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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the oldest existing Egyptian monument?The Great SphinxThe Great PyramidAbu SimbelColossus of Rhodes - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat important ancient Egyptian monument(s) were moved so they would not be underwater when the Aswan High Dam was built?the Great Sphinxthe Temples of Ramses II and his queen Nefertarithe Great Pyramid of GizaKing Tut
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich 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?the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Seathe Baltic Sea and the Red Seathe Red Sea and the Mediterranean Seathe Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was built by Pharaoh Khufu as his tomb?The Great Pyramid of GizaAbu SimbelRosetta StoneGreat Sphinx
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich Egyptian pharaoh was really a woman who wore men's clothing and a beard?TutankhamenHatshepsutThutmose IIIRamses II
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following facts is not true about Ramses II?He gained back territories for Egypt.He built more structures and statues than any other pharaoh.The toes of his mummy were individually wrapped in gold.His mummy is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich pharaoh tried to remove all inscriptions from the monuments that honored the former ruler?TutankhamenHatshepsutThutmose IIIRamses II
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first thing that archaeologist Howard Carter's workers discovered after excavating in the Egyptian desert for five years without success?a sarcophagus containing three coffinsa solid gold death maskthe mummy of King Tutankhamena stairway leading to a sealed door
- 9. Multiple ChoiceEven 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 ________.poisoninga blow on the head which caused a skull fracturebeing stabbed by an enemyMalaria
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich archaeologist discovered a passageway into the Tomb of the Sons of Ramses II in 1995 under piles of debris and rubble?Kent WeeksHoward CarterLord CarnarvonJean Francois Champollion
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