Daily Life in Ancient Egypt Quiz

What was the popular view of life in ancient Egypt?

• A peaceful society with no social classes

• A culture that did not value life

• A society that did not build monuments

• A death-obsessed culture with powerful pharaohs

What was the Egyptian afterlife imagined as?

• An eternal continuation of life on earth

• A realm ruled by non-Egyptians

• A place of eternal suffering

• A world of endless darkness

Who were the individuals that actually built the pyramids?

• Enslaved Hebrews

• Foreign captives

• Compensated Egyptians

• Nomarchs

What was the concept of ma'at in ancient Egypt?

• A type of Egyptian food

• A festival celebrated annually

• Harmony and balance

• A form of ancient Egyptian currency

What role did the god Heka play in Egyptian belief?

• God of war

• God of the sun

• God of the underworld

• God of magic and medicine

What was the role of scribes in ancient Egypt?

• To build monuments

• To record events and make them permanent

• To lead military campaigns

• To farm the land

What was the social structure of ancient Egypt?

• A classless society

• Strictly divided into social classes

• Ruled by a council of elders

• Based on a democratic system

Who was considered the intermediary between the gods and the people?

• The scribes

• The military generals

• The king

• The nomarchs

What was the role of women in the field of medicine in ancient Egypt?

• Women were not allowed to practice medicine

• Women could only be nurses

• Women could practice medicine and were numerous

• Women were only allowed to be midwives

What was the belief about the king's role in society?

• The king had no religious significance

• The king was a mere figurehead

• The king was chosen by the people

• The king was the gods' chosen emissary