Benben - Quiz

1. In which ancient Egyptian religion's creation myth does Benben appear?

A) Memphite
B) Heliopolitan
C) Theban
D) Osirian

2. What was Benben according to the Heliopolitan creation myth?

A) The primordial waters themselves
B) The first sun god to exist
C) The sacred bird of Heliopolis
D) The mound that arose from the primordial waters

3. What deity settled upon the Benben mound?

A) Tatenen
B) Ra
C) Osiris
D) Atum

4. What is the name of the primordial waters from which Benben arose?

A) Nile
B) Duat
C) Nu
D) Nun

5. What is another name for a pyramid's top stone?

A) Pyramidion
B) Cap
C) Obelisk
D) Stela

6. What alternative name is given to a pyramidion in the text?

A) Benben
B) Atum
C) Benbenet
D) Bennu

7. In the Pyramid Texts, what is Atum sometimes referred to as?

A) Sun
B) Bird
C) Water
D) Mound

8. Where was the small pyramid said to be located, into which Atum was said to have turned?

A) Thebes
B) Giza
C) Memphis
D) Heliopolis

9. What are the ancient Egyptian names for Heliopolis mentioned in the text?

A) Waset
B) Annu or Iunu
C) Akhetaten
D) Men-nefer

10. Which city had a primeval mound myth featuring the earth god Tatenen?

A) Thebes
B) Memphis
C) Heliopolis
D) Abydos

11. Who was the personification of the primeval mound in Memphis?

A) Panehesy
B) Ra
C) Atum
D) Tatenen

12. What kind of god was Tatenen?

A) A sun god
B) A sky god
C) A water god
D) An earth god

13. Where was the sacred Benben stone located?

A) In the temple of Ptah at Memphis
B) In the great pyramid of Giza
C) In the temple of Ra at Heliopolis
D) In the Mansion of the Bennu

14. What natural event first fell upon the Benben stone?

A) The first rays of the sun
B) The primordial waters
C) The morning dew
D) The sacred rain

15. The Benben stone is thought to have been the prototype for what structures?

A) Temple columns
B) Later obelisks
C) Step pyramids
D) Sphinx statues

16. What pyramid components were based on the design of the Benben stone?

A) Burial chambers
B) Foundations
C) Capstones
D) Casing stones

17. What is the tip of a pyramid also called?

A) Capstone
B) Vertex
C) Summit
D) Apex

18. How were pyramid capstones probably treated in ancient Egypt so they shone in sunlight?

A) Polished or clad
B) Covered in oil
C) Painted with gold
D) Carved with hieroglyphs

19. What are often carved onto the many Benben stones found in museums around the world?

A) Maps of the underworld
B) Lists of pharaohs
C) Images and inscriptions
D) Astronomical charts

20. Which bird deity was venerated at Heliopolis?

A) Bennu
B) Ra
C) Thoth
D) Horus

21. The bird deity Bennu was probably the inspiration for what mythical creature?

A) The sphinx
B) The harpy
C) The phoenix
D) The griffin

22. Where was the Bennu bird said to be living?

A) In the primordial waters of Nu
B) Upon the head of Atum
C) On the Benben stone or on the holy willow tree
D) Inside the great pyramid of Giza

23. According to Barry Kemp, the connection between the benben, the phoenix, and the sun may have been based on what linguistic device?

A) Onomatopoeia
B) Alliteration
C) Metaphor
D) Translation

24. What does the rising word 'weben' refer to in the context of Barry Kemp's theory?

A) The pyramid growing from the ground
B) The sun sending its rays towards the benben
C) The phoenix taking flight from the tree
D) The waters rising from the primordial depth

25. Which Pyramid Text utterance speaks of Atum as you rose up, as the benben, in the Mansion of the Bennu?

A) Utterance 587, § 1652
B) Utterance 587, § 1000
C) Utterance 600, § 587
D) Utterance 600, § 1652

26. In how many stylized ways was the portrayal of Benben developed from the earliest times?

A) Four
B) Five
C) Three
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 holy willow tree
B) The Mansion of the Bennu
C) The round-topped form of Benben
D) The pointed, pyramidal form of Benben

29. What was the second stylized portrayal form of Benben?

A) Flat-topped
B) Square-based
C) Round-topped
D) Star-shaped

30. The round-topped form of Benben was probably the origin of what?

A) The primordial waters of Nu
B) The great pyramids of Giza
C) A free standing votive object and an object of veneration
D) The royal crown of Egypt

31. During which Egyptian dynasty was the portrayal of benben formalized as a squat obelisk?

A) Fifth Dynasty
B) Amarna Period
C) Middle Kingdom
D) Fourth Dynasty

32. How did the portrayal of the benben change during the Middle Kingdom?

A) It disappeared entirely
B) It became a long, thin obelisk
C) It became a round-topped stela
D) It became a pointed pyramid

33. In whose tomb during the Amarna Period is the benben seen as a large, round-topped stela?

A) Atum
B) Bennu
C) Tatenen
D) Panehesy

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 raised platform
D) A sunken platform

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