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WorksheetsPyramids
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the oldest existing Egyptian monument?
a)
The Great Sphinx
b)
The Great Pyramid
c)
Abu Simbel
d)
Colossus of Rhodes
2.
What important ancient Egyptian monument(s) were moved so they would not be underwater when the Aswan High Dam was built?
a)
the Great Sphinx
b)
the Temples of Ramses II and his queen Nefertari
c)
the Great Pyramid of Giza
d)
King Tut
3.
Which two bodies of water are connected by the manmade waterway, the Suez Canal, saving ships about 6,000 miles because they do not have to circumnavigate Africa?
a)
the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
b)
the Baltic Sea and the Red Sea
c)
the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
d)
the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean
4.
Which of the following was built by Pharaoh Khufu as his tomb?
a)
The Great Pyramid of Giza
b)
Abu Simbel
c)
Rosetta Stone
d)
Great Sphinx
5.
Which Egyptian pharaoh was really a woman who wore men's clothing and a beard?
a)
Tutankhamen
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Thutmose III
d)
Ramses II
6.
Which of the following facts is not true about Ramses II?
a)
He gained back territories for Egypt.
b)
He built more structures and statues than any other pharaoh.
c)
The toes of his mummy were individually wrapped in gold.
d)
His mummy is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
7.
Which pharaoh tried to remove all inscriptions from the monuments that honored the former ruler?
a)
Tutankhamen
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Thutmose III
d)
Ramses II
8.
What was the first thing that archaeologist Howard Carter's workers discovered after excavating in the Egyptian desert for five years without success?
a)
a sarcophagus containing three coffins
b)
a solid gold death mask
c)
the mummy of King Tutankhamen
d)
a stairway leading to a sealed door
9.
Even though there have been many theories about the cause of King Tutankhamen's death at age 18, the most recent evidence shows that he probably died from ________.
a)
poisoning
b)
a blow on the head which caused a skull fracture
c)
being stabbed by an enemy
d)
Malaria
10.
Which archaeologist discovered a passageway into the Tomb of the Sons of Ramses II in 1995 under piles of debris and rubble?
a)
Kent Weeks
b)
Howard Carter
c)
Lord Carnarvon
d)
Jean Francois Champollion
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