Cats in Ancient Times Quiz
NO DIDDY
Created 6/25/2024
Test your knowledge on the history of cats in ancient civilizations!
1. What role did cats primarily serve in ancient Egyptian society?
Sacred food
Diligent hunters and protectors
Transport animals
Heavy laborers
2. What kind of cat was depicted in the tomb of Prince Thutmose?
A domestic shorthair cat
A lion
A jungle cat
A tiger
3. In ancient Egyptian art, where were cats often depicted?
Flying in the sky
Running in city streets
In hunting scenes and under chairs
Guarding tombs
4. What significant interaction was commemorated on Greek coins from the 5th century BC?
Trade negotiations
Prominent figures with pet cats
Victory in battle
Architectural advancements
5. Phoenician traders introduced cats to which classical civilizations?
Mesopotamia and Persia
India and China
Greece and Rome
Britain and Gaul
6. Which ancient civilization believed cats provided protection against venomous snakes?
Rome
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
7. What did cats symbolize for ancient Egyptians when depicted in tombs?
Eternity
War
Commerce
Celebration
8. Which ancient Egyptian pharaoh was known to have large cats as pets adorned with gold jewelry?
Tutankhamun
Ramses II
Cleopatra VII
Akhenaten
9. What was a unique feature found on a cat in the Tomb of Nebamun?
Silver fangs
Gold leaf gilded eye
Ruby claws
Bronze fur
10. Which goddess was associated with both cats and fertility in Egypt?
11. According to historical accounts, what did Persians allegedly use during the Battle of Pelusium?
Iron chariots
Magic spells
Cats
Greek Fire
12. Where was the earliest known evidence of human-cat companionship found?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Cyprus
Greece
13. Where is a famous bronze statue of the cat goddess Bastet displayed?
British Museum
Louvre Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fitzwilliam Museum
14. Which god did cats help protect by cutting through the snake deity Apopis?
15. What evidence suggests that cat mummification was significant for the Egyptian economy?
Numerous statues built
Inscriptions on the pyramids
Trading network for embalming supplies
Annual festivals
