The Weighing of the Heart — Questions and answers
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What important event is happening on a magnificent scale in the Hall of Two Truths?
Choices
- A A big party for the gods
- B A heart is being weighed against a feather ✓
- C Anubis is teaching a lesson
- D Osiris is painting a picture
Answer: B A heart is being weighed against a feather
From page 1
What is the 'House of Purification' used for?
Choices
- A To store food and water for the journey
- B To prepare the body for eternity ✓
- C To hold celebrations and feasts
- D To train new priests and assistants
Answer: B To prepare the body for eternity
From page 2
What is the 'Western Horizon'?
Choices
- A A tall mountain in the desert
- B A gate between the mortal world and the Duat ✓
- C A place where animals gather for water
- D A city where people live forever
Answer: B A gate between the mortal world and the Duat
From page 3
What does Thoth do in the Antechamber of Weighing?
Choices
- A He offers comfort to the anxious souls.
- B He calls out names to summon souls for judgment. ✓
- C He tells stories about forgotten kings.
- D He writes new laws for the Duat.
Answer: B He calls out names to summon souls for judgment.
From page 5
In the Hall of Negative Confessions, what does the soul declare?
Choices
- A All the good deeds they did in life.
- B The things they did NOT do, like stealing or harming others. ✓
- C Their hopes and dreams for the afterlife.
- D How many friends they had on Earth.
Answer: B The things they did NOT do, like stealing or harming others.
From page 6
What is the main job of the Divine Council of Overseers?
Choices
- A To welcome new souls to the Duat
- B To make sure the weighing is fair and true ✓
- C To offer food and drink to the souls
- D To tell stories to the other gods
Answer: B To make sure the weighing is fair and true
From page 8
What happens to a soul whose heart is too heavy and does not balance with the Feather of Ma'at?
Choices
- A They get to try again another day.
- B Ammit, the Devourer, eats their heart. ✓
- C They are sent back to the mortal world.
- D They become a helper for Anubis.
Answer: B Ammit, the Devourer, eats their heart.
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