"Egypt's Pyramids"

The Pyramids of Giza are…

• impressive but were relatively easy to build.

• astonishing and were a tremendous accomplishment.

• overrated and have begun to decay over time.

• a strange phenomenon that depended on the support of the gods.

The pyramids can be best described as…

• fancy but quite small.

• humble and reasonable.

• bizarre and spooky.

• enormous and costly.

How did the ancient Egyptians protect the tombs from looters?

• They designed the tombs to keep the inner chambers hidden.

• They placed curses on the tombs and the bodies within.

• They made it impossible for looters to exit the tombs.

• They covered them in limestone, which prevented entrance.

"But what did the pyramids mean to the ancient Egyptians who constructed them?" According to this sentence, what does the term "constructed" mean?

• to save

• to destroy

• to establish

• to salvage

Based on the following sentence, how does the word "massive" affect the reader's understanding of the pyramids? "How could a civilization that lacked bulldozers, forklifts, and trucks build such massive structures?"

• The word massive allows the reader to understand that the pyramids stood in the way of many projects.

• The word massive helps the reader to comprehend the reasoning behind the pyramids' destruction.

• The term massive allows the reader to see the size and dominance of the pyramids.

• The term massive helps the reader to see the irrelevance that the pyramids truly possess.

What purpose does paragraph 2 serve to the text?

• Paragraph 2 involves the reader in understanding the purpose of the pyramids.

• Paragraph 2 shows the reader that everyone is apart of the construction of the pyramids.

• Paragraph 2 reveals the truth behind the building of the pyramids.

• Paragraph 2 relates the structures to home structures in reality today.

"Only a powerful pharaoh could marshal the necessary human resources to build giant pyramids." What inference can be made about a pharaoh from this statement?

• Pharaohs really do not possess the necessary power to be leaders.

• Pharaohs provide guidance and support to the people when completing a task.

• Pharaohs are powerful and mighty leaders who get people to complete difficult tasks.

• Pharaohs are the individuals responsible for single-handedly building the pyramids.

According to paragraph 5, what was the purpose of the Egyptian pyramids?

• The pyramids served as a home for Osiris.

• The pyramids provided shelter for those who could not afford their own housing.

• The pyramids gave a new life to those who worked hard on the building of the pyramids.

• The pyramids were for religious purposes, as they served as a tomb for those powerful pharaohs.

According to paragraph 7, what purpose did the Great Sphinx serve?

• The lion provided light towards the pyramids.

• The lion carried the weight of passing people from the earth to the afterlife.

• The lion was a symbol of immortality as it watched over the pyramids.

• The lion was a dominating factor in the Nile to scare those who were viewed as outsiders.

What caused the Egyptians to change their practice of interning the pyramids with live slaves and animals?

• This practice proved to be inhumane towards the living.

• This practice proved to be too costly, so they wrote on the walls of the pyramid instead.

• The practice was proven to be dangerous to the animals and the buried, as they were trampled by the animals.

• The practice was proven to be a deathly practice for the live slaves because they would eat the raw meat of the animals for survival.