Which of the following statements about the ancient Egyptian language and hieroglyphic writing system is NOT true?
a. The hieroglyphic writing system was in continuous use for more than 3,000 years.
b. The hieroglyphic writing system was unchanged during that 3,000 year period
c. The ancient Egyptian language was a vibrant spoken language until the 11th Century A.D.
d. The ancient Egyptian language is still used today in the Coptic Christian Church.
2. The Hieroglyphic writing system is:
a. an alphabetic system, like English, where one character represents one sound.
b. an ideographic system, like Chinese, where one character represents one concept or idea or word.
c. a syllabic system, where each character represents one syllable of a word or concept
d. all of the above
3. The earliest known use of hieroglyphics as a religious text used in tomb decoration (the Pyramid Texts) date to what period of Egyptian history?
a. the Ptolemaic Period
b. the New Kingdom
c. the Middle Kingdom
d. the Old Kingdom
4. Which of the following collections of hieroglyphic writings did NOT evolve from the Pyramid Texts?
a. the Coffin Texts
b. the Book of the Dead
c. the Medical Papyri
d. both a and b
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