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Egyptian Calendar
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1. Osirus played an important leadership role in ancient Egyptian polytheism.
a. True
b. False
2. Sirius Major (dog star) identifies with the Egyptian god, ____________________.
a. Nut
b.
c. O’sirus
d. Seth
3. Standing stones or obelisks provide a way to sight rising and setting positions ____________________________.
a. on the horizon.
b. for fixed culture.
c. and were fundamental to ancient astronomy.
d. all of the above.
4. The Sothic Cycle was a cascaded time concept that spanned ___________ using 365-day-solar-years.
a. 1,461-years
b. 1,460-years
c. 364-years
d. 365-years
5. The solar-side component of the Egyptian Calendar includes 12-moon-months of 30-days each, and a special 5-day feast period that began with __________ ___________.
a. fall harvest
b. summer solstice
c. spring equinox
d. winter solstice
6. One 1,461-year Sothic Cycle includes: __________________.
a. 4 cycles of 365-years each, plus 1-year.
b. 1,460-years of 365.25-days per year.
c. 4 cycles of 364-years each, plus 1820-days.
d. leap day calculations every year.
e. all of the above.
7. Genesis 5:23 mentions the lifetime of Enoch was _________________.
a. 364-days.
b. 365-years.
c. recorded in the Book of Enoch.
d. written about in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
8. The legendary Egyptian O’sirus and Mesoamerican Quetzacoatl _____________________.
a. were the same star.
b. have similar resurrection myths.
c. are included in the Jewish Calendar.
d. were both planetary deities.
9. Literal meaning for Adam and Eve illustrate the generic ________________________.
a. personal names.
b. sun and moon.
c. man and woman.
d. only a and c.
10. Early theology aligned the solar-side of lunar/solar calendars to _______________.
a. the sun.
b. the male gender.
c. the stars.
d. only a. and b.
11. The lunar side of lunar/solar calendars closely links with ____________________.
a. Eve.
b. the moon.
c. a 7-day-week.
d. all of the above.
12. A 364-day calendar year was likely practiced in ______________ and by people using the __________________________.
a. early Egypt, 19-year Metonic Cycle.
b. Mesoamerica, 20-year Katun cycle.
c. early Egypt, 50-year Jubilee Cycle.
d. Mesopotamia, 20-year lunar/solar cycle.
13. Genesis 5 records ________________ and ___________________.
a. the Deluge (Flood), calendar times.
b. all the children, grandchildren.
c. the family of Moses, important events.
d. the Antediluvian Patriarchs, calendar times.
14. Baal and Astaroth were pagan ___________________________.
a. names for the sun and moon.
b. gods and goddesses.
c. names for a binary star.
d. rituals.
15. Babylonian influence related to a 19-year lunar/solar calendar is in ________________________.
a. the Old Testament.
b. the New Testament.
c. alternative sacred texts.
d. all of the above.
16. Ancient calendars used _____________ ____________ to associate X-number of days with X-number of years.
a. sacred scriptures
b. numerical matching
c. intense mathematics
d. calendar records
17. The New
Testament (NIV) mention that Enoch did not experience death is found in
_______________.
a. John 3:15
b. the Gospel of Mark.
c. Hebrews 11:5
d. Matthew 1:1
18. The main style of ancient lunar/solar calendars was the __________________ of time.
a. omission
b. naming
c. halving and doubling
d. numbering
19. Anniversaries and holidays are not part of history until after they happen.
a. True
b. False
20. Ages of Adam applies ____________ _______ to explore time recorded in Genesis.
a. prophetic scripture
b. Calendar Tools
c. ancient calendars
d. only b. and c.
Answers
1. a. True
2. c. Osirus.
3. d. all of the above.
4. b. 1,460-years
5. d. winter solstice
6. e. all of the above
7. b. 365-years.
8. b. have similar resurrection myths.
9. c. man and woman.
10. d. only a. and b.
11. d. all of the above.
12. c. early Egypt, 50-year Jubilee Cycle.
13. d. the Antediluvian Patriarchs, calendar times.
14. b. gods and goddesses.
15. d. all of the above.
16. b. numerical matching
17. c. Hebrews 11:5
18. c. halving and doubling
19. a. True
20. d. only b. and c.
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