- 1. How many pyramids are located on the Giza Plateau?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Seven
D) Ten
- 2. Which is the largest pyramid in Egypt?
A) The Great Pyramid of Giza
B) The Bent Pyramid
C) The Red Pyramid
D) The Pyramid of Djoser
- 3. Who is believed to have built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
A) Pharaoh Akhenaten
B) Pharaoh Tutankhamun
C) Pharaoh Khufu
D) Pharaoh Ramses II
- 4. What is the name of the casing stones that originally covered the Great Pyramid of Giza?
A) Tura limestone
B) Granite
C) Sandstone
D) Basalt
- 5. In which Egyptian city is the Step Pyramid of Djoser located?
A) Aswan
B) Saqqara
C) Alexandria
D) Luxor
- 6. What is the nickname of the Pyramid of Djoser due to its unique shape?
A) Step Pyramid
B) Red Pyramid
C) Collapsing Pyramid
D) Bent Pyramid
- 7. Which ancient Greek historian wrote extensively about the pyramids and Egypt in his work 'Histories'?
A) Herodotus
B) Xenophon
C) Plutarch
D) Thucydides
- 8. Who discovered the intact burial chamber of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings?
A) Jean-François Champollion
B) Zahi Hawass
C) James Henry Breasted
D) Howard Carter
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