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