Nefertiti - Quiz
Nefertiti
  • 1. Where does Nefertiti first appear in scenes?
A) Karnak
B) Amarna
C) Thebes
D) Memphis
  • 2. In whose damaged tomb is an early depiction of Nefertiti thought to be found?
A) Huya
B) Meryre II
C) Parennefer
D) Ramose
  • 3. What was Parennefer's title?
A) Royal butler
B) Pharaoh
C) Vizier
D) Steward
  • 4. Which king is accompanied by Nefertiti in the early scenes?
A) Ay
B) Tutankhamun
C) Amenhotep IV
D) Horemheb
  • 5. What god are the king and queen shown worshiping in early scenes?
A) The Aten
B) Osiris
C) Ra
D) Amun
  • 6. In whose tomb is Nefertiti shown standing behind Amenhotep IV in the Window of Appearance?
A) Meryre II
B) Ramose
C) Parennefer
D) Huya
  • 7. What was Ramose's title?
A) Vizier
B) Royal butler
C) High Priest
D) Steward
  • 8. What structure at Karnak was dedicated to Nefertiti?
A) The Northern Palace
B) The Temple of Amun
C) The Great Royal Palace
D) The Mansion of the Benben
  • 9. Which daughter is depicted with Nefertiti at the Mansion of the Benben?
A) Meketaten
B) Ankhesenamun
C) Meritaten
D) Neferneferuaten
  • 10. Which princess participates in some scenes at the Mansion of the Benben alongside Meritaten?
A) Nefertiti
B) Cleopatra
C) Meketaten
D) Hatshepsut
  • 11. How often is Nefertiti depicted compared to her husband in scenes dated to the first five years?
A) Three times as frequently
B) The exact same amount
C) Almost twice as frequently
D) Half as frequently
  • 12. What did Nefertiti's high frequency of depiction indicate during the early period?
A) Her lack of political influence
B) Her demotion to a lesser wife
C) Her exceptionally high visibility and political importance
D) Her exile from court
  • 13. Besides supporting her husband, what unusual action is Nefertiti depicted doing?
A) Acting as high priest of Amun
B) Leading armies into foreign lands alone
C) Smiting the enemy
D) Building pyramids
  • 14. What decorated Nefertiti's throne in some depictions?
A) Gold statues of cats
B) Lotus flowers
C) Hieroglyphs of Amun
D) Captive enemies
  • 15. In what year of his reign did Amenhotep IV decide to move the capital?
A) Twelfth year
B) Fifth year
C) First year
D) Fourth year
  • 16. What was the new capital city named?
A) Akhetaten
B) Memphis
C) Thebes
D) Karnak
  • 17. What was Akhetaten also known as today?
A) Saqqara
B) Amarna
C) Luxor
D) Giza
  • 18. In which year did Amenhotep IV officially change his name to Akhenaten?
A) Fifth year
B) Sixteenth year
C) Fourth year
D) Twelfth year
  • 19. What was Nefertiti known as after the name change?
A) Ankhesenamun
B) Meritaten-Nefertiti
C) Neferneferuaten-Nefertiti
D) Nefertiti-Aten
  • 20. What type of religion did Egypt shift towards under Akhenaten?
A) Monolatry or henotheism
B) Christianity
C) Atheism
D) Strict polytheism
  • 21. What marked the boundaries of the new city of Akhetaten?
A) Boundary stelae of years 4 and 5
B) A massive stone wall
C) Gold pillars
D) Large statues of the king
  • 22. Where would Nefertiti and her family have resided in the new city?
A) The Temple of Karnak
B) The Valley of the Kings
C) The Mansion of the Benben
D) The Great Royal Palace and possibly the Northern Palace
  • 23. Who was Nefertiti's steward during the time at Amarna?
A) Parennefer
B) Ramose
C) Huya
D) Meryre II
  • 24. What was Meryre II's role as Nefertiti's steward?
A) Architect of the capital
B) Commander of the army
C) In charge of running her household
D) High priest of Amun
  • 25. In which tombs are inscriptions dated to Year 2nd month of Peret, Day 8 found showing foreign tribute?
A) Horemheb and Ahmose
B) Tutankhamun and Ay
C) Parennefer and Ramose
D) Huya and Meryre II
  • 26. What year is associated with the foreign tribute inscriptions in Huya and Meryre II's tombs?
A) Year 5
B) Year 12
C) Year 16
D) Year 4
  • 27. Which regions are shown bringing gifts of gold and precious items to the royal couple?
