The Strike at Deir el-Medina — Questions and answers

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What year did the first recorded strike at Deir el-Medina occur?

Choices

  1. 1250 BC
  2. 1300 BC
  3. 1080 BC
  4. 1170 BC ✓

Answer: 1170 BC

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Where did Amennakht meet with his peers to discuss their plight at Deir el-Medina?

Choices

  1. Inside a modest mud-brick house ✓
  2. In the limestone cliffs
  3. Within the vizier's residence
  4. At the gates of the Ramesseum

Answer: Inside a modest mud-brick house

From page 2

From which location did the procession of artisans and laborers from Deir el-Medina begin their march toward the Ramesseum?

Choices

  1. Thebes
  2. Pi-Ramesses
  3. Deir el-Medina ✓
  4. Karnak

Answer: Deir el-Medina

From page 3

What object did Amennakht clutch as he stepped forward at the gates of the Ramesseum?

Choices

  1. A papyrus scroll ✓
  2. A stylus
  3. A spear
  4. A stone tablet

Answer: A papyrus scroll

From page 4

What is Amennakht recording in his chamber at Deir el-Medina?

Choices

  1. Instructions for tomb construction
  2. A personal letter to the vizier
  3. The unrest and pleas of the workers ✓
  4. A new pharaoh's decree

Answer: The unrest and pleas of the workers

From page 6

Which deity's colossal statue did High Priest Usermaatranakht seek divine favor from in the sacred hall of Karnak?

Choices

  1. Ra
  2. Amun ✓
  3. Isis
  4. Osiris

Answer: Amun

From page 7

In which city's throne room did Ramesses III deliberate with his council regarding the workers' grievances?

Choices

  1. Pi-Ramesses ✓
  2. Deir el-Medina
  3. Thebes
  4. Karnak

Answer: Pi-Ramesses

From page 8

Where is Amennakht's papyrus, which documents the workers' struggle at Deir el-Medina, preserved?

Choices

  1. The vizier's private collection
  2. A tomb in Deir el-Medina
  3. The grand library at Karnak ✓
  4. The Ramesseum archives

Answer: The grand library at Karnak

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