The Dendera Zodiac — Questions and answers

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What is the diameter of the Dendera Zodiac, a circular bas-relief in the Louvre's Sully wing?

Choices

  1. 1.5 meters
  2. 2.0 meters
  3. 2.5 meters ✓
  4. 3.0 meters

Answer: 2.5 meters

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When did Jean-Baptiste Lelorrain and his team extract the Dendera Zodiac from the temple roof?

Choices

  1. 1831
  2. 1811
  3. 1801
  4. 1821 ✓

Answer: 1821

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Which historical artifact did Jean-François Champollion previously decipher, making him a luminary in Egyptology?

Choices

  1. The Behistun Inscription
  2. The Palermo Stone
  3. The Rosetta Stone ✓
  4. The Code of Hammurabi

Answer: The Rosetta Stone

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Which institution hosted the rigorous debate where Georges Cuvier and other scholars discussed the age of the Dendera Zodiac?

Choices

  1. The Royal Society of London
  2. The French Academy of Sciences ✓
  3. The American Philosophical Society
  4. The Berlin Academy of Arts

Answer: The French Academy of Sciences

From page 5

What was mounted on the rooftop of Dendera's temple after the original zodiac was removed?

Choices

  1. A plaster replica of the zodiac ✓
  2. A wooden effigy
  3. A new stone carving
  4. A glass dome

Answer: A plaster replica of the zodiac

From page 6

In what year did Jean-François Champollion oversee the arrival of the Dendera Zodiac at the Louvre in Paris?

Choices

  1. 1822 ✓
  2. 1802
  3. 1832
  4. 1812

Answer: 1822

From page 8

What is currently in place of the original zodiac on the ceiling of the Dendera temple?

Choices

  1. A modern sculpture
  2. A plaster ceiling ✓
  3. A painted mural
  4. A glass panel

Answer: A plaster ceiling

From page 9

What type of light filters through the museum's grand windows onto the Dendera Zodiac in the Louvre?

Choices

  1. Afternoon light ✓
  2. Evening light
  3. Morning light
  4. Artificial light

Answer: Afternoon light

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