A) Kharu and Kush
B) Babylon and Assyria
C) Cush and Punt
D) Greece and Rome
  • 28. Where are Kharu and Kush located relative to Egypt in the text?
A) Kharu is the north and Kush is the south
B) Both are in the west
C) Kharu is the south and Kush is the north
D) Both are in the east
  • 29. How many daughters are shown attending the royal couple in a kiosk in Meryre II's tomb?
A) Three
B) Six
C) Four
D) Two
  • 30. Who excavated two representations of Nefertiti from the middle to later part of Akhenaten's reign?
A) Flinders Petrie
B) Jean-François Champollion
C) Gaston Maspero
D) Howard Carter
  • 31. How is Nefertiti depicted in the Petrie limestone sketch?
A) Uncapped with short hair
B) Wearing a double crown of Egypt
C) Wearing a vulture headdress
D) Wearing her distinctive tall crown
  • 32. What material is the small inlay head (Petrie Museum Number UC103) made of?
A) Green limestone
B) Reddish-brown quartzite
C) Yellow sandstone
D) Black granite
  • 33. When may princess Meketaten have died?
A) Year 1 or 2
B) Year 16 or 17
C) Year 13 or 14
D) Year 4 or 5
  • 34. Who is shown mourning princess Meketaten?
A) Parennefer and Ramose
B) All six princesses and Meryre II
C) Nefertiti, Akhenaten, and three princesses
D) Only Nefertiti and Akhenaten
  • 35. Where does the last dated inscription naming Nefertiti and Akhenaten come from?
A) A building inscription in the limestone quarry at Deir Abu Hinnis
B) The Great Royal Palace walls
C) The boundary stelae of Amarna
D) The Mansion of the Benben
  • 36. To what year does the inscription at Deir Abu Hinnis date?
A) Year 4 of the king's reign
B) Year 16 of the king's reign
C) Year 17 of the king's reign
D) Year 12 of the king's reign
  • 37. In which year of his reign is Akhenaten known to have died?
A) 12th year
B) 4th year
C) 16th year
D) 17th year
  • 38. Where did Akhenaten die?
A) In Memphis
B) At Karnak
C) In Thebes
D) At Amarna
  • 39. Which dynasty of Ancient Egypt does Nefertiti belong to?
A) 18th Dynasty
B) 25th Dynasty
C) 19th Dynasty
D) 20th Dynasty
  • 40. What was the name of the exclusivist and possibly monotheistic religion promoted by Nefertiti and her husband?
A) Amunism
B) Ra-Horakhty
C) Osiris worship
D) Atenism
  • 41. What celestial body was Atenism centered on?
A) The moon
B) Mars
C) The sun disc
D) Sirius
  • 42. What throne name do some scholars believe Nefertiti used when she ruled briefly as a female pharaoh?
A) Hatshepsut
B) Sobekneferu
C) Neferneferuaten
D) Meritaten
  • 43. Which pharaoh ascended to the throne after Nefertiti's possible brief reign as pharaoh?
A) Akhenaten
B) Tutankhamun
C) Horemheb
D) Ay
  • 44. To which traditional city was the capital relocated after Nefertiti's death?
A) Giza
B) Alexandria
C) Thebes
D) Memphis
  • 45. In which century was Nefertiti made famous by the discovery of her ancient bust?
A) 19th century
B) 20th century
C) 21st century
D) 18th century
  • 46. In which museum is Nefertiti's famous bust currently located?
A) Berlin's Neues Museum
B) The British Museum
C) The Louvre
D) The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
  • 47. Which sculptor is attributed with creating Nefertiti's famous bust?
A) Senenmut
B) Hemiunu
C) Imhotep
D) Thutmose
  • 48. Where was the bust of Nefertiti excavated from?
A) A royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings
B) Thutmose's buried studio complex
C) The ruins of Memphis
D) The Great Temple of Aten
  • 49. What does the ancient sentence nfr.t jj.tj, which formed Nefertiti's name, mean?
A) "the sun disc shines"
B) "the beautiful one has come"
C) "mistress of the two lands"
D) "beloved of Aten"
  • 50. What was the name of Nefertiti's sister?
A) Tey
B) Meritaten
C) Tadukhipa
D) Mutbenret
  • 51. What title did Tey's husband, Ay, carry?
A) "God's Father"
B) "Commander of the Army"
C) "High Priest of Amun"
D) "Overseer of the Treasury"
  • 52. Which of Nefertiti's daughters married Tutankhamun and changed her name to Ankhesenamun?
