James Henry Breasted

James Henry Breasted - Quiz

1. What was the name of the institution James Henry Breasted founded in 1919?

A) American Institute of Archaeology
B) Middle Eastern Research Center
C) Oriental Institute
D) Chicago School of Egyptology

2. In what year did Breasted receive his PhD in Egyptology from the University of Berlin?

A) 1888
B) 1901
C) 1894
D) 1905

3. Which term did Breasted popularize to describe an archaeologically important area in the Middle East?

A) Cradle of Civilization
B) Fertile Crescent
C) Mesopotamian Basin
D) Ancient Levant

4. Who was Breasted's mentor at Yale who encouraged him to study in Berlin?

A) John D. Rockefeller Jr.
B) Adolf Erman
C) Carl F. Huth, Jr.
D) William Rainey Harper

5. What is the title of the collection of hieroglyphic inscriptions published by Breasted in 1906?

A) History of Egypt
B) The Egyptian Dictionary
C) Suns of El 'Amǎrneh
D) Ancient Records of Egypt

6. What specific ancient Egyptian document published by Breasted in 1930 contains advanced medical knowledge?

A) Edwin Smith Papyrus
B) Karnak Inscriptions
C) Book of the Dead
D) Rosetta Stone

7. Where was James Henry Breasted born?

A) Berlin, Germany
B) New Haven, Connecticut
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Rockford, Illinois

8. Who provided the initial funding to establish the Oriental Institute?

A) The University of Chicago
B) The Prussian Academy of Sciences
C) The American Philosophical Society
D) John D. Rockefeller Jr.

9. What was the subject of Breasted's doctoral thesis?

A) The life of Tutankhamun
B) Middle Eastern trade routes
C) Sun hymns of El 'Amǎrneh
D) Egyptian grammar and lexicography

10. Breasted acted as a mediator between which two parties during a dispute in 1924–25?

A) The Prussian Academy and the University of Chicago
B) John D. Rockefeller Jr. and the University of Chicago
C) Lord Allenby and Arab leaders
D) Howard Carter and Egyptian authorities

11. Which museum did Breasted become director of in 1901?

A) The Cairo Museum
B) Oriental Institute Museum
C) Art Institute of Chicago
D) Haskell Oriental Museum

12. Which British high commissioner asked Breasted to provide information on the political situation in the Middle East?

A) Howard Carter
B) Lord Allenby
C) Earl Curzon
D) Lord Carnarvon

13. What was the name of the mummy Breasted purchased that was a singer in the Temple of Amun?

A) Meresamun
B) Ramesses
C) Nefertiti
D) Tutankhamun

14. In 1923, Breasted became the first archaeologist elected to which organization?

A) Prussian Academy of Sciences
B) National Academy of Sciences
C) Royal Geographical Society
D) American Philosophical Society

15. Who instructed Breasted in the Egyptian language while he was in Berlin?

A) Adolf Erman
B) Carl F. Huth, Jr.
C) Samuel B. Harding
D) William Rainey Harper

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