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Tale of Two Brothers - Quiz
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  • 1. During which dynasty did the 'Tale of Two Brothers' originate?
A) 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom
B) 21st Dynasty of the New Kingdom
C) 20th Dynasty of the New Kingdom
D) 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom
  • 2. Who were the two main brothers in the 'Tale of Two Brothers'?
A) Anpu and Bata
B) Ramses and Merenptah
C) Osiris and Set
D) Horus and Seth
  • 3. What did Bata do to prove his innocence to his brother?
A) Cut off his hand and sent it to his brother
B) Severed his genitalia and threw them into the water
C) Wrote a letter explaining his innocence
D) Appeared before his brother in a dream
  • 4. Which deity created a wife for Bata in the Valley of the Cedar?
A) Khnum
B) Anubis
C) Osiris
D) Horus
  • 5. What did Bata's wife do when she was brought to live with the pharaoh?
A) Convinced the pharaoh to release Bata
B) Told the pharaoh to cut down the tree with Bata's heart
C) Escaped from the pharaoh
D) Refused to live with the pharaoh
  • 6. How long did Anpu search for Bata's heart?
A) Five years
B) Seven years
C) Three years
D) Ten years
  • 7. What form did Bata take after being resurrected?
A) A snake
B) A lion
C) A bull
D) A falcon
  • 8. What grew from the two drops of Bata's blood?
A) Two palm trees
B) Two lotus flowers
C) Two acacia trees
D) Two Persea trees
  • 9. How did Bata's wife become pregnant?
A) She drank enchanted water
B) She ate a magical fruit
C) A splinter from a Persea tree ended up in her mouth
D) She was visited by a god
  • 10. What did Anpu become after Bata became king?
A) Advisor
B) Crown prince
C) High priest
D) General
  • 11. Where is the Papyrus D'Orbiney, which preserves the story, currently held?
A) The Metropolitan Museum of Art
B) The British Museum
C) The Louvre
D) The Egyptian Museum
  • 12. What did Anpu's wife falsely accuse Bata of?
A) Cursing her
B) Attempting to seduce her
C) Stealing from her
D) Plotting against her husband
  • 13. What did Bata place in the blossom of a cedar tree?
A) His heart
B) His eye
C) His hand
D) His voice
  • 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 visit from a god
D) A dream about Bata
  • 15. What did Bata's wife ask the pharaoh to do with the Persea trees?
A) Cut them down to make furniture
B) Use them to build a temple
C) Plant them in the palace garden
D) Offer them to the gods
  • 16. What happened to Bata after his wife was impregnated?
A) He retired to the Valley of the Cedar
B) He left Egypt
C) He became king
D) He became a god
  • 17. What was the final relationship between Anpu and Bata?
A) They remained enemies
B) They never saw each other again
C) They lived separately
D) They were at peace with one another
  • 18. What is a significant theme in the 'Tale of Two Brothers' related to ancient Egyptian culture?
A) Kingship
B) Trade
C) Agriculture
D) Warfare
  • 19. Which method is often used in the analysis of ancient Egyptian literature, including the Tale of Two Brothers?
A) The formalist theory
B) The psychoanalytic approach
C) The structuralist method
D) The euhemeristic theory
  • 20. What historical event does Susan Tower Hollis suggest the Tale of Two Brothers might reflect?
A) The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
B) The construction of the pyramids
C) The reign of Ramses II
D) The succession dispute following Merneptah's reign
  • 21. Who was the rightful heir to the throne after Merneptah's death?
A) Seti II
B) Ramses II
C) Ramses III
D) Amenmesse
  • 22. Which tale type classification system is mentioned in the analysis of the Tale of Two Brothers?
A) The Jungian Archetypes
B) The Aarne–Thompson–Uther (ATU) tale type classification system
C) The Propp's Morphology
D) The Lévi-Strauss Structuralism
  • 23. What is the ATU classification number for 'The Faithless Wife' or 'Batamärchen'?
A) ATU 318
B) ATU 500
C) ATU 300
D) ATU 400
  • 24. Which scholar provided variants of the tale in European sources?
A) Stith Thompson
B) Karel Horálek
C) Susan Tower Hollis
D) Alan Dundes
  • 25. Which literary work is argued to have parallels with the Tale of Two Brothers due to character transformations?
A) Rapunzel
B) The Love for Three Oranges
C) Cinderella
D) Snow White
  • 26. Who was the scribe that wrote the papyrus containing the Tale of Two Brothers?
A) Ennana
B) Ramses
C) Horus
D) Thutmose
  • 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. 40456
B) P. Brit. Mus. 10183
C) P. Brit. Mus. 20234
D) P. Brit. Mus. 30345
  • 29. What becomes of the woodchip from the tree in the European variant?
A) It becomes a bird, usually a drake
B) It transforms into a human
C) It becomes a flower
D) It turns into a stone
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