A) Meritaten
B) Ankhesenpaaten
C) Meketaten
D) Setepenre
  • 53. Did genetic studies on discovered mummies suggest that Nefertiti was the mother of Tutankhamun?
A) Yes, but only through adoption
B) No, she was not
C) Yes, she was his biological mother
D) The study was inconclusive
  • 54. What elevated role did many scholars believe Nefertiti had besides great royal wife?
A) Sole Pharaoh
B) Goddess
C) High Priestess
D) Co-regent
  • 55. In archaeological sites, Nefertiti is depicted as equal in stature to whom?
A) A Priest
B) A Scribe
C) A King
D) A God
  • 56. What activity is Nefertiti shown doing that is typically reserved for rulers?
A) Weaving linen
B) Hunting lions
C) Sailing a boat
D) Riding a chariot
  • 57. What title did Neferneferuaten hold?
A) Female Pharaoh
B) Great Royal Wife
C) High Priestess of Aten
D) Queen Mother
  • 58. Which previous female Pharaoh is mentioned as a comparison to Nefertiti's assumed kingship?
A) Sobekneferu
B) Merneith
C) Cleopatra
D) Hatshepsut
  • 59. According to the text, it seems less possible that Nefertiti disguised herself as whom?
A) A male
B) A merchant
C) A priest
D) A soldier
  • 60. What male alter ego is mentioned in relation to the theory that Nefertiti disguised herself?
A) Ay
B) Thutmose
C) Horemheb
D) Smenkhkare
  • 61. Which archaeologist and Egyptologist theorized that Nefertiti returned to Thebes to rule?
A) Howard Carter
B) Zahi Hawass's colleague
C) Flinders Petrie
D) Dr. Zahi Hawass
  • 62. Whose monuments were subject to deliberate erasures that were previously mistakenly thought to belong to Nefertiti falling into disgrace?
A) Meritaten
B) Amenhotep III
C) Smenkhkare
D) Kiya
  • 63. Which stela potentially depicts Nefertiti as equal in status to the pharaoh?
A) The Year 16 Inscription
B) The Coregency Stela
C) The KV62 box inscription
D) The Amarna Stela
  • 64. In what year was the inscription discovered within Quarry 320 announced?
A) 2016
B) 2020
C) 2012
D) 2009
  • 65. What writing medium and color were used for the five-line inscription found in Quarry 320?
A) Black carbon ink
B) Red ochre ink
C) Chiseled relief carving
D) Blue pigment paint
  • 66. Who was carrying out building work on the Small Aten Temple in Amarna according to the Year 16 inscription?
A) James P. Allen
B) Aidan Dodson
C) Smenkhkare
D) Penthu
  • 67. Which Egyptologist published an updated paper in a 2016 Göttinger Miszellen article identifying the female pharaoh as Nefertiti?
A) James Peter Allen
B) Chris Naunton
C) Van der Perre
D) William J. Murnane
  • 68. What was the primary intention behind Akhenaten appointing a female coregent?
A) To build the Small Aten Temple
B) To replace Nefertiti permanently
C) To conquer neighboring lands
D) To safeguard Tutankhuaten's accession
  • 69. What was Amenhotep III also referred to as in relation to the Aten?
A) Tjehen-Aten
B) Neferkheperure Waenre
C) Akhet-en-hyes
D) Penthu
  • 70. Who authored the 2020 book titled 'Nefertiti: Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt'?
A) Chris Naunton
B) Athena van der Perre
C) Aidan Dodson
D) James P. Allen
  • 71. Which artifact's box features a strip between two knobs that places Neferneferuaten between her husband and eldest daughter?
A) KV62 box
B) The Louvre ushabti fragments
C) The Coregency Stela
D) The Quarry 320 inscription
  • 72. Which of the following researchers is NOT explicitly listed as agreeing that the female pharaoh was Nefertiti?
A) Nozomu Kawai
B) Aidan Dodson
C) William J. Murnane
D) Chris Naunton
  • 73. What type of ink was used for the inscription found in Dayr Abū Ḥinnis?
A) Red ochre
B) Green malachite
C) Black carbon
D) Blue lapis
  • 74. In what year did Tutankhaten die or transition into Tutankhamun according to the text's dating?
A) 1400 BC
B) 1200 BC
C) 1250 BC
D) 1331 BC
  • 75. What part of the Royal Tomb was potentially intended for Nefertiti's use?
A) The unfinished annex
B) The roof terrace
C) The main burial chamber
D) The entrance corridor
  • 76. Which unfinished tomb is considered the most likely candidate for Nefertiti's exclusive use?
