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Rosetta Stone
Contributed by: Ashcroft
  • 1. Which languages are inscribed on the Rosetta Stone?
A) Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit
B) Arabic, Hebrew, Coptic
C) Latin, Greek, Phoenician
D) Ancient Egyptian, Demotic, Ancient Greek
  • 2. The Rosetta Stone was discovered by French soldiers in which country?
A) Italy
B) Egypt
C) Greece
D) Turkey
  • 3. What year was the Rosetta Stone discovered?
A) 1799
B) 1822
C) 1768
D) 1810
  • 4. Which pharaoh's name is written in hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone?
A) Tutankhamun
B) Cleopatra
C) Ptolemy V
D) Ramses II
  • 5. What does the Rosetta Stone help scholars to understand?
A) Cuneiform
B) Ogham script
C) Hieroglyphics
D) Linear B script
  • 6. When was the Rosetta Stone transferred to the British Museum?
A) 1815
B) 1802
C) 1798
D) 1820
  • 7. Which Egyptologist played a key role in deciphering the Rosetta Stone?
A) Howard Carter
B) Flinders Petrie
C) Zahi Hawass
D) Jean-François Champollion
  • 8. Which emperor of France ordered the Rosetta Stone to be seized?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Napoleon Bonaparte
C) Charlemagne
D) Louis XIV
  • 9. The Rosetta Stone's discovery led to advancements in which field?
A) Egyptology
B) Astronomy
C) Medicine
D) Engineering
  • 10. In what period of ancient Egypt was the Rosetta Stone created?
A) Late Period
B) Ptolemaic Period
C) New Kingdom
D) Old Kingdom
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