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  • 1. When was the Cairo Citadel Aqueduct built?
A) 12th to 16th centuries
B) 15th to 18th centuries
C) 8th to 11th centuries
D) 10th to 14th centuries
  • 2. Which dynasties were responsible for building the Cairo Citadel Aqueduct?
A) Abbasid and Fatimid
B) Mamluk and Ottoman
C) Ayyubid and Mamluk
D) Ottoman and Ayyubid
  • 3. What is the primary purpose of the Cairo Citadel Aqueduct?
A) Transport goods across the Nile
B) Irrigate Fustat farmland
C) Supply water to the Cairo Citadel
D) Provide water to the Nilometer
  • 4. In what year was the Nilometer on Roda Island built?
A) 881
B) 841
C) 861
D) 901
  • 5. Who ordered the construction of the Nilometer?
A) Al-Ma'mun
B) Khedive Tawfiq
C) Al-Mutawakkil
D) Saladin
  • 6. What is notable about the Nilometer's structure?
A) It is the oldest preserved Islamic-era structure in Cairo
B) It served as a fortress for the Abbasids
C) It was completely rebuilt in the 20th century
D) It was moved from Fustat to Roda Island
  • 7. When was the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization opened in Old Cairo?
A) 2021
B) 2010
C) 2019
D) 2015
  • 8. Where are the 22 ancient royal mummies currently housed?
A) The Citadel Museum
B) The Fustat Archaeological Museum
C) Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square
D) National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
  • 9. Who founded the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe in 1881?
A) Al-Mutawakkil
B) The Mamluk Sultan
C) Khedive Tawfiq
D) UNESCO
  • 10. In what year did UNESCO designate Old Cairo as a World Heritage Site?
A) 2001
B) 1995
C) 1979
D) 1881
  • 11. According to UNESCO, when did Historic Cairo reach its golden age?
A) 16th century
B) 12th century
C) 14th century
D) 10th century
  • 12. What is the main threat to the archaeological site of Fustat?
A) Lack of historical records
B) Rising water levels from the Nile
C) Encroaching construction and modern development
D) Natural erosion
  • 13. Which district of Cairo is Masr al-Qadima?
A) Northern Area
B) Eastern Area
C) Western Area
D) Southern Area
  • 14. How many residents were in Old Cairo according to the 2017 census?
A) 150,213
B) 250,313
C) 300,500
D) 215,000
  • 15. What is the walled enclave in Old Cairo located on?
A) Heliopolis Palace
B) Babylon Fortress
C) Saladin Citadel
D) Fustat Ruins
  • 16. Where is the oldest mosque in Egypt located?
A) Amr ibn al-'As Mosque
B) Al-Azhar Mosque
C) Ibn Tulun Mosque
D) Sultan Hassan Mosque
  • 17. Who established the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Old Cairo?
A) Saint Mercurius
B) Count Gabriel Habib Sakakini Pasha
C) Amr ibn al-'As
D) The Coptic Pope
  • 18. What was the former city located to the east of the Amr ibn al-'As Mosque?
A) Memphis
B) Giza
C) Fustat
D) Alexandria
  • 19. Where is the Monastery of Saint Mercurius located relative to the Babylon Fortress?
A) East
B) Southeast
C) Northwest
D) South
  • 20. How many shiakhas is the district of Old Cairo made up of?
A) 15
B) 20
C) 12
D) 8
  • 21. What is the alternative name for the Church of the Virgin located in the Monastery of Saint Mercurius?
A) Babylon Church
B) Sakakini Church
C) al-Damshiriya
D) Geniza Church
  • 22. In what year did the Muslim conquest of Egypt occur?
A) 969
B) 641
C) 870
D) 1168
  • 23. Where was the Egyptian capital located before it was moved to Fustat?
A) Al-Qata'i
B) Alexandria
C) Bulaq
D) Baghdad
  • 24. To which city did the Abbasids move the capital of the Islamic empire?
A) Fustat
B) Al-Qata'i
C) Baghdad
D) Al-Askar
  • 25. Which city was founded by Ahmad ibn Tulun in 868?
A) Al-Qata'i
B) Al-Askar
C) Bulaq
D) Fustat
  • 26. In what year was the city of al-Qata'i destroyed?
A) 969
B) 870
C) 641
D) 905
  • 27. What caused the partial destruction of Fustat in 1168?
A) An Abbasid military attack
B) A fire ordered by a vizier
C) An earthquake
D) The Crusader invasion
  • 28. What port took over the role of major commercial port from Old Cairo by the end of the 15th century?
A) Bulaq
B) Fustat
C) Al-Qata'i
D) Alexandria
  • 29. Where was Fustat situated in relation to the Roman fortress?
A) Just north
B) Just south
C) Directly on top
D) To the west
  • 30. Which empire's reach stretched from Spain to western China?
A) Abbasids
B) Rashidun
C) Umayyads
D) Tulunids
  • 31. What structural pattern was used for the layout of al-Askar?
A) A haphazard organic pattern
B) A grid pattern
C) A circular pattern
D) A radial pattern
  • 32. Which Roman emperor built the fortress of Babylon?
A) Diocletian
B) Augustus
C) Trajan
D) Constantine
  • 33. In what year was Cairo proper founded?
A) 449 AD
B) 285 AD
C) 969 AD
D) 628 AD
  • 34. The canal connecting the Nile to the Red Sea was created by which emperor?
A) Diocletian
B) Trajan
C) Hadrian
D) Nero
  • 35. What is the name of the island included in the modern administrative district of Old Cairo?
A) Roda Island
B) Philae Island
C) Elephantine Island
D) Gezira Island
  • 36. Where was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom?
A) Babylon
B) Memphis
C) Fustat
D) Alexandria
  • 37. What major conflict caused hardship in the region between 602 and 628?
A) Punic Wars
B) Byzantine-Sassanian War
C) Trojan War
D) Crusades
  • 38. Which historic designation does Old Cairo hold as part of the broader area?
A) European Cultural Heritage
B) National Monument
C) UNESCO World Heritage Site
D) International Natural Reserve
  • 39. Who was the bishop that participated in the Second Council of Ephesus in 449?
A) Trajan
B) Cyrus
C) Mark
D) Diocletian
  • 40. The western boundary of the modern Old Cairo administrative district is defined by what?
A) Nile Corniche
B) Mediterranean Sea
C) Khalifa cemetery
D) Red Sea
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