- 1. In what year did Félix Marie Charles Texier discover monumental ruins near Boğazköy?
A) 1861
B) 1833
C) 1858
D) 1834
- 2. Which French archaeologist discovered monumental ruins near Boğazköy?
A) Ernest Chantre
B) Hugo Winckler
C) Georges Perrot
D) Félix Marie Charles Texier
- 3. Which German geographer visited the Boğazköy site in 1858?
A) Waldemar Belck
B) Heinrich Barth
C) Kurt Bittel
D) Carl Humann
- 4. Who excavated at the site and at the nearby site of Yazılıkaya in 1861?
A) Hugo Winckler
B) Félix Marie Charles Texier
C) Otto Puchstein
D) Georges Perrot
- 5. Which German engineer completed a full plan of the site in 1882?
A) Ludwig Curtius
B) Daniel Krencker
C) Heinrich Kohl
D) Carl Humann
- 6. Why were Ernest Chantre's excavations in 1893–94 cut short?
A) The outbreak of WWII
B) Lack of funding
C) A cholera outbreak
D) The outbreak of WWI
- 7. What significant finds did Ernest Chantre discover in 1893–94?
A) Thousands of sealed bullae
B) Fragments of clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform
C) A large metal tablet with chains
D) A Mycenae bronze sword
- 8. Who visited the site several times between 1901 and 1905 and found a number of tablets?
A) Carl Humann
B) Félix Marie Charles Texier
C) Heinrich Barth
D) Waldemar Belck
- 9. On behalf of which society did Hugo Winckler conduct soundings at Boğazköy in 1905?
A) Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
B) German Archaeological Institute
C) German Oriental Society
D) French Archaeological Mission
- 10. At which specific site area did Hugo Winckler find 35 cuneiform tablet fragments in 1905?
A) Sphinx Gate
B) Büyükkale
C) Büyükkaya
D) Westbau
- 11. In what year did Hugo Winckler begin actual excavations focusing mainly on the royal fortress area?
A) 1906
B) 1907
C) 1905
D) 1901
- 12. What event stopped the excavations involving Hugo Winckler and Theodore Makridi?
A) Discovery of the Sphinx Gate
B) Outbreak of WWII
C) Outbreak of WWI
D) A cholera outbreak
- 13. What are the abbreviations of the two series in which tablets from Winckler's excavations were published?
A) BOG and HAT
B) KBZ and KUA
C) TUR and CUN
D) KBO and KUB
- 14. Who resumed work at the site in 1931 with establishing stratigraphy as the major focus?
A) Jürgen Seeher
B) Andreas Schachner
C) Peter Neve
D) Kurt Bittel
- 15. What event caused the suspension of excavations in 1939 under Kurt Bittel?
A) A cholera outbreak
B) Political revolution in Turkey
C) Outbreak of WWII
D) Outbreak of WWI
- 16. When did Peter Neve become field director of the excavations?
A) 1963
B) 1993
C) 1952
D) 1978
- 17. When did Peter Neve become overall director of the excavations?
A) 1963
B) 1993
C) 1986
D) 1978
- 18. What was the main focus area of the excavations under Peter Neve?
A) Royal fortress area
B) Upper City area
C) Büyükkaya and non-monumental areas
D) Sphinx Gate
- 19. Who assumed control of the excavation in 1994?
A) Andreas Schachner
B) Peter Neve
C) Kurt Bittel
D) Jürgen Seeher
- 20. What was the focus of the excavations under Jürgen Seeher from 1994 to 2005?
A) Upper City area
B) Yazılıkaya sanctuary
C) Büyükkaya and non-monumental areas
D) Royal fortress area
- 21. Who became the new director of archaeology at Hattusa from 2006 on?
A) Andreas Schachner
B) Jürgen Seeher
C) Kurt Bittel
D) Peter Neve
- 22. What has been the primary focus of activities at Hattusa since 2006?
A) Discovering new cuneiform tablets
B) Restoration and preparation for tourist operations
C) Excavating the royal fortress
D) Establishing new stratigraphy
- 23. In what year was the large inscribed metal tablet discovered near the Sphinx Gate?
A) 1834
B) 1994
C) 1991
D) 1986
- 24. How far west of the Sphinx Gate was the metal tablet discovered in 1986?
A) 35 centimeters
B) 35 meters
C) 1833 meters
D) 3400 meters
- 25. What are the dimensions and weight of the metal tablet discovered in 1986?
A) 35 × 24 cm, 5 kg
B) 50 × 40 cm, 10 kg
C) 35 × 24 cm, 15 kg
D) 20 × 15 cm, 2 kg
- 26. Which king was a party to the treaty inscribed on the 1986 metal tablet?
A) Tudḫaliya IV
B) Kurunta
C) Hugo Winckler
D) Duthaliya the Great King
- 27. Who was Kurunta, the co-signer of the treaty on the 1986 metal tablet?
A) King of Tarḫuntašša
B) King of Hattusa
C) Storm-God
D) King of Assuwa-Country
- 28. Where is the 1986 metal tablet currently held?
A) Louvre Museum
B) Boğazköy local museum
C) German Archaeological Institute
D) Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara
- 29. When was the Mycenae bronze sword found on the western slope during repair work?
