1) What fraction of Egypt is made of desert? a) One quarter b) Half c) Two thirds d) Nine tenths 2) What river flows through Egypt? a) Amazon b) Ganges c) Nile d) Tigris 3) In what season does the Nile flood? a) Spring b) Summer c) Autumn d) Winter 4) When the floods subside, what is left behind? a) Sand b) Rocks c) Silt d) Gold 5) What were the crops cultivated in Egypt? a) Potatoes and tomatoes b) Wheat and barley c) Corn and maize d) Beans and lentils 6) When were the first farmers in Egypt? a) Around 5000 BC b) Around 1000 BC c) Around 300 AD d) Around 1500 AD 7) What did Egyptian farmers make from their crops? a) Sweets b) Beer and bread c) Oil and perfume d) Salt 8) Which of these were in the homes of the wealthy? a) Running water b) Wall paintings c) Central heating d) Telephones 9) Name lands Egyptians traded with: a) Australia and Spain b) Nubia and Palestine c) India and Rome d) China and Greece 10) What sea did the Egyptians often travel to? a) Red Sea b) Arabian Sea c) Mediterranean Sea d) Black Sea 11) The Egyptians were the first to use what? a) Coins b) Soap c) Writing d) Horses 12) The Pharaoh had ______ and ______ to help rule. a) Scribes and messengers b) Generals and priests c) Viziers and officials d) Brothers and queens 13) Most people in Egypt were... a) Soldiers b) Slaves c) Farmers d) Traders 14) Duties of Pharaoh’s subjects included... a) Singing and dancing b) Building temples and working the land c) Writing and painting d) Fishing and acting 15) It took ______ slaves ______ years to build the Great Pyramid of _____. a) 1000, 5, Giza b) 20,000, 20, Giza c) 5000, 15, Saqqara d) 10,000, 30, Luxor 16) What great Irish structure was built around the same time? a) Rock of Cashel b) Newgrange c) Cliffs of Moher d) Blarney Castle 17) Who was the Egyptian God of the Sun? a) Anubis b) Horus c) Ra d) Osiris 18) Who was the Egyptian God of the Nile? a) Hapi b) Set c) Sobek d) Thoth 19) Egyptian gods were half ______ and half ______. a) God and man b) Human and animal c) Stone and fire d) Spirit and wind 20) What is the most famous Egyptian statue? a) The Thinker b) The Great Sphinx c) Statue of Liberty d) Colossus of Rhodes

🏺 Ancient Egypt – Multiple Choice Quiz

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