| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
"Coptic" is derived from the Arabic word _____, which in turn is a corruption of the Greek word _________.. | "Coptic" is derived from the Arabic word Qubti, which in turn is a corruption of the Greek word Αἰγύπτιος. |
The Sahidic term for the Coptic Language. | ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ |
Prefix denoting an abstract category | ⲙⲛ̄ⲧ |
Human | ⲣⲙ̄ |
Egypt | ⲕⲏⲙⲉ |
What did the term "Coptic" originally refer to? | The descendants of the native Egyptian population People of Greek ancestry living in Egypt Muslim Egyptians |
The term "Coptic" eventually came to refer specifically to which religious group in Egypt? | Christians Muslims Followers of the old pagan state religion |
Which ‘national church’ was the first to break with Byzantine authority? | The Egyptian Church The Orthodox Church The Catholic Church The Protestant Church |
How far did the authority of the Egyptian (Orthodox) Church reach? | To Libya and Ethiopia To Babylon and Berlin To Rotterdam and Persia |
Which stage of the Egyptian language does Coptic represent, linguistically speaking? | The last stage. The oldest stage. The intermediate stage. The prehistorical stage. The stage yet to come. Demotic. |
From roughly when to when is Coptic commonly said to have been a living language? (as opposed to earlier stages such as Middle Coptic and Old coptic) | 300A.D. to 1000 A.D. 300 B.C. to 1000 A.D. 1000 B.C. to 1100 A.D. 1000 B.C. to 300 A.D. |
In Egypt, the evolution of the language and the evolution of the writing system were simultaneous, smooth, and concurreent, each a reflection of the other. | False True |
What was used as a non-spoken literary/liturgical language from the late Empire on? | Middle Egyptian Ancient Greek Pan-Mediterranean |
Fill in the blanks: | From the New Empire onwards (ca. 1570 B.C.) New Egyptian became the dominant language, which evolved into Demotic (the ‘popular’ language) and eventually into Coptic in Christian times. |
Why is Coptic of great interest for Egyptian study? | It is the first time in the history of the language that vowels were written down. It provides unique insight into the old pagan theology. Once learned, it grants one the ability to see unbound by time, which is why Coptic priests are so darn sparkly. |
What language had the most influence on Coptic, and why? | Greek, firstly because Egypt was owned by Greece under Alexander the Great, and secondly though not unrelatedly Greek was the official language of the Coptic Church.. Arabic, because they conquered Egypt and enforced Arabic as the spoken language. Sumerian, because Sumerian predated Egypt and had a heavy influence on Egyptian culture and language. Under Alexander the Great, Greek became the lingua franca of the western world. Later, when Egypt adopted Christianity (really Byzantine Orthodoxy, as opposed to Roman Catholicism, which split and distinction are more convoluted than the British Monarchy), the resulting Egyptian Church adopted Greek as its liturgical language.
As for the other options:
The Muslim Conquest occurred in 642 A.D., after which Coptic fell into disuse. So, Arabic replaced Coptic rather than altering it.
and...
Sumeria did not predate Egypt, nor did it have a notable influence on Egyltian culture and language. Even if it had, this would have been an influence on Old Egyptian, not Coptic, which two stages are seperated by 3 to 4 millennia. |
What was archaically the official language of the Coptic Church? | Greek Hebrew Arabic Meroitic |
What was the largest contribution of Greek to Coptic, besides the alphabet? | Vocabulary Grammar Syntax Poetry |
What year was the Muslim conquest of Egypt? | 642 426 805 762 |
Who began to show a growing interest in the Coptic language after the 13th century? | Arabic scholars Dravidian monks Persian priests Iranian nomads Assyrian wisemen |
The last important examples of Coptic have been attested how recently? | The 15th century The 14th century The 1950s The Iraqi War The 19th century |
What language do most Copts today speak? | Egyptian Arabic Farsi Sahidic Bohairic Nile Greek |
What is the liturgical language of the modern Coptic Church? | Bohairic Sahidic Akhmimic Old Arabic Koine Greek Biblical Hebrew Ge‘ez Levantine Arabic |
Which Coptic dialect was dominant in Upper Egypt prior to the Muslim Conquest? | Sahidic Bohairic Fayumic Oxyrhynchic Lycopolitanic Akhmimic |
What was the dominant literary dialect of the ‘Classical Period’ | Sahidic Bohairic Fayumic Oxyrhynchic Lycopolitanic Akhmimic |
What is the main Coptic dialect of the Nile Delta? | Bohairic Sahidid Fayumic Oxyrhinchic Lycopolitanic Akhmimic |
How old are the oldest Sahidic texts dated to be? | 300 A.D. 1102 B.C. ca. 150 B.C. 642 A.D. |
Why did Bohairic play a predominant role from the 9th century onwards? | Because of the importance of the monasteries in Wadi Natrun Because the Muslims had wiped out all other dialects Because Bohairic sounded the best Because Bohairic monks protected the others from Islam |
What is the Fayumic name for the oasis of Fayum, where Fayumic was spoken? | ⲡⲓⲟⲙ |
Where was Middle Egyptian spoken? | Oxyrhynchus Arcadia Memphis Thebes Alexandria Amarna Abydos Heliopolis Tanis Elephantine |
Where was Subakhmimic spoken? | Lycopolis Thebes Alexandria Memphis Amarna Akhetaten Abydos Oxyrhinchus |
What is the most archaic dialect of Coptic? | Akhmimic Middle Egyptian Sahidic Bohairic Lycopolitanic Oxyrhinchic Fayumic |
school | ⲁⲛⲥⲏⲃⲉ |
face | ϩⲟ |
the face | ⲫⲟ |
to be burned | ⲣⲟⲭ |
to bite | ⲗⲱⲝ |
peace | ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ |
the peace | ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ |
to bring | ⲉⲓⲛⲉ |
pea | ⲥⲓⲃⲧ |
father | ⲉⲓⲱⲧ |
ship | ϫⲟⲓ |
to stay | ⲙⲟⲩⲛ |
a, one | ⲟⲩⲁ |
to see | ⲛⲁⲩ |
crocodiles | ⲙ̄ⲥⲁϩ |
the crocodiles | ⲛⲙ̄ⲥⲁϩ |
humans | ⲣⲱⲙⲉ |
the humans | ⲣ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ |
Moses | Ⲙⲟⲩⲥⲏⲥ |
disciples | ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ |
Moses' disciples (the disciples of Moses) | ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ̄-Ⲙⲟⲩⲥⲏⲥ |
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