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Benben - Quiz
Contributed by: Gregory
  • 1. In which ancient Egyptian religion's creation myth does Benben appear?
A) Osirian
B) Heliopolitan
C) Theban
D) Memphite
  • 2. What was Benben according to the Heliopolitan creation myth?
A) The primordial waters themselves
B) The sacred bird of Heliopolis
C) The mound that arose from the primordial waters
D) The first sun god to exist
  • 3. What deity settled upon the Benben mound?
A) Ra
B) Osiris
C) Tatenen
D) Atum
  • 4. What is the name of the primordial waters from which Benben arose?
A) Nun
B) Nile
C) Nu
D) Duat
  • 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) Benbenet
B) Benben
C) Atum
D) Bennu
  • 7. In the Pyramid Texts, what is Atum sometimes referred to as?
A) Water
B) Bird
C) Mound
D) Sun
  • 8. Where was the small pyramid said to be located, into which Atum was said to have turned?
A) Heliopolis
B) Thebes
C) Giza
D) Memphis
  • 9. What are the ancient Egyptian names for Heliopolis mentioned in the text?
A) Waset
B) Akhetaten
C) Annu or Iunu
D) Men-nefer
  • 10. Which city had a primeval mound myth featuring the earth god Tatenen?
A) Heliopolis
B) Abydos
C) Memphis
D) Thebes
  • 11. Who was the personification of the primeval mound in Memphis?
A) Panehesy
B) Atum
C) Ra
D) Tatenen
  • 12. What kind of god was Tatenen?
A) A water god
B) An earth god
C) A sky god
D) A sun god
  • 13. Where was the sacred Benben stone located?
A) In the temple of Ra at Heliopolis
B) In the great pyramid of Giza
C) In the temple of Ptah at Memphis
D) In the Mansion of the Bennu
  • 14. What natural event first fell upon the Benben stone?
A) The morning dew
B) The sacred rain
C) The first rays of the sun
D) The primordial waters
  • 15. The Benben stone is thought to have been the prototype for what structures?
A) Temple columns
B) Step pyramids
C) Sphinx statues
D) Later obelisks
  • 16. What pyramid components were based on the design of the Benben stone?
A) Capstones
B) Burial chambers
C) Casing stones
D) Foundations
  • 17. What is the tip of a pyramid also called?
A) Summit
B) Apex
C) Capstone
D) Vertex
  • 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) Images and inscriptions
B) Astronomical charts
C) Lists of pharaohs
D) Maps of the underworld
  • 20. Which bird deity was venerated at Heliopolis?
A) Ra
B) Thoth
C) Horus
D) Bennu
  • 21. The bird deity Bennu was probably the inspiration for what mythical creature?
A) The harpy
B) The phoenix
C) The griffin
D) The sphinx
  • 22. Where was the Bennu bird said to be living?
A) Upon the head of Atum
B) In the primordial waters of Nu
C) Inside the great pyramid of Giza
D) On the Benben stone or on the holy willow tree
  • 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 phoenix taking flight from the tree
B) The sun sending its rays towards the benben
C) The pyramid growing from the ground
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, § 1652
D) Utterance 600, § 587
  • 26. In how many stylized ways was the portrayal of Benben developed from the earliest times?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Two
D) Five
  • 27. What was the first stylized portrayal form of Benben?
A) A squat obelisk
B) A thin obelisk
C) A round-topped stela
D) A pointed, pyramidal form
  • 28. What was likely the model for pyramids and obelisks?
A) The Mansion of the Bennu
B) The pointed, pyramidal form of Benben
C) The holy willow tree
D) The round-topped form of Benben
  • 29. What was the second stylized portrayal form of Benben?
A) Star-shaped
B) Round-topped
C) Square-based
D) Flat-topped
  • 30. The round-topped form of Benben was probably the origin of what?
A) The primordial waters of Nu
B) A free standing votive object and an object of veneration
C) The great pyramids of Giza
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) Fourth Dynasty
C) Middle Kingdom
D) Amarna Period
  • 32. How did the portrayal of the benben change during the Middle Kingdom?
A) It became a round-topped stela
B) It disappeared entirely
C) It became a long, thin obelisk
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) Panehesy
B) Tatenen
C) Bennu
D) Atum
  • 34. What kind of platform does the round-topped stela benben stand on in the tomb of Panehesy?
A) A tiled floor
B) A sunken platform
C) A stepped pyramid
D) A raised platform
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