Q 01/05

Ramesses II was the third pharaoh of which Egyptian dynasty?

A) The Eighteenth

B) The Twentieth

C) The Nineteenth

D) The Twelfth

Answer · why

C) The Nineteenth

He is generally regarded as the greatest and most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom.

Q 02/05

How long did Ramesses II reign?

A) 66 years

B) 45 years

C) 33 years

D) 55 years

Answer · why

A) 66 years

It was the longest recorded reign of any pharaoh, possibly matched only by Pepi II a thousand years earlier.

Q 03/05

By what name did ancient Greek sources refer to Ramesses II?

A) Sesostris

B) Ozymandias

C) Amenophis

D) Cheops

Answer · why

B) Ozymandias

It comes from the first part of his throne name, Usermaatre Setepenre; Shelley borrowed it for his sonnet.

Q 04/05

How old was Ramesses II when he came to the throne?

A) 25

B) 21

C) 14

D) 18

Answer · why

A) 25

He had been made prince regent by his father Seti I at about fourteen.

Q 05/05

What position had Ramesses II's grandfather, Ramesses I, held before Horemheb named him successor?

A) Royal architect

B) Vizier and military officer

C) Governor of Nubia

D) High Priest of Amun

Answer · why

B) Vizier and military officer

Ramesses II was not born a prince; he was about eleven when his grandfather became king.