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What word means "river horse"?
A. Whale
B. Hippopotamus
C. Bull
D. Crocodile
B. Hippopotamus
What did the Greek historian, Herodotus, call Egypt?
A. "The Gift of the Nile"
B. "The White Nile"
C. "The Blue Nile"
D. "The Low Nile"
A. "The Gift of the Nile"
What is a cataract?
A. A film over the river
B, The annual inundation
C. Small waves
D. Fierce, swift rapids
D. Fierce, swift rapids
Who was Thoth?
A. The god of scribes
B. The god of mummification
C. The god of the mud brick
D. The god of inundation
A. The god of scribes
What was a menat?
A. A tool used to cut meat
B. A reed shield
C. A beautiful stone
D. A broad necklace
D. A broad necklace
What was a nome?
A. A district
B. An authority over evil spirits
C. The Nile goose
D. A symbol of Amon
A. A district
What is Maat?
A. Order, truth, justice and righteousness
B. An area occupied by scribes
C. A broad necklace
D. Symbols representing a nome
A. Order, truth, justice and righteousness
Where do the White Nile and the Blue Nile join together?
A. The Red Sea
B. The Mediterranean Sea
C. Khartoum
D. Elephantine
C. Khartoum
What does a "low Nile" mean?
A. Possible drought and famine
B. Raids by hippopotamus
C. Rich soil
D. Sweet flower fragrances
A. Possible drought and famine
What was linen made from?
A. Papyrus
B. Flax
C. Lion Skins
D. Bronze Scales
B. Flax
What was the first pyramid made of stone?
A. The Bent Pyramid
B. The Step Pyramid
C. The Great Pyramid
D. The Mastaba
B. The Step Pyramid
Where were the millions of lime-stone blocks for the three great pyramids quarried?
A. Giza
B. Thebes
C. Memphis
D. Abydos
A. Giza
In 1954, a 140 ft. long boat was discovered sealed in a chamber. Whose pyramid was it near?
A. King Ramses II
B. King Khufu
C. King Set
D. King Abadabakufu
B. King Khufu
What was the most important moment in a mummy's life?
A. The removal of the brain
B. The weighing of the heart
C. The embalming and wrapping
D. The placing of the onion
B. The weighing of the heart
How many days did it take to mummify the Pharaoh?
A. 45 days
B. 60 days
C. 70 days
D. 80 days
C. 70 days
According to the ancient Egyptian creation story, before the beginning there was:
A. Earth
B. Air
C. Water
D. A lotus (waterlily)
C. Water
Ra first appeared as:
A Shu
B. An eye
C. A lotus (waterlily)
D. A bennu bird
D. A bennu bird
In the Egyptian Creation story, men were formed from:
A. Tears
B. The water
C. Mud
D. A lotus (waterlily)
A. Tears
Ra's first children were:
A. Osiris and Isis
B. Shu and Tefnut
C. Geb and Nut
D. Scribes
B. Shu and Tefnut
Ra carriers the sun across the sky in:
A. His Ship of Divine State
B. An ox drawn farm wagon
C. His Bag of a Long Time
D. His Boat of Millions of Years
D. His Boat of Millions of Years
What huge animal tried to defeat Ra?
A. Hippopotamus
B. Serpent
C. Elephant
D. Lion
B. Serpent
Ra was believed to emerge each day from behind:
A. Isis
B. A palm tree
C. Manu the mountain
D. The Great Pyramid
C. Manu the mountain
Clothing in Egypt was necessary for:
A. Religious purposes
B. Comfort and cleanliness
C. To keep warm in cold winds off the Sahara desert
B. Comfort and cleanliness
Flax was used to make:
A. Beer, bread, and medicine
B. Candles, torches, and fireworks
C. Obelisks, tombs, and temples
D. Rope, mats, and shawls
D. Rope, mats, and shawls
Men of all social levels wore:
A. long dresses with straps at the shoulders
B. Kilts
C. Hats
D. Long pants with belts
B. Kilts