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unit 1 reading : Communicating with the Past

Quiz by Dr. Sameer Aljammal

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  • Q1
    What is the primary significance of the Rosetta Stone?
    It shows the history of the British Museum
    It is a tax document
    It helped in understanding ancient Egyptian writing.
    It is a piece of art
    30s
  • Q2
    How many languages are written on the Rosetta Stone?
    One language
    Two languages
    Three languages
    Four languages
    30s
  • Q3
    Who was the first researcher to identify the name 'Ptolemy' on the Rosetta Stone?
    Pharaoh Ptolemy IV
    Jean-Francois Champollion
    Thomas Young
    A British Army officer
    30s
  • Q4
    In which year was the Rosetta Stone captured by the British Army?
    1700
    196 BCE
    1801
    1882
    30s
  • Q5
    What was one of the purposes of the stones like the Rosetta Stone that were placed in temples?
    To promote tourism
    To serve as art
    To announce the importance of the Pharaoh's role
    To document laws
    30s
  • Q6
    What is Rongorongo believed to be?
    The Rosetta Stone
    A manuscript about Ptolemy
    An ancient Egyptian document
    A written language from Easter Island
    30s
  • Q7
    What unique feature does the Voynich Manuscript have?
    It contains strange pictures of plants and animals
    It is made of stone
    It is a tax document
    It is written in hieroglyphics
    30s
  • Q8
    What significant achievement is attributed to Jean-Francois Champollion?
    He figured out how to read hieroglyphics in 1882
    He wrote about Ptolemy
    He discovered the Voynich Manuscript
    He captured the Rosetta Stone
    30s
  • Q9
    What do the Tartaria Tablets represent?
    A language from the 19th century
    The earliest known form of writing
    A modern artistic piece
    Ancient Egyptian tax documents
    30s
  • Q10
    What does the passage suggest about the future of unexplained manuscripts?
    They have no historical value
    Investigation will continue to decipher them
    They will remain unsolved forever
    They will be destroyed
    30s
  • Q11
    What is the Rosetta Stone primarily considered to be?
    A tax document
    A royal decree
    An ancient map
    A military treaty
    30s
  • Q12
    In what year did Pharaoh Ptolemy IV die?
    In 1882
    In 196 BCE
    In 1801
    Over 2000 years ago
    30s
  • Q13
    Which three languages are inscribed on the Rosetta Stone?
    Latin, Greek, and Arabic
    Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic
    Arabic, Egyptian, and Sanskrit
    Hebrew, Demotic, and Latin
    30s
  • Q14
    Who first identified the name 'Ptolemy' on the Rosetta Stone?
    The British Army
    Thomas Young
    An unknown scholar
    Jean-Francois Champollion
    30s
  • Q15
    What year did Jean-Francois Champollion successfully decipher the text on the Rosetta Stone?
    1882
    1801
    15th century
    196 BCE
    30s

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