CHAPTER THREE ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT 3 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. King Tutankhamen s mummified body was enclosed in three nested coffins with the innermost made of A. silver. B. gold. C. wood. D. bronze. 2. The first large-scale archeological expedition in history came with the landing of the French general, in 1798. A. Louis XV B. Louis XVI C. Napoleon D. Marat 3. Egyptian history is divided into A. dynasties. B. eras. C. periods. D. cantos. 4. During the 3 rd century BCE, the Egyptian priest and historian, compiled a chronological list of Egypt s rulers. A. Alexander B. Herodotus C. Pythagoras D. Manetho Page reference: 51 5. In the New Kingdom, the primary national gods were,, and A. Hathor; Thoth; Anubis. B. Bastet; Maat; Ra. C. Thoth; Maat; Amun. D. Amun; Ra; Ptah. Page reference: 52
6. The Egyptian life spirit or life force is called the A. ra. B. ka. C. serdab. D. ankh. 7. A is literally a city of the dead. A. necropolis B. acropolis C. metropolis D. megalopolis 8. is the first architect known in history by name. A. Imhotep B. Narmer C. Menes D. Hasan 9. Egypt s most famous pyramids are the ones at A. Cairo. B. Bahri. C. Giza. D. Khafre. Page reference: 57 10. The Great Sphinx is thought to be a portrait of A. Menkaure. B. Cheops. C. Khufu. D. Khafre. Page reference: 59 11. A is an oval form containing the hieroglyphic of the king s name. A. mauvae B. cartouche C. pectoral D. blossom Page reference: 64 12. The first ruler to call himself pharaoh was A. Tutankhamun I. B. Thutmose III. C. Meketre II. D. Khafe IV. 13. Because the temple was the home of the god, originally, the temple had the form of a A. tomb. B. house. C. grave. D. ship.
14. The Great Hall at Karnak has capitals on the columns. A. rose bud B. Nile bloom C. flower bud D. lotus bud Page reference: 69 15. The female pharaoh, left the great legacy of Egyptian monuments. A. Akhetaten B. Hatshepsut C. Akhenaten D. Tutankhamen Page reference: 71 Fill-in-the-blank 16. The archeologist who discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922, was Englishman, Howard 17. The great Greek historian, said that Egypt is the gift of the Nile. 18. Sometime prior to 3000 BCE, the country had been divided into two lands, Upper Egypt in the and Lower Egypt in the 19. There were dynasties that controlled Egypt between 3000 and 332 BCE, when Alexander the Great conquered the land. Page reference: 51 20. The was interpreted to announce the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. Page reference: 53 21. During the Early Dynastic period, the most common tomb structure was the 22. King commissioned the earliest known monumental architecture in Egypt.
23. The true Egyptian pyramid has a square base and sloping sides. Page reference: 57 24. The oldest and largest pyramid at the Giza site is that of Page reference: 58 25. The is the symbol of life. Page reference: 64 26. Construction materials used for tombs was very durable, but for homes, the Egyptians used mere. Page reference: 66 27. The term literally means great house. 28. The temple complex at Karnak was built and rebuilt for over years. Page reference: 69 29. The Valley of the Kings and Queens was on the bank of the Nile. Page reference: 70 30. Amenhotep IV changed his name to to honor the life-giving sun deity Aten. Page reference: 72 31. Akhenaten s principal queen was Page reference: 71 32. Akhenaten emphasized the philosophy of divine truth or Page reference: 73 33. Akhenaten s mother was named Queen Page reference: 74
34. The sculptor probably made the beautiful bust of Nefertiti as a model for sculptures or paintings of the queen. Page reference: 74 35. The son of Akhenaten was of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Page reference: 75 36. The pharaoh built temples out of the living rock at Abu Simbel. Page reference: 75 37. Judgment of the Egyptian dead was presided over by the god Page reference: 78 38. The Egyptians believed that the seat of the soul was (were) the Page reference: 79 39. In the Late Period in Egypt, the conquered the land and re-established capitals at Memphis and Thebes. Page reference: 79 40. In 332 BCE, the Macedonian Greeks conquered Egypt under the lead of Page reference: 80