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CCN 12
EGYPT TEST
Part I: Multiple Choice (50 marks)
Shade in the letter on the bubble sheet that best answers the question or completes the statement.
1.
Which of the following is NOT a part of the Egyptian language?
A. pictograph
B. papyrus
C. always read left to right
2. Hieroglyphics were used mainly by
A. pharaohs, palaces
C. teachers, schools
D. hieratic
and found on the walls and columns in
B. priests, temples/tombs
D. priests, schools
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3. The Rosetta Stone is written in three languages. Which of the following is one of those languages?
A. French
B. Hebrew
C. Greek
D. Syrian
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8.
9.
The Rosetta Stone was originally discovered by
A. shepherds.
B. French soldiers.
C. wise men.
D. farmers.
In the mummification process, the dead person's brains were removed through the
A. nostrils
B. ears
C. mouth
D. none of the above
Which organ was left in the body during mummification?
A. liver
B. kidneys
C. heart
D. pancreas
The organs of the mummies were placed in
A. canning jars
B. clay pots
The mummification process took about
A.20
B.45
and placed in the tomb.
D. decorated vases.
C. canopic jars
days.
c. 70
D. 100
Pyramids were built to
A. act as burial chambers for the pharaohs.
B. serve as temples for Egyptian religion.
C. serve as meeting places for the Egyptian people.
D. become tourist attractions to attract foreign visitors.
10. Pyramids were built mostly out of what material?
A. clay
B. granite
11. The Great Pyramid at
A. Cairo
C. basalt
is one of the seven wonders of the world.
B. Delshur
C. Giza
12. The Great Pyramid was built to honor which person?
A. Khufu
B. Tutankhamen
C. Ramses
13. The earliest pyramids were built in which era of Egyptian history?
A. Old Kingdom
B. Middle Kingdom
C. New Kingdom
14. What type of people built the pyramids?
A. slaves
B. skilled workers
C. foreigners
15. Pyramids were not built in the more recent Egyptian history because they
A. took too long.
B. were too expensive.
C. ran out of slaves.
D. limestone
D. Khufu
D. Pharaoh
D. Roman
D. pharaohs
D. all of the above.
16. The pyramid in the picture is an example of what type of pyramid?
A. step.
B. square-based.
C. square.
D. true
17. The pyramids were probably built by
A. digging a hole and using the dirt to form the building.
B. making bricks out of mud at the site of the pyramid.
C. floating huge rocks down the Nile on rafts to the site and setting them up
there. D. a process of taking stones from old buildings and reusing them.
18. Religion in Egypt began as the worship of
A. nature gods & goddesses. B. pharaohs.
C. the sun
D. the Nile.
19. The Egyptian god over all the others was known as
A. Osiris.
B. Isis.
C. Amon-Re.
D.Ka.
20. Re or Ra was known as the
A. moon
C. earth and sky
D. sea
god.
B. sun
21. Which of the following corresponds to a biblical idea of the soul?
A. Ka
B. Ba
C. Akh
D.Bak
22. Which statement is MOST true concerning religion in Egypt?
A. Egypt had a national religion that focused on the worship of Amon-Re.
B. The largest temple was the one at Thebes and this is where most people worshipped.
C. Many cities had their own deities and temples where people would worship.
D. Gods were usually depicted as having animal bodies and human heads.
23. King Tutankhamen (Tut) came to the throne when he was
A. 9, 18
B. 10,20
and died when he was
c. 18,27
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D. 27,36
24. What is unique about King Tut's tomb is that it
A. was the richest tomb ever discovered.
B. contained the most Egyptian pottery of any tomb.
C. was discovered to be virtually intact.
D. was the first tomb to be discovered in the modem era.
25. The person who is credited with finding the tomb of King Tut is
A. Lord Carnarvon.
B. Howard Carter.
C. Howard Johnson.
26. The main food in Egypt was
A. white buns.
B. barley bread.
27. The key to agriculture in Egypt was
A. rainfall.
B. the Nile River.
C. com flakes.
C. slave labor.
D. all of the above.
D. rice.
D. fertilizer.
28. Aside from water, the most common beverage for the lower classes in Egypt was
A. coffee.
B. wine.
C. beer.
D. fruitjuices.
29. Which statement is MOST true about cosmetics in Egypt?
A. Men and women wore eye make-up.
B. Only the upper classes wore make-up.
C. Only women decorated their faces with make-up.
D. Children were not permitted to wear make-up.
30. Children often wore
A. loin cloths.
B. nothing.
C. linen clothes.
D. dresses.
31. Many of the more advanced weapons used by the Egyptian army were borrowed from the
A. Romans.
B. Hebrews.
C. Greeks.
D. Hyksos.
32. Which of the following weapons were NOT used by the Egyptians?
A. spear
B. bow & arrow
C. gunpowder
D. hatchet
33. The pharaoh who was known as the "heretic king" who changed Egyptian religion was
A. Tutankhamen
B. Ramses
C. Tuthmosis
D. Akhenaten
THIS PHARAOH’S SCULPTURES OFTEN DEPICTED HIM AS BOTH MALE, AND
FEMALE..
