EGYPTIAN LITERATURE

Question 1

A form of writing materials taken from reed which grew in the Nile.

Answer 1

Papyrus

Question 2

A pieces of broken pottery of flakes and limestone.

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Astraca

Question 3

The oldest form of Egyptian writing which used line drawings, representing characters that depict objects and ideas.

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Hieroglyphics

Question 4

A form of Egyptian writing that is simpler and more conventionalized in form than hieroglyphics, used by priests.

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Hieratic Symbol

Question 5

A form of Egyptian writing which is used in commercial documents at about the 17th century B.C.

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Demotic Symbols

Question 6

4 periods of ancient Egypt.

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• Old Kingdom
• Middle Kingdom
• New Kingdom
• Late Period

Question 7

It is a type of Egyptian literature which predominates in Egypt.

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Religious Literature

Question 8

The earliest body of texts that can be called literature is entirely religious and comprises a series of hymns and spells sculptured on the walls

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Pyramid Texts

Question 9

Two type of religious literature.

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• Pyramid Texts
• Coffin Texts

Question 10

Is a series of chapters written on papyrus and often illustrated with miniature paintings, found in graves.

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Book fo Dead

Question 11

Prepared by Amenhotep IV who later called himself Akhenaton because he believed he was the manifestation of the great Egyptian ruler.

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Hymns to the Sun God

Question 12

A characteristic piece of devotional literature begins as a hymn and ends as a prayer.

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Hymn to Osiris

Question 13

An example of a religious literature wherein you can find good wishes of the relatives.

Answer 13

Amonehat

Question 14

Most famous tale in Egyptian literature.

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Tale of Sinuhe

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What kingdom does most of the tales arouse?

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Middle Kingdom

Question 16

A tale that tells a story of a miraculous happening at the court of the monarch as a prelude to the no less miraculous birth of triplets.

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The Story of King Khufu and the Magicians

Question 17

A tale similar to the biblical story of Joseph and his brother.

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The Tale of Two Brothers

Question 18

A tale which relates how a sailor was thrown on a desert island where he conversed with a gigantic serpent.

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The Shipwrecked Sailor

Question 19

A tale which tells the bad and the tedious complaints of a peasant who had been robbed of his merchandise.

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The Story of the Eloquent Peasant

Question 20

A popular form of expression throughout ancient Egypt.
The so-called maxims and instructions belong to the genre of didactic.

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Wisdom Literature

Question 21

This may be learned by heart as part of a young man’s education widely quoted in conversation, and contain many parallels of Hebrew literature.

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The Teaching of Amenomopet

Question 22

One of many forms of literature that blossomed during the *Middle Kingdom**.

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Pessimistic Literature

Question 23

It is a interesting specimen of Pessimistic Literature.
It is a dialogue of a disappointed man with his soul.

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Dialogue of a Pessimist with His Soul

Question 24

It describes a topsy-turvy world in which everything is awry.

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Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage

Question 25

It has a refrain which may have been the theme of many poets in all countries but the Egyptian poem if perhaps the earliest of its kind.

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Love Songs

Question 26

It is where one of the most charming bridal songs are found.

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Princess Mutardis

Question 27

He was a prolific Egyptian writer, who was awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize for literature.

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Naguib Mahfauz

Question 28

His most notable works include: The Cairo Trilogy, Heart of the Night, Love in the Rain, and Cairo Modern.

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Naguib Mahfauz

Question 29

Like many Egyptian writers, this author started his career in a totally different profession; he originally trained to be a doctor.

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Yusuf Idris

Question 30

His most famous work was a play called Al-Farafeer which was based upon the paradoxical roles of the two main characters: The master and the Farfour.

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Yusuf Idris

Question 31

An Egyptian writer born in Alexandria, Egypt.

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Tawfiq Al-Hakim

Question 32

He remains one of the pioneering figures of modern Arabic literature and has often been described as the founder of an entire literary tradition.

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Tawfiq Al-Hakim

Question 33

An Egyptian writer and novelist; born to a middle-class family in Cairo. He was trained originally as a lawyer at the Cairo School of Law.

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Yahya Haqqi

Question 34

He is said to be one of the most influential 20th century Egyptian writers and intellectuals.

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Taha Hussein

Question 35

What nickname was awarded to Taha Hussein?

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Dean of Arabic Literature

Question 36

A writer, journalist, and novelist who also worked as an editor for Al Akhbar and Al-Ahram newspaper.

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Ihsan Abdel Quddous

Question 37

Many of his novels have been adapted into films, flowing very much into mainstream Egyptian media culture.

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Ihsan Abdel Quddous