WorksheetsEgyptian religion quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian RELIGION?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the obelisks
c)
the farmers
d)
the heavens
2.
Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?
a)
They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
b)
They carried the dead to a nearby country.
c)
They preserved bodies as mummies.
d)
They were buried in the river.
3.
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?
a)
Tombs were museums.
b)
Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
c)
Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
d)
They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.
4.
Pyramids are
a)
warehouses to store food surplus
b)
temples where people are allowed to come and pray
c)
tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides
d)
tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top
5.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
6.
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
scribe
d)
merchant
7.
Salt mixture used to mummify bodies
a)
Natron
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Saline
d)
Mineral
8.
A book of spells used to help obtain life after death
a)
Book of the Dead
b)
Afterlife Book
c)
Book of Scribes
d)
Book of Life
9.
Ruler of ancient Egypt considered to be a god here on earth
a)
Pharaoh
b)
Priest
c)
Patron
d)
Prophet
10.
Egyptian names for the soul
a)
Ba and Ka
b)
Osiris and Ra
c)
Ying and Yang
d)
Be and Ke
11.
During the Weighing of the Heart, a person's heart is weighed against...
a)
A Feather
b)
A Grain of Sand
c)
Gold
d)
A Scareb
12.
Process of embalming and drying a corpse to preserve it
a)
Mummification
b)
Burial
c)
Cremation
d)
Preservation
13.
Specialized containers used to store organs of a mummified body
a)
Canopic Jars
b)
Grave Goods
c)
Tomb Vases
d)
Sarcophagus
14.
How the bodies of the poor in Egypt were preserved
a)
Buried in the Sand
b)
Cremated
c)
Buried in a Tomb
d)
Put in the Nile
15.
Egyptians made mummies so ....
a)
they can rest comfortably
b)
they can have power
c)
their soul can recognize the body in the afterlife
d)
they can rule the kingdom
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