos?
7. The complete workshop of this accomplished court sculptor was discovered bricked up against the sand and filled with numerous stunning sculptures and figure studies:
A)
Ahmose
B)
Ramose
C)
Thutmose
D)
Pentju
8. King Tutankhamun’s Royal lineage was often questioned until an inscription confirming his royalty was found at
A)
Thebes
B)
Memphis
C)
El-Amarna
D)
El-Ahsmunein
9. Damn that old curse of the Pharaohs.. Lord Carnarvan is rumoured to have died at the same moment as:
A)
His pet parakeet, eaten by a snake
B)
His beloved dog back home
C)
His family’s cat
D)
The cursed mosquito that bit his face
10. Considered to be 1 of the most important tombs found in the VoK prior to Tutankhamun’s tomb despite ancient looters, KV46 contained what royal relative(s):
A)
Ay
B)
Lady Kiya
C)
Prince Yuya & wife Thuaie
D)
Nefertari