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