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Ptolemaic dynasty - Quiz
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  • 1. Who was the eldest son of Ptolemy I Soter?
A) Ptolemy Keraunos
B) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
C) Ptolemy Apion
D) Ptolemy Philadelphus
  • 2. Who was the son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon?
A) Ptolemy Keraunos
B) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
C) Ptolemy Philadelphus
D) Ptolemy Apion
  • 3. Who was the grandson of Ptolemy Epigonos?
A) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
B) Ptolemy Philadelphus
C) Ptolemy Apion
D) Ptolemy Keraunos
  • 4. Who ruled Cyprus around 80–58 BC?
A) Ptolemy of Cyprus
B) Ptolemy Keraunos
C) Ptolemy Apion
D) Ptolemy II of Telmessos
  • 5. Who was the elder son of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII?
A) Ptolemy Philadelphus
B) Alexander Helios
C) Cleopatra Selene II
D) Ptolemy of Mauretania
  • 6. Who was the younger son of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII?
A) Ptolemy of Mauretania
B) Ptolemy Philadelphus
C) Alexander Helios
D) Cleopatra Selene II
  • 7. Who was the daughter of Cleopatra VII and last Ptolemaic ruler of Cyrenaica?
A) Alexander Helios
B) Cleopatra Selene II
C) Ptolemy of Mauretania
D) Ptolemy Philadelphus
  • 8. Who ruled Cyrenaica after Cleopatra Selene II?
A) Ptolemy Philadelphus
B) Alexander Helios
C) Rome
D) Ptolemy of Mauretania
  • 9. Who was the husband of Cleopatra Selene II in Mauretania?
A) Ptolemy XII Auletes
B) Juba II
C) Mark Antony
D) Ptolemy Keraunos
  • 10. Who was the client king of Mauretania for Rome?
A) Ptolemy Philadelphus
B) Ptolemy of Mauretania
C) Cleopatra Selene II
D) Alexander Helios
  • 11. Which Ptolemaic pharaoh was married to and ruled with two of her brothers?
A) Cleopatra Selene II
B) Cleopatra VI
C) Cleopatra V
D) Cleopatra VII
  • 12. Who were the brothers of Cleopatra VII that she married and ruled with?
A) Ptolemy XII Auletes and Ptolemy XV
B) Ptolemy XIV and Ptolemy XV
C) Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV
D) Ptolemy XI and Ptolemy XII Auletes
  • 13. What condition might explain the swollen necks and eye prominence of the Ptolemaic dynasty?
A) Hypothyroidism
B) Diabetes
C) Familial Graves' disease
D) Hyperthyroidism
  • 14. What is a possible multi-organ fibrotic condition the Ptolemaic dynasty might have suffered from?
A) Rheumatoid arthritis
B) Sarcoidosis
C) Erdheim–Chester disease
D) Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 15. What was the notable physical characteristic of many Ptolemaic dynasty members?
A) Extremely short
B) Extremely tall
C) Extremely thin
D) Extremely obese
  • 16. What was the first child-producing incestuous marriage in the Ptolemaic dynasty?
A) Ptolemy III and Berenice II
B) Ptolemy V and Cleopatra I
C) Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II
D) Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III
  • 17. Who succeeded Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III as co-pharaohs?
A) Ptolemy V
B) Ptolemy VI
C) Ptolemy VII
D) Ptolemy VIII
  • 18. Which Ptolemaic ruler was not married to a relative?
A) Ptolemy III
B) Ptolemy IV
C) Ptolemy II
D) Ptolemy I Soter
  • 19. What was the exception to early Ptolemaic rulers not being married to relatives?
A) Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice I
B) Ptolemy III and Berenice II
C) Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II
D) Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III
  • 20. What was the original name of the Ptolemaic dynasty?
A) Ptolemaic dynasty
B) Macedonian dynasty
C) Hellenistic dynasty
D) Lagid dynasty
  • 21. In which city did the Ptolemaic dynasty rule from?
A) Memphis
B) Alexandria
C) Cairo
D) Thebes
  • 22. How long did the Ptolemaic dynasty rule Egypt?
A) 300 years
B) 250 years
C) 200 years
D) 275 years
  • 23. Who was Ptolemy I's father?
A) Antigonus
B) Lagus
C) Philip II
D) Alexander the Great
  • 24. What title did Ptolemy I declare for himself in 305 BC?
A) Pharaoh
B) General
C) King
D) Satrap
  • 25. What was Ptolemy I's epithet meaning 'Saviour'?
A) Euergetes
B) Philopator
C) Sōtēr
D) Philadelphus
  • 26. Who was Cleopatra VII's famous lover and Roman general?
A) Pompey
B) Octavian
C) Mark Antony
D) Julius Caesar
  • 27. What practice did the Ptolemaic dynasty adopt to emulate previous Egyptian dynasties?
A) Establishing a new capital
B) Building pyramids
C) Adopting Egyptian gods
D) Inbreeding including sibling marriage
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