Ancient Egypt Quiz

1. What title was given to the rulers of ancient Egypt?

1. Emperor
2. King
3. Pharaoh
4. Sultan

2. For approximately how many years did ancient Egyptian civilisation last?

1. 1,000 years
2. 2,000 years
3. 3,000 years
4. 500 years

3. Which Egyptian pharaoh built the Great Pyramid at Giza?

1. Amenhotep III
2. Khufu (Cheops)
3. Ramesses II
4. Tutankhamun

4. What was the Rosetta Stone and why was it important?

1. A sacred stone used in rituals
2. A treasure found in Tutankhamun's tomb
3. An inscribed stone that allowed the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs
4. The cornerstone of a pyramid

5. Who was the Egyptian god of the dead and the afterlife?

1. Anubis
2. Horus
3. Osiris
4. Ra

6. What was the purpose of mummification in ancient Egypt?

1. To display the deceased publicly
2. To honour the gods
3. To preserve the body for the afterlife
4. To prevent disease

7. Which female pharaoh ruled Egypt and famously dressed as a man to assert her authority?

1. Ankhesenamun
2. Cleopatra
3. Hatshepsut
4. Nefertiti

8. The Great Sphinx of Giza has the body of a lion and the face of whom?

1. Pharaoh Khafre
2. Pharaoh Khufu
3. Pharaoh Ramesses II
4. The god Horus

9. What was papyrus used for in ancient Egypt?

1. A writing surface
2. Building materials
3. Food and medicine
4. Making rope only

10. Egypt's ancient religion had many gods — what do we call a religion with many gods?

1. Animism
2. Monotheism
3. Pantheism
4. Polytheism

11. What is the significance of the River Nile to ancient Egypt?

1. It provided fresh fish only
2. It was Egypt's only trade route
3. It was used for religious ceremonies
4. Its annual flooding deposited fertile silt enabling agriculture in the desert

12. Tutankhamun is famous because his tomb was discovered virtually intact. Who discovered it?

1. Arthur Evans
2. Giovanni Belzoni
3. Howard Carter
4. Jean-François Champollion

13. Which pharaoh is associated with the Exodus story in the Bible?

1. Akhenaten
2. Amenhotep II
3. Ramesses II
4. Thutmose II

14. The ancient Egyptians developed one of the world's first writing systems. What was it?

1. Cuneiform
2. Hieroglyphs
3. Linear A
4. Sanskrit

15. Cleopatra was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt. She was of which Greek dynasty?

1. Antigonid
2. Macedonian
3. Ptolemaic
4. Seleucid

16. What were the 'Books of the Dead' in ancient Egypt?

1. Censuses of Egypt's population
2. Collections of magical spells to help the deceased navigate the afterlife
3. Historical records of pharaohs
4. Lists of laws and punishments

17. What animals were considered sacred in ancient Egypt and were often mummified?

1. Cats and ibises
2. Crocodiles only
3. Horses and dogs
4. Lions and elephants

18. What did the 'Eye of Horus' symbolise in ancient Egypt?

1. Protection, healing, and restoration
2. The afterlife
3. The power of the pharaoh
4. The sun and its power

19. Which was the first period of Egyptian history — Old, Middle, or New Kingdom?

1. Middle Kingdom
2. New Kingdom
3. Old Kingdom
4. They began simultaneously

20. When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, how did Egyptians regard him?

1. As a foreign invader
2. As a god
3. As a liberator from Persian rule and as a pharaoh
4. As an enemy to be defeated