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A comprehension quiz on Ancient Egypt
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1
The top 20 meters of the Great Pyramid are missing today.
True
False
2
How long did the ancient Egyptian civilization last?
3000 years
3 millennia
33 centuries
3500 years
3
The first mastaba was build for King Zoser.
False
True
4
A dynasty is a series of kings and queens of various royal families.
False
True
5
The largest of the Three Pyramids of Giza is known as a Great Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu.
True
False
6
Destruction of a mummy was a catastrophe to the ancient Egyptians.
False
True
7
What is the primary function of a pyramid?
A tomb of a pharaoh
A treasury of the late pharaoh
A burial place of a pharaoh
A place where a mummification was performed
8
How many men and for how long worked to build the Great Pyramid?
200,000 for 20 years
400,000 men for 10 years
400,000 men for 20 years
200,000 for 10 years
9
Ancient Egyptian kings and queens spent most of their lives preparing for the Afterlife.
Definitely maybe
True
Only if they were devout believers
False
10
Ancient Egyptians didn't believe in Afterlife.
False
True
11
The Egyptians believed a person possessed an immortal soul.
No
Only if one was a descendant of the pharaoh
Yes
Only if one's body was preserved
12
What did the Greeks call the pyramids?
The Seven Wonders of the World
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Seven Wonders
The Wonders of the Ancient World
13
The Bush family is an example of a dynasty like Romanovs of Russia or Al Saud.
True
False
14
Why did Thutmose have his tomb dug out of a rock?
Because other pharaohs started doing it
Because Nile's flooding made pyramids construction hard
To conceal it from grave robbers
Because his religion dictated it
15
What is not an example of grave goods?
Soldiers
Furniture
Food
Slaves
16
What did Napoleon say about the Great Pyramid?
The base of the pyramid covers 5.3 hectares.
Its blocks averaged 2500 kilograms.
Its stones could build a wall 3 meters high around France.
The largest stone blocks weigh about 15,000 kilograms.
17
What is the meaning of "House of Eternity?"
A temple
A shrine
A tomb
A grave
18
The pyramid constructed by an architect named Imhotep was a series of giant steps.
False
True
19
How many consecutive dynasties ruled ancient Egypt?
28
31
30
37
20
Sometimes, a pharaoh's servants were put to death to accompany their master in the afterlife.
False
True
21
Poor people also needed to worry about their graves.
True
False
22
Grave robbers were to scared of curses to desecrate the graves of pharaohs.
True
False
23
The ancient Egyptians used iron tools to cut the limestone.
True
False
24
A mastaba looked like a low, flat-topped rectangle.
True
False
25
The three pyramids of Giza belong to which dynasty?
Fourth
First
Third
Second
26
The purpose of a pharaoh's tomb was to protect the pharaoh's mummy and grave goods.
False
True
27
The type of pyramid known as "mastaba" originated in...
Before any official dynasties
First Dynasty
Third Dynasty
Second Dynasty
28
How many pyramids are still standing?
29
28
32
31
29
The grave robbers rarely outsmarted the pharaohs.
False
True
30
How many blocks of limestone were used to build the Great Pyramid?
2.3 K
2.3 M
3.3 M
1.3 K
