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James Henry Breasted - Quiz
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  • 1. What was the name of the institution James Henry Breasted founded in 1919?
A) Oriental Institute
B) Chicago School of Egyptology
C) Middle Eastern Research Center
D) American Institute of Archaeology
  • 2. In what year did Breasted receive his PhD in Egyptology from the University of Berlin?
A) 1888
B) 1901
C) 1894
D) 1905
  • 3. Which term did Breasted popularize to describe an archaeologically important area in the Middle East?
A) Ancient Levant
B) Cradle of Civilization
C) Mesopotamian Basin
D) Fertile Crescent
  • 4. Who was Breasted's mentor at Yale who encouraged him to study in Berlin?
A) Adolf Erman
B) John D. Rockefeller Jr.
C) William Rainey Harper
D) Carl F. Huth, Jr.
  • 5. What is the title of the collection of hieroglyphic inscriptions published by Breasted in 1906?
A) Suns of El 'Amǎrneh
B) The Egyptian Dictionary
C) History of Egypt
D) Ancient Records of Egypt
  • 6. What specific ancient Egyptian document published by Breasted in 1930 contains advanced medical knowledge?
A) Book of the Dead
B) Karnak Inscriptions
C) Edwin Smith Papyrus
D) Rosetta Stone
  • 7. Where was James Henry Breasted born?
A) Chicago, Illinois
B) Berlin, Germany
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 American Philosophical Society
C) John D. Rockefeller Jr.
D) The University of Chicago
  • 9. What was the subject of Breasted's doctoral thesis?
A) Egyptian grammar and lexicography
B) The life of Tutankhamun
C) Middle Eastern trade routes
D) Sun hymns of El 'Amǎrneh
  • 10. Breasted acted as a mediator between which two parties during a dispute in 1924–25?
A) The Prussian Academy and the University of Chicago
B) Howard Carter and Egyptian authorities
C) John D. Rockefeller Jr. and the University of Chicago
D) Lord Allenby and Arab leaders
  • 11. Which museum did Breasted become director of in 1901?
A) The Cairo Museum
B) Oriental Institute Museum
C) Haskell Oriental 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) Lord Allenby
B) Earl Curzon
C) Lord Carnarvon
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) Ramesses
C) Nefertiti
D) Tutankhamun
  • 14. In 1923, Breasted became the first archaeologist elected to which organization?
A) Prussian Academy of Sciences
B) Royal Geographical Society
C) National Academy of Sciences
D) American Philosophical Society
  • 15. Who instructed Breasted in the Egyptian language while he was in Berlin?
A) Carl F. Huth, Jr.
B) Samuel B. Harding
C) William Rainey Harper
D) Adolf Erman
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