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Ptolemaic dynasty - Quiz
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  • 1. Who was the eldest son of Ptolemy I Soter?
A) Ptolemy Philadelphus
B) Ptolemy Apion
C) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
D) Ptolemy Keraunos
  • 2. Who was the son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon?
A) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
B) Ptolemy Philadelphus
C) Ptolemy Apion
D) Ptolemy Keraunos
  • 3. Who was the grandson of Ptolemy Epigonos?
A) Ptolemy Apion
B) Ptolemy Keraunos
C) Ptolemy Philadelphus
D) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
  • 4. Who ruled Cyprus around 80–58 BC?
A) Ptolemy Apion
B) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
C) Ptolemy Keraunos
D) Ptolemy of Cyprus
  • 5. Who was the elder son of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII?
A) Ptolemy of Mauretania
B) Alexander Helios
C) Ptolemy Philadelphus
D) Cleopatra Selene II
  • 6. Who was the younger son of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII?
A) Ptolemy Philadelphus
B) Alexander Helios
C) Cleopatra Selene II
D) Ptolemy of Mauretania
  • 7. Who was the daughter of Cleopatra VII and last Ptolemaic ruler of Cyrenaica?
A) Cleopatra Selene II
B) Ptolemy of Mauretania
C) Ptolemy Philadelphus
D) Alexander Helios
  • 8. Who ruled Cyrenaica after Cleopatra Selene II?
A) Ptolemy Philadelphus
B) Ptolemy of Mauretania
C) Alexander Helios
D) Rome
  • 9. Who was the husband of Cleopatra Selene II in Mauretania?
A) Ptolemy Keraunos
B) Mark Antony
C) Ptolemy XII Auletes
D) Juba II
  • 10. Who was the client king of Mauretania for Rome?
A) Ptolemy Philadelphus
B) Cleopatra Selene II
C) Alexander Helios
D) Ptolemy of Mauretania
  • 11. Which Ptolemaic pharaoh was married to and ruled with two of her brothers?
A) Cleopatra VI
B) Cleopatra VII
C) Cleopatra V
D) Cleopatra Selene II
  • 12. Who were the brothers of Cleopatra VII that she married and ruled with?
A) Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV
B) Ptolemy XII Auletes and Ptolemy XV
C) Ptolemy XI and Ptolemy XII Auletes
D) Ptolemy XIV and Ptolemy XV
  • 13. What condition might explain the swollen necks and eye prominence of the Ptolemaic dynasty?
A) Hypothyroidism
B) Hyperthyroidism
C) Familial Graves' disease
D) Diabetes
  • 14. What is a possible multi-organ fibrotic condition the Ptolemaic dynasty might have suffered from?
A) Rheumatoid arthritis
B) Systemic lupus erythematosus
C) Erdheim–Chester disease
D) Sarcoidosis
  • 15. What was the notable physical characteristic of many Ptolemaic dynasty members?
A) Extremely thin
B) Extremely obese
C) Extremely tall
D) Extremely short
  • 16. What was the first child-producing incestuous marriage in the Ptolemaic dynasty?
A) Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II
B) Ptolemy V and Cleopatra I
C) Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III
D) Ptolemy III and Berenice II
  • 17. Who succeeded Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III as co-pharaohs?
A) Ptolemy VII
B) Ptolemy VI
C) Ptolemy VIII
D) Ptolemy V
  • 18. Which Ptolemaic ruler was not married to a relative?
A) Ptolemy IV
B) Ptolemy I Soter
C) Ptolemy III
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 III and Berenice II
C) Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III
D) Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II
  • 20. What was the original name of the Ptolemaic dynasty?
A) Lagid dynasty
B) Hellenistic dynasty
C) Macedonian dynasty
D) Ptolemaic dynasty
  • 21. In which city did the Ptolemaic dynasty rule from?
A) Cairo
B) Memphis
C) Alexandria
D) Thebes
  • 22. How long did the Ptolemaic dynasty rule Egypt?
A) 275 years
B) 250 years
C) 200 years
D) 300 years
  • 23. Who was Ptolemy I's father?
A) Antigonus
B) Philip II
C) Lagus
D) Alexander the Great
  • 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) Euergetes
B) Sōtēr
C) Philadelphus
D) Philopator
  • 26. Who was Cleopatra VII's famous lover and Roman general?
A) Mark Antony
B) Octavian
C) Julius Caesar
D) Pompey
  • 27. What practice did the Ptolemaic dynasty adopt to emulate previous Egyptian dynasties?
A) Building pyramids
B) Establishing a new capital
C) Adopting Egyptian gods
D) Inbreeding including sibling marriage
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