80 Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife Trivia Questions with Answers

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In Egyptian mythology, what was the name of Anubis’s daughter who aided the dead?

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Kebechet

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In ancient Egyptian mummification, what was the embalming workshop called?

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Per-nefer

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In ancient Egyptian mythology, which goddess was associated with protecting Qebehsenuef’s canopic jar?

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Serket

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In ancient Egyptian afterlife belief, which god became the principal ruler and judge of the dead?

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Osiris

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Which canopic deity protected the intestines of a mummified person in ancient Egyptian belief?

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Qebehsenuef

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In ancient Egyptian funerary ritual, what ceremony symbolically restored a mummy’s ability to eat, breathe, and speak?

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Opening of the Mouth

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What was the ancient Egyptian name for Anubis, the jackal-headed god of funerary rites?

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Inpu

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In ancient Egyptian funerary practice, what substance was used to dry the body during mummification?

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Natron

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In ancient Egyptian tomb decoration, which color symbolized rebirth and the fertile Nile environment?

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Green

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In ancient Egyptian religion, which goddess protected the deceased’s head and was linked with the vulture?

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Nephthys

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In ancient Egyptian funerary art, which deity is often shown presenting the deceased to Osiris after the judgment?

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Horus

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In ancient Egyptian afterlife belief, what number of gates did the Book of Gates describe?

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Twelve

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In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, who is shown weighing the deceased’s heart?

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Anubis

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In ancient Egyptian funerary art, what color commonly represented Anubis’s body?

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Black

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In the tomb of Tutankhamun, which jackal-headed deity guarded the entrance to the Treasury?

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Anubis

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In ancient Egyptian mummification, how many days was the body traditionally treated with natron?

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Forty days

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In ancient Egyptian religion, what title of Anubis means “Lord of the Sacred Land”?

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Neb-ta-djeser

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In ancient Egyptian religion, which deity protected the liver in a canopic jar?

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Imsety

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In ancient Egyptian mummification, which organ was protected by the canopic god Hapi?

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Lungs

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In Egyptian mythology, what creature devoured the heart of a person judged unworthy in the afterlife?

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Ammit

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In ancient Egyptian afterlife belief, what was the name of the region where the sun god traveled at night?

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Duat

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Which ancient Egyptian funerary texts were written inside Middle Kingdom coffins for use in the afterlife?

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Coffin Texts

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In ancient Egyptian religion, which deity did Anubis help protect during the embalming described in the Osiris myth?

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Osiris

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In ancient Egyptian funerary belief, what was the Book of Two Ways?

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A coffin map of the afterlife

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The Egyptian Book of the Dead Papyrus of Ani was created during which dynasty?

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Nineteenth Dynasty

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In ancient Egyptian religion, which word meant the life force that received offerings after death?

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Ka

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In ancient Egyptian funerary belief, what term described a deceased person’s transformed, effective spirit?

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Akh

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In ancient Egyptian religion, what was the name of the paradise where the blessed dead hoped to live?

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Aaru

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In the Osiris myth, which goddess helped Isis search for Osiris’s body and mourned him?

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Nephthys

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In Egyptian mythology, which jackal-headed god was known as the “Opener of the Ways”?

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Wepwawet

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In ancient Egyptian religion, what sacred object was called the Imiut and associated with Anubis?

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The Imiut fetish

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Which Egyptian solar boat carried the sun god through the underworld during the night?

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Mesektet

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What was the name of the solar boat used by the Egyptian sun god during the daytime journey?

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Mandjet

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Which Egyptian funerary composition is known in English as the Book of Caverns?

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Book of Caverns

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Which ancient Egyptian funerary book depicts the sun god’s journey through twelve gates guarded during the night?

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Book of Gates

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Which ancient Egyptian funerary book is also known as the Book of the Hidden Chamber?

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Amduat

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How many divisions does the Egyptian afterlife book called the Book of Gates describe in its journey through the night?

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Twelve

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Which funerary corpus followed the Pyramid Texts and was written mainly on Middle Kingdom coffins?

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Coffin Texts

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Which pharaoh’s pyramid contains the earliest known Pyramid Texts?

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Unas

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Which ancient Egyptian funerary texts are the oldest known large corpus of religious writings?

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Pyramid Texts

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In ancient Egyptian funerary practice, which amulet was placed over a mummy’s heart to protect it during judgment?

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Heart scarab

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What was the Saqqara sanctuary and cemetery dedicated to Anubis called in the Greco-Roman period?

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Anubeion

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In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, which chapter contains the deceased’s judgment before Osiris?

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Chapter 125

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In ancient Egyptian funerary belief, what was the name of the soul made effective after successful burial rites?

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Akh

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In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, what was the deceased’s moral declaration before the judgment tribunal called?

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Negative Confession

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In Egyptian mythology, which god recorded the verdict after Anubis weighed the dead person’s heart?

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Thoth

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In Egyptian mythology, what was the name of the deceased person’s soul aspect shown as a human-headed bird?

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Ba

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In ancient Egyptian religion, which animal was most commonly associated with Anubis’s living form?

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Jackal

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In Egyptian mythology, what was Anubis’s role during the embalming of Osiris?

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Embalmer

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In ancient Egyptian religion, what object symbolized the embalmer’s craft and was linked with Anubis?

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Imiut fetish