Egypt Quiz

1. Pharaohs were regarded as:

• Political Leaders

• gods and political leaders

• warriors

• gods

2. Polytheism refers to ____.

• belief in one god

• belief in more than one god

• belief in only male gods

• belief in no gods

3. How did Queen Hatshepsut’s rule differ from that of the male kings?

• She expanded the empire through trade instead of war.

• She was more interested in war than trade.

• She used her beauty to gain power.

• She killed anyone who questioned her rule.

4. What was the main purpose of mummification of the dead in ancient Egypt?

• To hide the body from grave robbers.

• To allow family members to honor them after death,

• To preserve the body for transition into the afterlife.

• To keep them from becoming zombies.

5. This city was the capital of the middle kingdom:

• Thebes

• Memphis

• Cairo

• Alexandria

6. This city was the capital of the Old Kingdom:

• Thebes

• Memphis

• Cairo

• Alexandria

7. This group of people took over the Egyptians in 670 BC:

• Greeks

• Romans

• Persians

• Assyrians

8. This pharaoh tried to make all Egyptians worship only the god Aton:

• Ramses II

• Thutmose II

• Thutmose III

• Amenhotep

9. Egyptians celebrated the first harvest by:

• Having the pharaoh cut the first ripe grain.

• Praying to the gods

• Having parties with dancing and music.

• With a massive feast.

10. The god of the Nile River was:

• Re

• Isis

• Horus

• Hapi