Ptolemaic dynasty

Ptolemaic dynasty - Quiz

1. Who was the eldest son of Ptolemy I Soter?

A) Ptolemy Keraunos
B) Ptolemy Apion
C) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
D) Ptolemy Philadelphus

2. Who was the son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon?

A) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
B) Ptolemy Keraunos
C) Ptolemy Apion
D) Ptolemy Philadelphus

3. Who was the grandson of Ptolemy Epigonos?

A) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
B) Ptolemy Apion
C) Ptolemy Keraunos
D) Ptolemy Philadelphus

4. Who ruled Cyprus around 80–58 BC?

A) Ptolemy of Cyprus
B) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
C) Ptolemy Keraunos
D) Ptolemy Apion

5. Who was the elder son of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII?

A) Cleopatra Selene II
B) Ptolemy of Mauretania
C) Alexander Helios
D) Ptolemy Philadelphus

6. Who was the younger son of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII?

A) Ptolemy Philadelphus
B) Alexander Helios
C) Ptolemy of Mauretania
D) Cleopatra Selene II

7. Who was the daughter of Cleopatra VII and last Ptolemaic ruler of Cyrenaica?

A) Cleopatra Selene II
B) Ptolemy Philadelphus
C) Alexander Helios
D) Ptolemy of Mauretania

8. Who ruled Cyrenaica after Cleopatra Selene II?

A) Rome
B) Ptolemy Philadelphus
C) Ptolemy of Mauretania
D) Alexander Helios

9. Who was the husband of Cleopatra Selene II in Mauretania?

A) Mark Antony
B) Ptolemy XII Auletes
C) Juba II
D) Ptolemy Keraunos

10. Who was the client king of Mauretania for Rome?

A) Cleopatra Selene II
B) Ptolemy of Mauretania
C) Alexander Helios
D) Ptolemy Philadelphus

11. Which Ptolemaic pharaoh was married to and ruled with two of her brothers?

A) Cleopatra VII
B) Cleopatra Selene II
C) Cleopatra V
D) Cleopatra VI

12. Who were the brothers of Cleopatra VII that she married and ruled with?

A) Ptolemy XI and Ptolemy XII Auletes
B) Ptolemy XII Auletes and Ptolemy XV
C) Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV
D) Ptolemy XIV and Ptolemy XV

13. What condition might explain the swollen necks and eye prominence of the Ptolemaic dynasty?

A) Diabetes
B) Familial Graves' disease
C) Hyperthyroidism
D) Hypothyroidism

14. What is a possible multi-organ fibrotic condition the Ptolemaic dynasty might have suffered from?

A) Sarcoidosis
B) Rheumatoid arthritis
C) Systemic lupus erythematosus
D) Erdheim–Chester disease

15. What was the notable physical characteristic of many Ptolemaic dynasty members?

A) Extremely thin
B) Extremely tall
C) Extremely short
D) Extremely obese

16. What was the first child-producing incestuous marriage in the Ptolemaic dynasty?

A) Ptolemy V and Cleopatra I
B) Ptolemy III and Berenice II
C) Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III
D) Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II

17. Who succeeded Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III as co-pharaohs?

A) Ptolemy VI
B) Ptolemy VII
C) Ptolemy VIII
D) Ptolemy V

18. Which Ptolemaic ruler was not married to a relative?

A) Ptolemy I Soter
B) Ptolemy III
C) Ptolemy IV
D) Ptolemy II

19. What was the exception to early Ptolemaic rulers not being married to relatives?

A) Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice I
B) Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III
C) Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II
D) Ptolemy III and Berenice II

20. What was the original name of the Ptolemaic dynasty?

A) Ptolemaic dynasty
B) Lagid dynasty
C) Macedonian dynasty
D) Hellenistic dynasty

21. In which city did the Ptolemaic dynasty rule from?

A) Memphis
B) Cairo
C) Alexandria
D) Thebes

22. How long did the Ptolemaic dynasty rule Egypt?

A) 200 years
B) 300 years
C) 250 years
D) 275 years

23. Who was Ptolemy I's father?

A) Lagus
B) Alexander the Great
C) Philip II
D) Antigonus

24. What title did Ptolemy I declare for himself in 305 BC?

A) Satrap
B) Pharaoh
C) King
D) General

25. What was Ptolemy I's epithet meaning 'Saviour'?

A) Sōtēr
B) Euergetes
C) Philadelphus
D) Philopator

26. Who was Cleopatra VII's famous lover and Roman general?

A) Julius Caesar
B) Mark Antony
C) Octavian
D) Pompey

27. What practice did the Ptolemaic dynasty adopt to emulate previous Egyptian dynasties?

A) Establishing a new capital
B) Adopting Egyptian gods
C) Inbreeding including sibling marriage
D) Building pyramids

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