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Tale of Two Brothers - Quiz
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  • 1. During which dynasty did the 'Tale of Two Brothers' originate?
A) 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom
B) 21st Dynasty of the New Kingdom
C) 20th Dynasty of the New Kingdom
D) 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom
  • 2. Who were the two main brothers in the 'Tale of Two Brothers'?
A) Osiris and Set
B) Anpu and Bata
C) Horus and Seth
D) Ramses and Merenptah
  • 3. What did Bata do to prove his innocence to his brother?
A) Appeared before his brother in a dream
B) Wrote a letter explaining his innocence
C) Severed his genitalia and threw them into the water
D) Cut off his hand and sent it to his brother
  • 4. Which deity created a wife for Bata in the Valley of the Cedar?
A) Osiris
B) Horus
C) Anubis
D) Khnum
  • 5. What did Bata's wife do when she was brought to live with the pharaoh?
A) Convinced the pharaoh to release Bata
B) Told the pharaoh to cut down the tree with Bata's heart
C) Refused to live with the pharaoh
D) Escaped from the pharaoh
  • 6. How long did Anpu search for Bata's heart?
A) Seven years
B) Ten years
C) Three years
D) Five years
  • 7. What form did Bata take after being resurrected?
A) A bull
B) A falcon
C) A snake
D) A lion
  • 8. What grew from the two drops of Bata's blood?
A) Two palm trees
B) Two acacia trees
C) Two lotus flowers
D) Two Persea trees
  • 9. How did Bata's wife become pregnant?
A) She was visited by a god
B) A splinter from a Persea tree ended up in her mouth
C) She drank enchanted water
D) She ate a magical fruit
  • 10. What did Anpu become after Bata became king?
A) General
B) High priest
C) Advisor
D) Crown prince
  • 11. Where is the Papyrus D'Orbiney, which preserves the story, currently held?
A) The Metropolitan Museum of Art
B) The Egyptian Museum
C) The Louvre
D) The British Museum
  • 12. What did Anpu's wife falsely accuse Bata of?
A) Plotting against her husband
B) Stealing from her
C) Attempting to seduce her
D) Cursing her
  • 13. What did Bata place in the blossom of a cedar tree?
A) His heart
B) His hand
C) His voice
D) His eye
  • 14. What did Anpu receive that indicated he should seek out Bata?
A) A letter from Bata
B) A dream about Bata
C) A jar of beer that frothed
D) A visit from a god
  • 15. What did Bata's wife ask the pharaoh to do with the Persea trees?
A) Offer them to the gods
B) Use them to build a temple
C) Cut them down to make furniture
D) Plant them in the palace garden
  • 16. What happened to Bata after his wife was impregnated?
A) He became a god
B) He left Egypt
C) He became king
D) He retired to the Valley of the Cedar
  • 17. What was the final relationship between Anpu and Bata?
A) They remained enemies
B) They lived separately
C) They never saw each other again
D) They were at peace with one another
  • 18. What is a significant theme in the 'Tale of Two Brothers' related to ancient Egyptian culture?
A) Warfare
B) Kingship
C) Trade
D) Agriculture
  • 19. Which method is often used in the analysis of ancient Egyptian literature, including the Tale of Two Brothers?
A) The psychoanalytic approach
B) The euhemeristic theory
C) The structuralist method
D) The formalist theory
  • 20. What historical event does Susan Tower Hollis suggest the Tale of Two Brothers might reflect?
A) The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
B) The reign of Ramses II
C) The succession dispute following Merneptah's reign
D) The construction of the pyramids
  • 21. Who was the rightful heir to the throne after Merneptah's death?
A) Seti II
B) Ramses II
C) Amenmesse
D) Ramses III
  • 22. Which tale type classification system is mentioned in the analysis of the Tale of Two Brothers?
A) The Aarne–Thompson–Uther (ATU) tale type classification system
B) The Lévi-Strauss Structuralism
C) The Jungian Archetypes
D) The Propp's Morphology
  • 23. What is the ATU classification number for 'The Faithless Wife' or 'Batamärchen'?
A) ATU 318
B) ATU 300
C) ATU 400
D) ATU 500
  • 24. Which scholar provided variants of the tale in European sources?
A) Stith Thompson
B) Susan Tower Hollis
C) Alan Dundes
D) Karel Horálek
  • 25. Which literary work is argued to have parallels with the Tale of Two Brothers due to character transformations?
A) Snow White
B) Cinderella
C) Rapunzel
D) The Love for Three Oranges
  • 26. Who was the scribe that wrote the papyrus containing the Tale of Two Brothers?
A) Ramses
B) Thutmose
C) Ennana
D) Horus
  • 27. In which year was the papyrus of the Tale of Two Brothers acquired by the British Museum?
A) 1750
B) 1857
C) 1900
D) 1800
  • 28. What is the British Museum catalog number for the papyrus of the Tale of Two Brothers?
A) P. Brit. Mus. 30345
B) P. Brit. Mus. 20234
C) P. Brit. Mus. 10183
D) P. Brit. Mus. 40456
  • 29. What becomes of the woodchip from the tree in the European variant?
A) It becomes a bird, usually a drake
B) It transforms into a human
C) It becomes a flower
D) It turns into a stone
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