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