A) 1986
B) 2006
C) 1994
D) 1991
- 30. In which language was the Mycenae bronze sword inscribed?
A) French
B) Hittite
C) Assyrian
D) Akkadian
- 31. According to the sword's inscription, to whom did Duthaliya the Great King dedicate the swords?
A) Heinrich Barth
B) The Storm-God
C) Kurunta
D) Félix Marie Charles Texier
- 32. Which country was defeated by Duthaliya the Great King according to the bronze sword inscription?
A) Ankara
B) Assuwa-Country
C) Tarḫuntašša
D) Boğazköy
- 33. What significant find was made in the 'Westbau' building during the 1990-91 excavation season?
A) A large metal tablet with chains
B) Thousands of unreadable Hittite tablets
C) 3400 sealed bullae and clay lumps
D) A Mycenae bronze sword
- 34. To what century do the sealed bullae and clay lumps found in the 'Westbau' building date?
A) 2nd half of the 13th century BC
B) 19th century AD
C) 1st millennium BC
D) 1st half of the 14th century BC
- 35. What were the 3400 sealed bullae and clay lumps primarily associated with?
A) Military campaigns
B) Royal treaties
C) Land documents
D) Religious rituals
- 36. During which historical period was Hattusa the capital?
A) Chalcolithic period
B) 19th century BC
C) 12th century AD
D) Late Bronze Age
- 37. Near which modern settlement are the ruins of Hattusa located?
A) Kültepe, Turkey
B) Boğazkale, Turkey
C) Sapinuwa, Turkey
D) Tarhuntassa, Turkey
- 38. Which river forms a great loop near the ruins of Hattusa?
A) Marashantiya River
B) Halys River
C) Kızılırmak River
D) Euphrates River
- 39. What people established a settlement on the site toward the end of the 3rd millennium BC?
A) Assyrians
B) Hattian people
C) Kaskians
D) Hittites
- 40. What did merchants from Assyria establish in the lower city of Hattusa in the 19th and 18th centuries BC?
A) A trading post
B) A royal palace
C) A cremation cemetery
D) A massive wall
- 41. Where was the center of the Assyrian merchants who traded at Hattusa?
A) Sapinuwa
B) Kanesh
C) Tarhuntassa
D) Kussara
- 42. Which Hittite king moved the capital from Neša to Hattusa around 1650 BC?
A) Tudhaliya I
B) Anitta
C) Labarna
D) Suppiluliuma I
- 43. What name did Labarna take after moving the capital to Hattusa?
A) Anittas
B) Muwatalli
C) Hattusili
D) Mursili
- 44. To which city did the Hittites temporarily move the capital north under King Tudhaliya I due to Kaskian attacks?
A) Kanesh
B) Sapinuwa
C) Kussara
D) Tarhuntassa
- 45. To which southern city did Muwatalli II move the capital?
A) Sapinuwa
B) Büyükkale
C) Neša
D) Tarhuntassa
- 46. Who was assigned as governor over Hattusa by Muwatalli II?
A) Mursili III
B) Tudhaliya I
C) Hattusili III
D) Suppiluliuma I
- 47. Which Hittite ruler returned the seat of government to Hattusa in the mid-13th century BC?
A) Anitta
B) Mursili III
C) Labarna
D) Muwatalli II
- 48. What was the total peak area covered by the city of Hattusa?
A) 0.8 km2
B) 1.8 km2
C) 6.0 km2
D) 1.0 km2
- 49. During whose reign were the massive walls of Hattusa erected?
A) Suppiluliuma I
B) Labarna
C) Anitta
D) Mursili III
- 50. What was the area of the inner city of Hattusa?
A) 1.8 km2
B) 0.8 km2
C) 1.0 km2
D) 3.0 km2
- 51. How many temples were located in the outer city?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) Five
- 52. What type of burials are mostly found in the cemeteries outside the walls of Hattusa?
A) Cremation burials
B) Catacomb burials
C) Shaft burials
D) Mummified burials
- 53. What was the modern estimated population of Hattusa at its peak?
A) 1,000
B) 10,000
C) 50,000
D) 100,000
- 54. What environmental factor has been suggested as occurring at the time of the city's disintegration?
A) A massive flood
B) A regional drought
C) A volcanic eruption
D) A prolonged ice age
- 55. Which Egyptian leader was involved in the peace settlement with the Hittites after the Battle of Kadesh?
A) Ramsesses I
B) Ramesses II
C) Tutankhamun
D) Akhenaten
- 56. At which Anatolian center is Maşat Höyük located?
A) Sapinuwa
B) Tabigga
C) Hattusa
D) Bogazköy
- 57. Where were the pair of sphinxes originally found in Hattusa?
A) At the karum
B) In the royal archives
C) At the northern gate
D) At the southern gate
- 58. When were the sphinxes taken to Germany for restoration?
A) 2011
B) 1934
C) 1924
D) 1917
- 59. When was the better-preserved sphinx returned to Turkey?
A) 1917
B) 1934
C) 1924
D) 2011
- 60. When was the sphinx from the Pergamon Museum moved to the Boğazköy Museum?
A) 1924
B) 2011
C) 1934
D) 1917
- 61. Where is the Boğazköy Museum located?
A) Inside the Pergamon Museum
B) Next to the United Nations
C) Outside the Hattusa ruins
D) In Istanbul
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