Multiple Choice Quiz

After you have finished studying the chapter, test yourself by answering the sample quiz questions. The correct answers will be revealed after you have finished the quiz. If you have answered any question incorrectly, return to the chapter to review the pertinent material.

1		Which of the following is NOT true of the pyramids?
			A)	They contained the pharaoh's most valued possessions.
			B)	They were embellished with interior frescoes.
			C)	They were built almost entirely of marble.
			D)	They were part of an elaborate burial complex.
2		NOT associated with Aten in the "Hymn to the Aten" is his role as
			A)	creator of life.
			B)	light-giver.
			C)	source of fertility.
			D)	law-giver.
3		In the ancient world, slaves were usually
			A)	people with dark skin color.
			B)	victims of military conquest.
			C)	people who spoke a different language.
			D)	criminals and felons.
4		The Great Temple of Karnak was
			A)	dedicated to the sun-god.
			B)	constructed during the Old Kingdom.
			C)	an alternate place of burial.
			D)	all of the above.
5		Both in poetry and in the visual arts, one detects ancient Egypt's
			A)	high regard for foreigners.
			B)	mood of pessimism and dread.
			C)	fear of the life hereafter.
			D)	optimistic sense of order.
6		A ruler whose authority is both political and spiritual is described as
			A)	democratic.
			B)	autocratic.
			C)	theocratic.
			D)	polycratic.