Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions

1		Which of the following is true?
			A)	Upper Egypt is north and Lower Egypt is south
			B)	The Blue Nile is north of The White Nile
			C)	Upper Egypt is south and Lower Egypt is north
			D)	The Nile delta is in the south
			E)	The Nile floods every year without fail
2		Egyptian history is divided into
			A)	chronological dates
			B)	king lists
			C)	dynastic periods
			D)	months and years
			E)	a Calendar Round
3		Which of the following is true?
			A)	Isis is the mother of Horus
			B)	Bes is a death god
			C)	Anubis is in the shape of a crocodile
			D)	Horus opens the mouth of the dead
			E)	Amon is the sun disk
4		Which of the following is true?
			A)	Hatshepsut was the first queen of Egypt
			B)	Akhenaton was an Old Kingdom pharaoh
			C)	Narmer worshipped Aten
			D)	Nefertiti was Akhenaton's mother
			E)	Amenhotep III was Akhenaton's father
5		Which of the following is NOT true?
			A)	The Palette of Narmer is an example of power art
			B)	The Palette of Narmer is a ceremonial object
			C)	The Palette of Narmer is decorated in high relief
			D)	The Palette of Narmer is made of slate
			E)	The Palette of Narmer dates to c.3000 B.C.
6		The Rosetta Stone is important because
			A)	it led to the decipherment of hieroglyphics
			B)	it is a unique stele
			C)	it has Greek, cuneiform, and Egyptian writing on it
			D)	it has Greek, Coptic, and Egyptian writing on it
			E)	it represents peace
7		Imhotep was
			A)	the sun god
			B)	an architect
			C)	a sculptor
			D)	a painter
			E)	a pharaoh
8		The three great pyramids are located at
			A)	Saqqara
			B)	Cairo
			C)	Alexandria
			D)	Giza
			E)	Thebes
9		The Egyptian proportional system was organized according to
			A)	nature
			B)	a grid
			C)	curves and rectangles
			D)	triangles and trapezoids
			E)	none of the above
10		Menkaure and Khamerernebty are
			A)	sculptures in the round
			B)	wall paintings
			C)	architects
			D)	sculptures in very high relief
			E)	Egyptians gods
11		An Egyptian scribe was
			A)	a slave
			B)	a scribbler
			C)	a well-educated person
			D)	an author of scripture
			E)	a religious leader
12		The source of Egyptian column types is generally
			A)	human forms
			B)	animal forms
			C)	plant forms
			D)	architectural forms
			E)	symbolic forms
13		A cartouche
			A)	is a kind of chariot
			B)	is a serekh
			C)	is a scarab
			D)	frames the name of a king
			E)	frames a plan of the king's palace
14		Hatshepsut referred to herself as the female
			A)	Osiris
			B)	Horus
			C)	Anubis
			D)	Hathor
			E)	Aten
15		The Amarna period is associated with
			A)	Akhenaten and Amenhotep III
			B)	Akhenaten and Nefretiti
			C)	Akhenaten and Tiy
			D)	Akhenaten and Amon
			E)	Akhenaten and Isis
16		Styles under Akhenaten were more _________ than before his reign.
			A)	angular
			B)	hieratic
			C)	conventional
			D)	naturalistic
			E)	religious
17		Tutankhamon is a well-known pharaoh because
			A)	he lived a long time
			B)	his tomb was discovered intact
			C)	he was a great scribe
			D)	he was a revolutionary thinker
			E)	his mummy was discovered and preserved
18		Canopic jars contain
			A)	preserved foods
			B)	preserved works of art
			C)	preserved items of clothing
			D)	preserved organs
			E)	preserved texts
19		For Egypt, Nubia was a source of
			A)	pottery
			B)	weapons
			C)	gems and metals
			D)	artists
			E)	art and architecture
20		The function of the Deffufa is
			A)	funerary
			B)	religious
			C)	commercial
			D)	artistic
			E)	unknown