34. Which of the following pharaohs is being referred to in the quote above?
A. Tutenkhamen.
B. Hatshepsut
C. Akhenaten
D. Khufu
35. Which pharaoh was really a woman who would disguise herself as a man?
A. Tutenkhamen.
B. Hatshepsut
C. Akhenaten
D. Khufu
36. Which pharaoh built a new capital city and tried to make Egypt into a monotheistic nation?
A. Tutenkhamen.
B. Hatshepsut
C. Akhenaten
D. Khufu
37. Which of the following is NOT a factor influencing Egyptian art?
A. They were illiterate and therefore needed to draw to express their thoughts.
B. They were a conservative people.
C. They produced art for religious purposes.
D. The pharaoh was the chief patron and subject of the arts.
38. The most common material used in clothing was
A. white linen.
B. animal skins.
C. embroidered cloth.
D. wool.
39. Both men and women
A. wore loincloths.
C. had their heads shaved.
D. both band c.
C. because it was cooler.
D. all of the above
B. wore wigs.
40. Most Egyptians shaved their heads
A. to avoid lice.
B. to save on shampoo.
41. Egyptian medical knowledge stagnated because the early treatments and texts...
A. were lost.
B. were misleading.
C. were regarded as unchangeable. D. focused on animals.
42. The Old Kingdom existed between which years?
A. 4500-4000 B.C.
B. 2700-2200 B.C.
C. 1600-1100 B.C.
D. 500-0 B.C.
43. The Egyptians saw the afterlife as...
A. a time of pain and suffering.
B. a duplication of the best moments on
earth.
C. a time of nothingness.
D. a time of reincarnation.
44. The god of mummification was...
A. Horus
B. Isis
C. Osiris
D. Anubis
45. The heart was left in the body after mummification because...
A. it was seen as unclean and therefore unfit for entrance into the afterlife.
B. it was to be weighed and judged in the afterlife.
C. it was considered too holy for the priests to touch.
D. the priests didn't know how to take it out.
46. The Pharaoh who had over 150 children during his 67 year reign was ...
A. Khufu
B. Akhenaton
C. Ramses II
D. Hatshepsut
47. The Egyptian belief about their temples was ...
A. that the gods actually dwelt inside of them.
B. that they were only dedications and offerings to the various gods.
C. that they were to be places for everyone to worship in.
D. that they were never to be entered by anyone.
48. The person Hatshepsut was thought to have had a romantic relationship with was ...
A. Senemut
B. Thutrnosis III
C. Akhenaten
D. Julius Caesar
49. The text which is arguably the most important text for Egyptologists is ...
A. the Book of the Dead.
B. the Book of Aton.
C. the Book of the Living.
D. the Book of Amun-Re.
50. The Pharaoh who becomes the most important Pharaoh of all time, as well as the most prolific builder, is...
A. Khufu
B. Tutankhamon
C. Hatshepsut
D. Ramses II
Part II: Short Answer (30 marks - 3 marks each)
Choose 10 of the following questions and answer them in 2-3 sentences on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. How was the ability to interpret hieroglyphics regained with the Rosetta Stone?
2. Why was the person's heart left in the body when it was mummified?
3. Explain the mystery surrounding Tutenkhamen's death.
4. Compare the Egyptian idea ofKa with the Biblical idea of a spirit or soul.
5. Describe a typical Egyptian temple.
6. How did the scale of the people in Egyptian art indicate social standing?
7. Choose an Egyptian pharaoh and describe the significance of his/her reign?
8. What were the roles ofEgyptian men and women in that society?
9. How did the Egyptians view the afterlife and how does that differ with the Biblical view.
10. What is unique about Hatshepsut?
11. What was typical for Egyptian weapons and Egyptian war tactics?
12. What were the dates of the three kingdoms and why are they focused on in Egyptian history?
13. What did Egyptian doctors know about the human body?
14. In what ways did Egyptians rely on the Nile River?
15. Explain a theory on how the Egyptians built a pyramid?