Featured Quizzes
User Quizzes
Create Quiz
Data and Charts
Badges and Games
About JetPunk
JetPunk Shop
Dark Mode
Ancient Egypt
The story of a civilization of ancient North Africa
Rate:
Last updated: February 5, 2021
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
More quiz info >>
| First submitted | February 5, 2021 |
| Times taken | 38 |
| Average score | 71.9% | Report this quiz | Report |
5:00
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals
% of test takers
also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
1.
In Ancient Egyptian religion who is the Sun god, their chief deity and the giver of life?
Horus
✓
Isis
✓
Osiris
✓
Amun-Ra
✓
2.
Who is ruler of the underworld and god of the dead in Ancient Egypt?
Horus
✓
Thoth
✓
Osiris
✓
Amun-Ra
✓
3.
What was the capital city of Egypt under the rule of the Greeks?
Alexandria
✓
Luxor
✓
Memphis
✓
Thebes
✓
4.
What empire took control of Egypt from the Greeks in 30 BC?
Roman Empire
✓
British Empire
✓
Persian Empire
✓
Babylonian Empire
✓
5.
What Roman general did Cleopatra VII ally with to fight against Octavian?
Julius Caesar
✓
Marcus Crassus
✓
Mark Antony
✓
Cornelius Sulla
✓
6.
Where were the Pharaohs buried during the age of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt?
Giza
✓
Pyramids
✓
The Sphinx
✓
Valley of the Kings
✓
7.
Who was the head of both the government and the state religion in Ancient Egypt?
Nomarch
✓
Scribe
✓
Pharaoh
✓
Sphinx
✓
8.
What was the first pyramid built by Ancient Egyptians?
Pyramid of Giza
✓
Pyramid of Khufu
✓
Pyramid of Djoser
✓
Pyramid of Khafre
✓
9.
During which Kingdom period was the golden age of Egypt when the Egyptian empire expanded?
Old Kingdom
✓
Middle Kingdom
✓
New Kingdom
✓
First Kingdom
✓
10.
Who was the last Pharaoh of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
✓
Ptolemy I
✓
Menes
✓
Cleopatra VII
✓
11.
Highly respected and loved, what animal had considerable importance in ancient Egypt?
bear
✓
horse
✓
camel
✓
cat
✓
12.
How many dynasties were there in ancient Egypt?
22 dynasties
✓
31 dynasties
✓
10 dynasties
✓
3 dynasties
✓
13.
Cleopatra was actually not Egyptian by birth. What were her roots?
Persian
✓
Greek Macedonian
✓
Roman
✓
Indian
✓
14.
What wedding tradition that still stands today originated with Ancient Egyptians?
tossing the bouquet
✓
kissing the bride
✓
exchanging wedding rings
✓
exchanging vows
✓
15.
With whom did Ramses II forge one of the world's longest surviving peace treaties?
King Henry VIII
✓
Hittite King Hattusili III
✓
Julius Caesar
✓
Nebuchadnezzar II
✓
16.
Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid of Giza around 2530 BC?
Ramses II
✓
Khufu
✓
Cleopatra VII
✓
Tutankhamun
✓
17.
Which great warrior conquered Egypt in 332 BC?
Hannibal
✓
Julius Caesar
✓
Alexander the Great
✓
Marcus Aurelius
✓
18.
What was the capital city of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period?
Alexandria
✓
Cairo
✓
Memphis
✓
Thebes
✓
19.
Which linguist deciphered the Rosetta Stone and cracked the hieroglyphic code?
Carl Friedrich Gauss
✓
Thomas Young
✓
Antoine Lavoisier
✓
Jean-Francois Champollion
✓
20.
How many wives was a Pharaoh allowed to have?
two
✓
one
✓
none
✓
as many as he wanted
✓
21.
What animal was the body of the Great Sphinx modeled after?
bull
✓
horse
✓
lion
✓
dragon
✓
22.
Which body part of the Great Sphinx is missing?
tail
✓
ear
✓
nose
✓
horn
✓
23.
What did Ancient Egyptians write on?
stone
✓
papyrus
✓
clay
✓
wood
✓
24.
How did Cleopatra VII die?
killed in the battle
✓
allowed snake to bite her
✓
poisoned by her maid
✓
killed by her lover
✓
25.
Who was the Roman general with whom Cleopatra first began her legendary love affair?
Marcus Aurelius
✓
Mark Antony
✓
Octavian
✓
Flavius Aetius
✓
26.
Who was the last Queen of the Kingdom of Egypt?
Nefertiti
✓
Hatshepsut
✓
Cleopatra
✓
Maria Magdalena
✓
27.
Which pharaoh's tomb was famously discovered by Howard Carter in the early 20th century?
Tutankhamun
✓
Thutmose III
✓
Ramses II
✓
Hatshepsut
✓
28.
Ruling during the New Kingdom, who was one of the most successful woman Pharaohs in Egypt`s history?
Cleopatra VII
✓
Hatshepsut
✓
Antigone
✓
Nefertiti
✓
29.
Which Egyptian city is famous for its Great Library that was burned down?
Alexandria
✓
Cairo
✓
Luxor
✓
Memphis
✓
30.
Who is the god of the annual flooding of the Nile in ancient Egyptian religion?
Ra
✓
Osiris
✓
Hapi
✓
Apis
✓
31.
What ancient Egyptian has been called history's first architect and doctor?
Djoser
✓
Imhotep
✓
Thutmose
✓
Khufu
✓
32.
Who is the god of the sky and the son of Isis and Osiris in Ancient Egyptian religion?
Thoth
✓
Horus
✓
Amun-Ra
✓
Apis
✓
Comments
No comments yet
New and Popular
Save Your Progress
Ancient History
Quiz series by Nenadbs
Copyright H Brothers Inc, 2008–2024
Contact Us | Go To Top | View Mobile Site