Q 01/05

Ra was the ancient Egyptian deity of what?

A) The Sun

B) The dead

C) The Moon

D) The Nile

Answer · why

A) The Sun

He was identified above all with the noon-day sun.

Q 02/05

With which bird's head is Ra most commonly depicted?

A) A heron

B) A falcon

C) A vulture

D) An ibis

Answer · why

B) A falcon

The falcon form comes from his merger with the sky god Horus.

Q 03/05

What sits on top of Ra's head in his classic depiction?

A) A blue lotus flower

B) The double crown of Egypt

C) A sun disc encircled by a cobra

D) A pair of curling ram horns

Answer · why

C) A sun disc encircled by a cobra

The rearing cobra, or uraeus, became the emblem of royal authority on pharaohs' crowns.

Q 04/05

Which city, later called Heliopolis by the Greeks, was Ra's chief cult centre?

A) Memphis

B) Abydos

C) Thebes

D) Iunu

Answer · why

D) Iunu

Heliopolis simply means Sun City.

Q 05/05

What did Ra sail across the sky each day?

A) A solar barque

B) A winged bull

C) A reed raft

D) A golden chariot

Answer · why

A) A solar barque

Egyptian kings were buried with real boats, such as the Khufu ship at Giza, for the same journey.