A) KV35
B) Tomb 29
C) Tomb 55
D) KV62
  • 77. Why was Nefertiti not interred in Tomb 29?
A) It was sealed permanently by Ay
B) It lacks a burial chamber
C) It was already occupied by Akhenaten
D) It was too small
  • 78. Who found two female mummies cached inside the tomb of Amenhotep II in 1898?
A) Victor Loret
B) Athena van der Perre
C) Joann Fletcher
D) Nicholas Reeves
  • 79. Which magazine published an article in 2001 suggesting the Elder Lady might be Nefertiti?
A) Kmt magazine
B) National Geographic
C) Ancient Egypt Magazine
D) Archaeology Today
  • 80. Who was the 'Elder Lady' actually shown to be?
A) Nefertiti
B) Ankhesenamun
C) Tiye
D) Meritaten
  • 81. When did Joann Fletcher announce that Nefertiti's mummy may have been the Younger Lady?
A) 15 August 1898
B) 22 November 2015
C) 10 January 2001
D) 9 June 2003
  • 82. What is Joann Fletcher's specialty?
A) Ancient pottery
B) Ancient hair
C) Hieroglyphic translation
D) DNA sequencing
  • 83. According to Hawass's research project, who was the Younger Lady?
A) Tiye
B) Tutankhamun's biological mother
C) Kiya
D) Nefertiti
  • 84. In what year did English archaeologist Nicholas Reeves make an announcement about voids behind Tutankhamun's tomb walls?
A) 2001
B) 1898
C) 2015
D) 2003
  • 85. Which tomb contained the two female mummies, one of which has been suggested as Nefertiti?
A) KV55
B) KV21
C) KV35
D) KV62
  • 86. Approximately how old was the female mummy when she died, according to CT scanning?
A) 45
B) 20
C) 30
D) 60
  • 87. The possible identification of Nefertiti in KV21 is based on her association with which other mummy?
A) Hatshepsut
B) Ankhesenamun
C) Tiye
D) The Younger Lady
  • 88. Where was the ancient document concerning the Hittite letters found?
A) Hattusa
B) Cairo
C) Thebes
D) Karkemish
  • 89. Which Hittite ruler received a letter from an Egyptian queen while laying siege to Karkemish?
A) Ay
B) Suppiluliuma I
C) Zannanza
D) Akhenaten
  • 90. What was the name of the Hittite prince eventually sent to Egypt?
A) Suppiluliuma
B) Zannanza
C) Akhenaten
D) Ay
  • 91. What happened to the Hittite prince en route to Egypt?
A) He got lost in the desert
B) He successfully married the queen
C) He died, perhaps murdered
D) He was captured by Egyptian rebels
  • 92. Which scholar believes Nefertiti might be the Dakhamunzu in the Amarna correspondence?
A) Athena van der Perre
B) Maria M. Kloska
C) Aidan Dodson
D) Nicholas Reeves
  • 93. Who portrayed Nefertiti in the 1973 production Nefertiti and Akhenaton?
A) Sovra Wilson-Dickson
B) Geraldine Chaplin
C) Jacqueline Benson
D) Riann Steele
  • 94. Who portrayed Nefertiti in the 2012 Doctor Who episode 'Dinosaurs on a Spaceship'?
A) Riann Steele
B) Sovra Wilson-Dickson
C) Geraldine Chaplin
D) Jacqueline Benson
  • 95. In which 2012 Doctor Who episode did Riann Steele portray Nefertiti?
A) Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
B) Red River
C) Tomb of the Sun King
D) Nefertiti and Akhenaton
  • 96. In what month and year was the song 'Nefertiti, Sun Goddess' written?
A) January 1973
B) October 2002
C) December 1998
D) November 2012
  • 97. Between which years was Red River originally published?
A) 2012-2024
B) 1973-1975
C) 1998-2002
D) 1995-2002
  • 98. Which of the following media is associated with Red River besides the manga?
A) A 2024 fantasy novel
B) A 2026 anime
C) A 2012 television episode
D) A 1973 short film
  • 99. In what year was Aidan Dodson's book 'Nefertiti, Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt' published?
A) 2014
B) 2020
C) 2016
D) 2022
  • 100. Who wrote the journal article 'The Year 16 graffito of Akhenaten in Dayr Abū Ḥinnis'?
A) Athena van der Perre
B) Maria M. Kloska
C) Aidan Dodson
D) Juan Antonio Belmonte
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