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James Henry Breasted - Quiz
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  • 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) 1905
B) 1901
C) 1894
D) 1888
  • 3. Which term did Breasted popularize to describe an archaeologically important area in the Middle East?
A) Ancient Levant
B) Cradle of Civilization
C) Fertile Crescent
D) Mesopotamian Basin
  • 4. Who was Breasted's mentor at Yale who encouraged him to study in Berlin?
A) Carl F. Huth, Jr.
B) Adolf Erman
C) John D. Rockefeller Jr.
D) William Rainey Harper
  • 5. What is the title of the collection of hieroglyphic inscriptions published by Breasted in 1906?
A) The Egyptian Dictionary
B) Ancient Records of Egypt
C) Suns of El 'Amǎrneh
D) History of Egypt
  • 6. What specific ancient Egyptian document published by Breasted in 1930 contains advanced medical knowledge?
A) Edwin Smith Papyrus
B) Rosetta Stone
C) Book of the Dead
D) Karnak Inscriptions
  • 7. Where was James Henry Breasted born?
A) New Haven, Connecticut
B) Rockford, Illinois
C) Berlin, Germany
D) Chicago, 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) Egyptian grammar and lexicography
D) Sun hymns of El 'Amǎrneh
  • 10. Breasted acted as a mediator between which two parties during a dispute in 1924–25?
A) Howard Carter and Egyptian authorities
B) John D. Rockefeller Jr. and the University of Chicago
C) Lord Allenby and Arab leaders
D) The Prussian Academy and the University of Chicago
  • 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) Earl Curzon
B) Lord Carnarvon
C) Lord Allenby
D) Howard Carter
  • 13. What was the name of the mummy Breasted purchased that was a singer in the Temple of Amun?
A) Nefertiti
B) Ramesses
C) Tutankhamun
D) Meresamun
  • 14. In 1923, Breasted became the first archaeologist elected to which organization?
A) American Philosophical Society
B) National Academy of Sciences
C) Royal Geographical Society
D) Prussian Academy of Sciences
  • 15. Who instructed Breasted in the Egyptian language while he was in Berlin?
A) Carl F. Huth, Jr.
B) William Rainey Harper
C) Samuel B. Harding
D) Adolf Erman
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