This quiz complements DIG's May 2007 issue entitled:
"Honoring the Dead"


Pick one answer from the menu under each question.

1. What are the “Moai” of Easter Island?:

a. A tribe of people
b. A mythical type of flower
c. Rodents from the mainland
d. The Colossal Statues commemorating ancestors

2. In burials, ancient civilizations of Western Mexico often included animal figurines, especially this animal:

a. Cow
b. Llama
c. Dog
d. Horse

3. Hard shells that surround young insects are known as:

a. Larvae
b. Puparia
c. Huitzilapa
d. Chichen

4. The “wadjat” is an eye that belonged to this Egyptian god:

a. Horus
b. Osiris
c. Set
d. Hathor

5. The Etruscans would dress up or decorate this object to make it represent a deceased person:

a. Chair
b. Urn
c. Doll
d. Picture

6. Aeneas was the legendary ancestor to what ancient people:

a. The Romans
b. The Etruscans
c. The Greeks
d. The Persians

7. 5 Death, 8 Earthquake and 6 Winged Insect are all examples of what?

a. Plagues of Egypt
b. Numbers in Maya Glyphs
c. Power levels in the War of the Gods Video Game
d. Ancestors of the Zapotec Rulers

8. “Be’ena Za’a” means what?

a. It is an Arabic Greeting
b. It is Zapotec for “Cloud People”
c. It is Swahili for “ancestors”
d. It is Chinese for “warrior god”

9. The ancient Egyptian ankh symbol means “life”, but it is written using this object:

a. Sandal Strap
b. Crown
c. Eye
d. Seeds

10. Huang Yi discovered what archaeological treasure of China?

a. The Yangtze cliff coffins
b. The Xian Warriors
c. The Wu Family Shrines
d. The Tarim Mummies

11. The Dogon are a people of what African country?

a. Gambia
b. Morocco
c. Mali
d. Mauretania

12. “Steppe Idols” are stone statues depicting what?

a. Animals
b. Humans
c. Gods
d. Fish