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1
The world's longest river is the
A)River Jordan.
B)Tigris.
C)Nile.
D)Mississippi.
E)Amazon.
2
Hapy is the god of
A)hymns.
B)the necropolis who ritually "opens the mouth" of the dead.
C)the Nile in flood.
D)storms and violence.
E)Cairo.
3
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.
4
"The gift of the Nile" refers to
A)Hapy.
B)Moses.
C)Osiris.
D)Egypt.
E)Lake Victoria.
5
Egyptian history is divided into
A)chronological dates.
B)king lists.
C)dynasties.
D)months and years.
6
Narmer was associated with
A)Menes.
B)Manetho.
C)Alexander the Great.
D)Menkaure.
E)Nefertiti.
7
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.
8
Which of the following is true?
A)Hatshepsut was the first queen of Egypt.
B)Akhenaten was an Old Kingdom pharaoh.
C)Narmer worshipped Aten.
D)Nefertiti was Akhenaten's mother.
E)Amenhotep III was Akhenaten's father.
9
Which of the following is NOT true of the Palette of Narmer?
A)It is a ceremonial object.
B)It is decorated in high relief.
C)It is made of slate.
D)It dates to c. 3100 B.C.
10
Imhotep was
A)the sun god.
B)an architect.
C)a sculptor.
D)a painter.
E)a pharaoh.
11
The step pyramid at Saqqara was built for
A)Menkaure.
B)Khufu.
C)Khafre.
D)Narmer.
E)Zoser.
12
The three most impressive pyramids are located at
A)Saqqara.
B)Cairo.
C)Alexandria.
D)Giza.
E)Thebes.
13
The Egyptian canon of proportion was organized according to
A)nature.
B)a grid.
C)curves and rectangles.
D)triangles and trapezoids.
14
Royal figures in Egyptian art are
A)naturalistic and assertive.
B)hieratic and naturalistic.
C)assertive and stylized.
D)stylized and miniature.
E)monumental and unassuming.
15
A mastaba is a
A)step-pyramid.
B)single-story structure that preceded pyramids.
C)slate surface decorated in low relief.
D)spirit that impregnates the queen of the reigning pharaoh with a son.
E)colossal statue, typically guarding the entrance to a pyramid.





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