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Life in Ancient Egypt Trivia Quiz

A brief quiz on what everyday life was like in ancient Egypt.

A multiple-choice quiz by redlasse. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
redlasse

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
210,675

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1428

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Question 1 of 10

1. What game, involving small carved pieces and an intricately painted board, was played by Egyptians from all walks of life? Hint

Menna

An early form of Monopoly

Mastaba

Senet

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these qualities is NOT attributed to the wearing of dark eye "kohl" make-up? Hint

It helped ward off flies

It was a mark of royalty

It reduced glare from the desert sun

It was said to treat or cure eye diseases

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Question 3 of 10

3. What material was chiefly used to build Egyptian homes? Hint

Lime stone

Sand

Wood

Mud brick

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Question 4 of 10

4. A spirit symbolizing the spirit of the dead was thought to be able to leave the tomb to visit the dead man's favorite places. What was this spirit called? Hint

Reed

Chi

Imhotep

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Question 5 of 10

5. What two gods weighed and measured the hearts of the dead to determine their fate after death? Hint

Anubis and Ra

Anubis and Thoth

Seth and Osiris

Thoth and Osiris

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the scarab beetle a symbol of in ancient Egypt? Hint

Water

Death

Rebirth

Life

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Question 7 of 10

7. Cats were worshipped in ancient Egypt as gods, but other animals were also important to their lives. Which of the following was NOT a popular pet in Egypt? Hint

Dogs

Cats

Baboons

Guinea pigs

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Question 8 of 10

8. Why did Egyptians shave almost all the hair from their bodies? Hint

They believed hair was an afront to the gods

To keep away lice and other insects, and for hygiene

Due to royal inbreeding, pharaohs and their families had thin or no hair, so that look became popular

Keeping hair clean was too much work in the desert

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was papyrus made from? Hint

Stone

Wood

Clay

Reeds

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Question 10 of 10

10. How did the hygiene conscience ancient Egyptians clean their teeth? Hint

With salt and specially made brushes

They didn't

With and early form of mouth wash

With ground up scarab beetles and brushes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What game, involving small carved pieces and an intricately painted board, was played by Egyptians from all walks of life?

Answer: Senet

Menna was a scribe of the late 14th century, mastabas are flat-topped slopped-sided tombs, and Monopoly was invented in 1934 by Charles B. Darrow of Germantown, Pennsylvania.

2. Which of these qualities is NOT attributed to the wearing of dark eye "kohl" make-up?

Answer: It was a mark of royalty

Kohl was made from galena, a dark grey lead ore. Egyptian men and women also wore blue or green eye powder made from ground azurite or malachite mixed with water or gum.

3. What material was chiefly used to build Egyptian homes?

Answer: Mud brick

Most Egyptian homes were made of mud brick and set on low ground, so the silt from the annually flooding Nile River covered them in time. Limestone was mainly used for the construction of the inner walls and floors of the pyramids.

4. A spirit symbolizing the spirit of the dead was thought to be able to leave the tomb to visit the dead man's favorite places. What was this spirit called?

Answer: Ba

This spirit was usually portrayed as a bird.

5. What two gods weighed and measured the hearts of the dead to determine their fate after death?

Answer: Anubis and Thoth

Anubis weighed the heart, while Thoth recorded the results. Ra's domain was the sun, Seth's was the desert and storms, Oriris was the god of the earth and vegetation, and Hoth's domain was the moon.

6. What was the scarab beetle a symbol of in ancient Egypt?

Answer: Rebirth

The scarab, or dung beetle, was said to roll the sun across the sky each day, like it rolls a ball of dung to lay its eggs in.

7. Cats were worshipped in ancient Egypt as gods, but other animals were also important to their lives. Which of the following was NOT a popular pet in Egypt?

Answer: Guinea pigs

Dogs helped on hunting trips, and in some places, baboons were trained to wait tables for the wealthy Egyptians.

8. Why did Egyptians shave almost all the hair from their bodies?

Answer: To keep away lice and other insects, and for hygiene

Many Egyptians wore elaborate wigs made from vegetable matter and human hair. They also wore cones of sweet smelling fats on their heads, which melted and dripped down their necks and faces throughout the evening.

9. What was papyrus made from?

Answer: Reeds

Papyrus was made by laying wet reeds down one way, then the other to form a sort of grid, and then it was pressed between stones until dry. Papyrus was used over and over for menial tasks, as stone was still used for important documents.

10. How did the hygiene conscience ancient Egyptians clean their teeth?

Answer: They didn't

Egyptians didn't clean their teeth, but they didn't really need to, as they had virtually no sugar in their diets.

Source: Author redlasse

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