Ancient Egypt Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "sarcophagus" mean?

• A sacred temple

• A stone coffin, often decorated

• A mummification tool

• A type of pyramid

To "intone" means to:

• Speak with excitement

• Say or recite with little pitch change

• Whisper quietly

• Sing loudly

Which word means “unable to be satisfied, relentless”?

• Moribund

• Immutable

• Implacable

• Finite

Papyrus was used in ancient Egypt as:

• Jewelry

• A writing surface

• A cooking ingredient

• A burial spice

Which word means “not subject to change”?

• Immutable

• Perennial

• Finite

• Papyrus

To embalm a body means to:

• Destroy it

• Burn it

• Preserve it after death

• Bury it in sand

A psychopomp is best described as:

• A mummy’s bandage

• The spiritual guide of a soul

• A god of farming

• An embalming tool

Which word describes someone who is dying?

• Excited

• Dying

• Angry

• Young

If something is described as "perennial," what does it mean?

• Lasting forever

• Finite

• Intone

• Moribund

Given the meanings of "finite" and "immutable," which of the following statements is most accurate?

• Something finite cannot change, but lasts forever.

• Something immutable is limited in duration.

• Something finite has limits, while something immutable cannot be changed.

• Both finite and immutable mean the same thing.