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A) Nicole Alexanian and Sneferu B) Felix Arnold and Arne Ramisch C) Arne Ramisch and Sneferu D) Nicole Alexanian and Felix Arnold
A) On an island in the Nile B) In a pristine desert area C) Near a fertile Nile delta D) In the center of a dense city
A) It was formed by volcanic activity B) It is a natural sandstone formation C) It was leveled artificially D) It was eroded by river currents
A) Flower seeds B) Build-up traces C) Irrigation pipes D) Statues of gods
A) A paved stone road B) A system of canals C) A wadi channel D) An underground tunnel
A) Nicole Alexanian B) Sneferu C) Arne Ramisch D) Felix Arnold
A) Funeral rites B) Agricultural irrigation C) Fish farming D) Military training
A) They diminish it B) They hide it from view C) They heighten it D) They have no effect
A) A royal palace in the desert B) A temple built on a mountain C) A natural hill in a man-made city D) An artificial mountain in an artificial landscape
A) Basalt B) Limestone C) Granite D) Sandstone
A) Tura quarries B) Nile riverbed C) Fayium quarries D) Dahshur local deposits
A) Calcium-silicate B) Bitumen C) Resin D) Clay
A) River silt B) Crushed limestone powder C) Volcanic ash D) Diatomaceous earth
A) Yellow B) Red C) Blue D) Black
A) Djoser B) Menkaure C) Sneferu D) Khufu
A) On the ceiling B) On the main altar C) At the entrance gate D) In the corners of inner parts
A) Three B) Four C) One D) Two
A) North side B) West side C) East side D) South side
A) 15 m B) 11.80 m C) 6.50 m D) 33.32 m
A) 30° B) 45° C) 15° D) 25°
A) Vaulted ceiling B) Corbelled roof C) Domed roof D) Flat roof
A) 1.10 m B) 5.40 m C) 4.30 m D) 1.05 m
A) South face B) West face C) North face D) East face
A) 17.20 m B) 15 m C) 11.80 m D) 33.32 m
A) Sliding down 45° ramps B) Placed horizontally C) Piled up in a heap D) Lowered vertically
A) Ancient cedar wood B) Fine limestone C) Granite D) Gypsum mortar
A) Mortar and sand B) Cedar wood C) Gypsum D) Limestone plaster
A) Canopic jars B) A gold sarcophagus C) The mummy of Sneferu D) Nothing (no sarcophagus)
A) 6.50 m B) 16.50 m C) 17.20 m D) 12.60 m
A) 67.66 m B) 15 m C) 5.40 m D) 74 m
A) 74 m B) 15 m C) 12.60 m D) 67.66 m
A) Four B) Two C) Three D) Five
A) 54° B) 52° C) 43° D) Approximately 58°
A) 125 meters B) 157 meters C) 105 meters D) 188 meters
A) 105 meters B) 157 meters C) 129.4 meters D) Around 125 meters
A) 43° B) 58° C) 54° D) 52°
A) 129.4 meters B) 157 meters C) 105 meters D) 188 meters
A) Ring-shaped shells B) Horizontal layers C) Trapezoid stone blocks D) Inclined wall layers
A) 105 meters B) 49 meters C) 125 meters D) 12.7 meters
A) 129.4 meters B) 188 meters C) 105 meters D) 125 meters
A) 52° B) 58° C) 54° D) 43°
A) The trapezoid mason theory B) The layer shift theory C) Mendelsohn's theory D) The ramp geometry theory
A) Earthquake damage B) Architectural stylistic choices C) Geometric concerns regarding ramp building D) A lack of stone supply
A) The reduction of the base length B) The use of horizontal layers exclusively C) The total lack of limestone cladding D) The turn to undivided masonry
A) Giza B) Saqqara C) Luxor D) Dahshur
A) 10 kilometres B) 100 kilometres C) 40 kilometres D) 200 kilometres
A) 47 metres B) 100 metres C) 79 metres D) 18 metres
A) Cheops B) Kurt Mendelssohn C) Peter James D) Hetepheres
A) The-Golden-Desert-Tomb B) The-Sun-Temple-of-Dahshur C) The-Stairway-to-the-Stars D) The-Southern-Shining-Pyramid
A) Sneferu B) Peter James C) Kurt Mendelssohn D) Hetepheres
A) 18 metres B) 40 metres C) 79 metres D) 47 metres
A) A nameless queen B) Cheops C) Hetepheres D) Sneferu
A) 1956 B) 1965 C) 1974 D) 2019
A) 54 metres B) 18 metres C) 47 metres D) 79 metres
A) 75 cubits B) 50 cubits C) 90 cubits D) 100 cubits
A) South B) North C) West D) East
A) 32°30' B) 44°30' C) 45°00' D) 34°00'
A) Dome B) True arch C) Flat lintel D) Corbel vault
A) An inscribed stela B) A limestone altar C) A four metre deep shaft D) A hidden sarcophagus
A) The pharaoh's ka B) Canopic jars C) The pharaoh's mummy D) Treasures for the afterlife
A) The Queen's Chamber B) The King's Chamber C) The Grand Gallery D) The subterranean chamber |