Episode 6 Quiz
Welcome to the quiz for Episode 006: The Pros and Cons of Wisdom. See what you remember about Ancient Egypt’s wisdom literature by clicking “START” below!
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The later text in this episode, “The Instructions of ‘Onchsheshonqy,” was written in the last days of the Ptolemaic period. How does this text reflect the period in which it was written?
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What kind of a worldview does wisdom literature generally articulate?
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While many of the maxims in Ancient Egyptian wisdom literature could come from any other period’s wisdom literature, this episode showed how Ancient Egyptian wisdom literature demonstrates a particular preoccupation with:
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Which book of the Old Testament has the greatest quantity of parallels with the instructions of Amenemope and ‘Onchsheshonqy?
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The structure of Ancient Egyptian wisdom literature often involves:
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The earlier text this show covers, “The Instructions of Amenemope,” dates from the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. In approximately which century were these instructions written?
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Bronze and Iron Age wisdom literature generally identifies women as:
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A common piece of advice in ancient wisdom literature is:
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The later text this episode covers, “The Instructions of ‘Onchsheshonqy,” was produced toward the end of the Ptolemaic period. Thus, around which year was our manuscript of “The Instructions of ‘Onchsheshonqy” written?
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How are Ancient Egyptian wisdom literature, and many other types of wisdom literature structured?
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