Rosetta Stone Quiz

What is the Rosetta Stone?

• An ancient Mesopotamian artifact

• A famous painting

• A type of writing system used in ancient Egypt

• A broken stone slab with a message written on it

How many languages were on the Rosetta Stone?

• Five

• One

• Six

• Three

What languages are written on the Rosetta Stone?

• English, French, and Spanish

• Phonecian, Sumerian, and Hieroglyphs

• Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew

• Hieroglyphs, Demotic, and Ancient Greek

How many lines were written in Ancient Greek?

• 15

• 54

• 10

• 100

What does the inscription on the Rosetta Stone say?

• It is a recipe for ancient Egyptian food

• It is a decree about the king of Egypt

• It lists Hammurabi's Code

• It is an Ancient Greek poem

Who is the Pharaoh that the Rosetta Stone talks about?

• Ptolemy V

• Tutankhamun

• Ramses II

• Hatshepsut

Who found the Rosetta Stone?

• The British Army

• Soldiers from Napoleon's army

• Howard Carter

• Dr. Henry Jones

Who fully deciphered the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone?

• Jean-François Champollion

• Thomas Young

• Stephen Hawking

• Napoleon Bonaparte

Where is the Rosetta Stone currently displayed?

• The Smithsonian

• The British Museum

• The Louvre

• The Egyptian Museum in Cairo

What is the significance of the Rosetta Stone for Egyptology?

• It is a cool piece of art

• It is shows what religion the Ancient Egyptians believed in

• It provided the key to understanding ancient Egyptian language and culture

• There is no significance