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