General Knowledge MCQs: Egyptian Civilization

The Valley of the Kings is famous for ________.

1. The Temple site
2. The Burial site for Pharaohs
3. The Place of worship
4. The Ancient trading center

Right Answer: (B) Burial site for Pharaohs

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Which ancient Egyptian king is famous for his intact tomb which was discovered in 1922?

1. Khafre
2. Tutankhamun
3. Ramses II
4. Akhenaton

Right Answer: (B) Tutankhamun

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The Great Pyramid of Giza was actually _________ feet tall.

1. 455
2. 500
3. 481
4. 475

Right Answer: (C) 481

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____________ was the head of the Egyptian government.

1. Vizier
2. Priest
3. Pharaoh
4. Governor

Right Answer: (C) Pharaoh

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________ is the discoverer of the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

1. Lord Carnarvon
2. Jean-François Champollion
3. Howard Carter
4. Heinrich Schliemann

Right Answer: (C) Howard Carter

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Who was the Egyptian god of mummification?

1. Anubis
2. Horus
3. Ra
4. Osiris

Right Answer: (A) Anubis

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The social structure of ancient Egypt was based on ________.

1. Wealth
2. Gender
3. Rank and occupation
4. Birthplace

Right Answer: (C) Rank and occupation

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Which Egyptian king changed his name to show his worship of the sun god Aton?

1. Tutankhamun
2. Ramses II
3. Amenhotep IV
4. Khufu

Right Answer: (C) Amenhotep IV

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The Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt was founded by ________.

1. Alexander the Great
2. Ptolemy I Soter
3. Julius Caesar
4. Akhenaton

Right Answer: (B) Ptolemy I Soter

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What was the main reason behind the mummification of the dead people?

1. To preserve the body for medical research
2. To preserve the body for the afterlife
3. To honor the deceased
4. To keep records of ancestors

Right Answer: (B) To preserve the body for the afterlife