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Quiz about Ancient Egypt
Quiz about Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt Multiple Choice Quiz | Ancient History


This is a random bunch of Ancient Egypt questions. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by hunero. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
hunero
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
110,989
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
3766
Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (5/10), Guest 68 (5/10), groovylaboom (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The Pharaoh Akhenaten moved the capital away from Thebes and named his new capital Akhetaten. What does this mean? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. There are four canopic jars, which hold the insides of a mummy after they have been removed. Each lid is depicted as one of the four Sons of Horus. Which of the following was not one of the four Sons of Horus? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. True or false, the Pharaoh Smenkhkare ruled after Tutankhamun?


Question 4 of 10
4. Which pharaoh had the temple at Abu Simbel built? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the gods was often called the invisible god? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What animal is the god of reading, Thoth, depicted as? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The hieroglyph used for the word 'son' is? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the tombs of the Pharaohs there are statues of servants, there to serve the king upon his resurrection in the afterlife. What are these statues called? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Howard Carter played an important role in the discovery of which Pharaoh's tomb? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Every year when the Nile flooded a festival was held through out Egypt. What was this festival called? Hint



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1. The Pharaoh Akhenaten moved the capital away from Thebes and named his new capital Akhetaten. What does this mean?

Answer: Horizon of the Aten

It means Horizon of the Aten, and he called it this because as the sun (or sun disk - Aten) rose it was always visible on the horizon.
2. There are four canopic jars, which hold the insides of a mummy after they have been removed. Each lid is depicted as one of the four Sons of Horus. Which of the following was not one of the four Sons of Horus?

Answer: Imhotep

Duarmtutef was the Jackal headed god and he protected the stomach, Qebehsenuef was the falcon headed god and he protected the intestines, Imsety was human headed god and protected the liver, and of course the fourth son is Hapy, he was the baboon headed god and he protected the lungs.
3. True or false, the Pharaoh Smenkhkare ruled after Tutankhamun?

Answer: False

Smenkhkare is thought to have ruled BEFORE Tutankhamun, but after his father, Akhenaten. There is very little else known about this Pharaoh, but it has been debated that he may have actually been Nefertiti, Akhenaten's wife
4. Which pharaoh had the temple at Abu Simbel built?

Answer: Ramses II

Ramses II had Abu Simbel built near the banks of the Nile, but in 1960 it was moved as it was at risk of being flooded.
5. Which of the gods was often called the invisible god?

Answer: Amun

Amun was the creator god and was often referred to as the invisible god for he had never manifested himself before man. However statues of him depict him as human, or human with the head of a ram.
6. What animal is the god of reading, Thoth, depicted as?

Answer: Ibis

7. The hieroglyph used for the word 'son' is?

Answer: Duck

The duck is used in hieroglyphics for the word son.
8. In the tombs of the Pharaohs there are statues of servants, there to serve the king upon his resurrection in the afterlife. What are these statues called?

Answer: Ushabti

Many Ushabti's were placed in the Pharaoh's tomb because, as in life, he would need servants to serve him in the afterlife also.
9. Howard Carter played an important role in the discovery of which Pharaoh's tomb?

Answer: Tutankhamen's

The spelling Tutankhamun is also found.
10. Every year when the Nile flooded a festival was held through out Egypt. What was this festival called?

Answer: Opet Festival

Every year when the fields flooded, peasants and officials alike joined in with this grand festival honouring the god Amun.
Source: Author hunero

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