Quiz  /  Egypt Since the Pharaohs Quiz

  • 1. 
    Which of the following languages is most closely related to Coptic?

  • Ancient Egyptian
  • Hebrew
  • Greek
  • Arabic

  • 2. 
    Which of the following Egyptian religious figures is generally considered to be the founder of organized Christian monasticism?

  • Saint Cyril of Alexandria
  • Saint Athanasius
  • Origen
  • Saint Anthony of Egypt

  • 3. 
    What important discovery was unearthed in the Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi In 1945?

  • A collection of Gnostic texts
  • A collection of Roman administrative documents
  • The ruins of a 3rd-century church
  • Dinosaur bones

  • 4. 
    What was the religious orientation of the Fatimid Dynasty, which ruled Egypt in the 10th, 11th, and 12th centuries?

  • Ismaili Shiite
  • Kharijite
  • Twelver Shiite
  • Sunni

  • 5. 
    What was the name of the battle in 1260 in which the Mamluk army from Egypt defeated the invading Mongol Army?

  • Battle of Ain Jalut
  • Battle of Chaldiran
  • Battle of the Pyramids
  • Battle of Manzikert

  • 6. 
    What European power occupied Egypt from 1789 to 1805?

  • Great Britain
  • France
  • Russia
  • Italy

  • 7. 
    What was the name of the nationalist political party founded by Saad Zaghloul in 1923?

  • Waqf
  • Wafd
  • Wafq
  • Waqt

  • 8. 
    What happened on July 26, 1956?

  • Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.
  • Egypt announced plans to build the Aswan High Dam.
  • Egypt finalized an arms deal with Czechoslovakia.
  • Gamal Abdel Nasser succeeded Muhammad Naguib as President of Egypt.
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