Ptolemaic dynasty

Ptolemaic dynasty - Quiz

1. Who was the eldest son of Ptolemy I Soter?

A) Ptolemy Apion
B) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
C) Ptolemy Philadelphus
D) Ptolemy Keraunos

2. Who was the son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon?

A) Ptolemy Apion
B) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
C) Ptolemy Philadelphus
D) Ptolemy Keraunos

3. Who was the grandson of Ptolemy Epigonos?

A) Ptolemy Apion
B) Ptolemy Philadelphus
C) Ptolemy Keraunos
D) Ptolemy II of Telmessos

4. Who ruled Cyprus around 80–58 BC?

A) Ptolemy of Cyprus
B) Ptolemy Apion
C) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
D) Ptolemy Keraunos

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) Cleopatra Selene II
B) Ptolemy Philadelphus
C) Alexander Helios
D) Ptolemy of Mauretania

7. Who was the daughter of Cleopatra VII and last Ptolemaic ruler of Cyrenaica?

A) Ptolemy Philadelphus
B) Ptolemy of Mauretania
C) Alexander Helios
D) Cleopatra Selene II

8. Who ruled Cyrenaica after Cleopatra Selene II?

A) Ptolemy of Mauretania
B) Rome
C) Ptolemy Philadelphus
D) Alexander Helios

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) Ptolemy of Mauretania
D) Alexander Helios

11. Which Ptolemaic pharaoh was married to and ruled with two of her brothers?

A) Cleopatra Selene II
B) Cleopatra V
C) Cleopatra VII
D) Cleopatra VI

12. Who were the brothers of Cleopatra VII that she married and ruled with?

A) Ptolemy XIV and Ptolemy XV
B) Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV
C) Ptolemy XII Auletes and Ptolemy XV
D) Ptolemy XI and Ptolemy XII Auletes

13. What condition might explain the swollen necks and eye prominence of the Ptolemaic dynasty?

A) Diabetes
B) Hypothyroidism
C) Hyperthyroidism
D) Familial Graves' disease

14. What is a possible multi-organ fibrotic condition the Ptolemaic dynasty might have suffered from?

A) Systemic lupus erythematosus
B) Rheumatoid arthritis
C) Sarcoidosis
D) Erdheim–Chester disease

15. What was the notable physical characteristic of many Ptolemaic dynasty members?

A) Extremely tall
B) Extremely obese
C) Extremely thin
D) Extremely short

16. What was the first child-producing incestuous marriage in the Ptolemaic dynasty?

A) Ptolemy V and Cleopatra I
B) Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II
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 VI
B) Ptolemy V
C) Ptolemy VII
D) Ptolemy VIII

18. Which Ptolemaic ruler was not married to a relative?

A) Ptolemy II
B) Ptolemy I Soter
C) Ptolemy IV
D) Ptolemy III

19. What was the exception to early Ptolemaic rulers not being married to relatives?

A) Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II
B) Ptolemy III and Berenice II
C) Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice I
D) Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III

20. What was the original name of the Ptolemaic dynasty?

A) Ptolemaic dynasty
B) Lagid dynasty
C) Macedonian dynasty
D) Hellenistic dynasty

21. In which city did the Ptolemaic dynasty rule from?

A) Cairo
B) Alexandria
C) Memphis
D) Thebes

22. How long did the Ptolemaic dynasty rule Egypt?

A) 250 years
B) 200 years
C) 275 years
D) 300 years

23. Who was Ptolemy I's father?

A) Philip II
B) Antigonus
C) Alexander the Great
D) Lagus

24. What title did Ptolemy I declare for himself in 305 BC?

A) Satrap
B) King
C) General
D) Pharaoh

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) Julius Caesar
B) Mark Antony
C) Octavian
D) Pompey

27. What practice did the Ptolemaic dynasty adopt to emulate previous Egyptian dynasties?

A) Inbreeding including sibling marriage
B) Building pyramids
C) Establishing a new capital
D) Adopting Egyptian gods

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