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Benben - Quiz
Contributed by: Gregory
  • 1. In which ancient Egyptian religion's creation myth does Benben appear?
A) Osirian
B) Heliopolitan
C) Memphite
D) Theban
  • 2. What was Benben according to the Heliopolitan creation myth?
A) The primordial waters themselves
B) The mound that arose from the primordial waters
C) The sacred bird of Heliopolis
D) The first sun god to exist
  • 3. What deity settled upon the Benben mound?
A) Atum
B) Ra
C) Tatenen
D) Osiris
  • 4. What is the name of the primordial waters from which Benben arose?
A) Duat
B) Nile
C) Nu
D) Nun
  • 5. What is another name for a pyramid's top stone?
A) Stela
B) Obelisk
C) Pyramidion
D) Cap
  • 6. What alternative name is given to a pyramidion in the text?
A) Atum
B) Benbenet
C) Benben
D) Bennu
  • 7. In the Pyramid Texts, what is Atum sometimes referred to as?
A) Bird
B) Sun
C) Mound
D) Water
  • 8. Where was the small pyramid said to be located, into which Atum was said to have turned?
A) Heliopolis
B) Thebes
C) Giza
D) Memphis
  • 9. What are the ancient Egyptian names for Heliopolis mentioned in the text?
A) Men-nefer
B) Akhetaten
C) Annu or Iunu
D) Waset
  • 10. Which city had a primeval mound myth featuring the earth god Tatenen?
A) Abydos
B) Memphis
C) Heliopolis
D) Thebes
  • 11. Who was the personification of the primeval mound in Memphis?
A) Atum
B) Ra
C) Tatenen
D) Panehesy
  • 12. What kind of god was Tatenen?
A) A water god
B) An earth god
C) A sun god
D) A sky god
  • 13. Where was the sacred Benben stone located?
A) In the temple of Ptah at Memphis
B) In the Mansion of the Bennu
C) In the temple of Ra at Heliopolis
D) In the great pyramid of Giza
  • 14. What natural event first fell upon the Benben stone?
A) The sacred rain
B) The primordial waters
C) The morning dew
D) The first rays of the sun
  • 15. The Benben stone is thought to have been the prototype for what structures?
A) Step pyramids
B) Sphinx statues
C) Temple columns
D) Later obelisks
  • 16. What pyramid components were based on the design of the Benben stone?
A) Casing stones
B) Burial chambers
C) Foundations
D) Capstones
  • 17. What is the tip of a pyramid also called?
A) Vertex
B) Apex
C) Summit
D) Capstone
  • 18. How were pyramid capstones probably treated in ancient Egypt so they shone in sunlight?
A) Polished or clad
B) Carved with hieroglyphs
C) Covered in oil
D) Painted with gold
  • 19. What are often carved onto the many Benben stones found in museums around the world?
A) Lists of pharaohs
B) Images and inscriptions
C) Maps of the underworld
D) Astronomical charts
  • 20. Which bird deity was venerated at Heliopolis?
A) Ra
B) Thoth
C) Bennu
D) Horus
  • 21. The bird deity Bennu was probably the inspiration for what mythical creature?
A) The phoenix
B) The griffin
C) The harpy
D) The sphinx
  • 22. Where was the Bennu bird said to be living?
A) On the Benben stone or on the holy willow tree
B) Inside the great pyramid of Giza
C) Upon the head of Atum
D) In the primordial waters of Nu
  • 23. According to Barry Kemp, the connection between the benben, the phoenix, and the sun may have been based on what linguistic device?
A) Alliteration
B) Translation
C) Onomatopoeia
D) Metaphor
  • 24. What does the rising word 'weben' refer to in the context of Barry Kemp's theory?
A) The phoenix taking flight from the tree
B) The waters rising from the primordial depth
C) The sun sending its rays towards the benben
D) The pyramid growing from the ground
  • 25. Which Pyramid Text utterance speaks of Atum as you rose up, as the benben, in the Mansion of the Bennu?
A) Utterance 587, § 1000
B) Utterance 600, § 587
C) Utterance 600, § 1652
D) Utterance 587, § 1652
  • 26. In how many stylized ways was the portrayal of Benben developed from the earliest times?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Four
D) Two
  • 27. What was the first stylized portrayal form of Benben?
A) A squat obelisk
B) A round-topped stela
C) A pointed, pyramidal form
D) A thin obelisk
  • 28. What was likely the model for pyramids and obelisks?
A) The pointed, pyramidal form of Benben
B) The holy willow tree
C) The round-topped form of Benben
D) The Mansion of the Bennu
  • 29. What was the second stylized portrayal form of Benben?
A) Square-based
B) Flat-topped
C) Star-shaped
D) Round-topped
  • 30. The round-topped form of Benben was probably the origin of what?
A) The royal crown of Egypt
B) The great pyramids of Giza
C) The primordial waters of Nu
D) A free standing votive object and an object of veneration
  • 31. During which Egyptian dynasty was the portrayal of benben formalized as a squat obelisk?
A) Fourth Dynasty
B) Middle Kingdom
C) Amarna Period
D) Fifth Dynasty
  • 32. How did the portrayal of the benben change during the Middle Kingdom?
A) It became a pointed pyramid
B) It became a long, thin obelisk
C) It disappeared entirely
D) It became a round-topped stela
  • 33. In whose tomb during the Amarna Period is the benben seen as a large, round-topped stela?
A) Tatenen
B) Panehesy
C) Atum
D) Bennu
  • 34. What kind of platform does the round-topped stela benben stand on in the tomb of Panehesy?
A) A stepped pyramid
B) A tiled floor
C) A sunken platform
D) A raised platform
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