James Henry Breasted

James Henry Breasted - Quiz

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) Chicago School of Egyptology
D) Oriental Institute

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) Cradle of Civilization
B) Fertile Crescent
C) Ancient Levant
D) Mesopotamian Basin

4. Who was Breasted's mentor at Yale who encouraged him to study in Berlin?

A) Carl F. Huth, Jr.
B) William Rainey Harper
C) John D. Rockefeller Jr.
D) Adolf Erman

5. What is the title of the collection of hieroglyphic inscriptions published by Breasted in 1906?

A) History of Egypt
B) Suns of El 'Amǎrneh
C) The Egyptian Dictionary
D) Ancient Records of Egypt

6. What specific ancient Egyptian document published by Breasted in 1930 contains advanced medical knowledge?

A) Edwin Smith Papyrus
B) Karnak Inscriptions
C) Book of the Dead
D) Rosetta Stone

7. Where was James Henry Breasted born?

A) Berlin, Germany
B) Chicago, Illinois
C) New Haven, Connecticut
D) Rockford, Illinois

8. Who provided the initial funding to establish the Oriental Institute?

A) The Prussian Academy of Sciences
B) The University of Chicago
C) John D. Rockefeller Jr.
D) The American Philosophical Society

9. What was the subject of Breasted's doctoral thesis?

A) Middle Eastern trade routes
B) Egyptian grammar and lexicography
C) The life of Tutankhamun
D) Sun hymns of El 'Amǎrneh

10. Breasted acted as a mediator between which two parties during a dispute in 1924–25?

A) John D. Rockefeller Jr. and the University of Chicago
B) The Prussian Academy and the University of Chicago
C) Lord Allenby and Arab leaders
D) Howard Carter and Egyptian authorities

11. Which museum did Breasted become director of in 1901?

A) Haskell Oriental Museum
B) Oriental Institute Museum
C) The Cairo Museum
D) Art Institute of Chicago

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) Meresamun
B) Nefertiti
C) Tutankhamun
D) Ramesses

14. In 1923, Breasted became the first archaeologist elected to which organization?

A) American Philosophical Society
B) Royal Geographical Society
C) Prussian Academy of Sciences
D) National Academy of Sciences

15. Who instructed Breasted in the Egyptian language while he was in Berlin?

A) Samuel B. Harding
B) Adolf Erman
C) Carl F. Huth, Jr.
D) William Rainey Harper

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