Quiz  /  Greek and Roman Rule

  • 1. 
    What leader invaded Egypt in 332 BC bringing an end to Persian rule?

  • Alexander the Great
  • Genghis Khan
  • Julius Caesar
  • Darius I

  • 2. 
    What was the capital city of Egypt under the rule of the Greeks?

  • Thebes
  • Cairo
  • Luxor
  • Alexandria

  • 3. 
    What was the name of the Egyptian dynasty during the rule of the Greeks?

  • Ptolemaic Dynasty
  • Fortieth Dynasty
  • Greek Dynasty
  • Alexandrian Dynasty

  • 4. 
    What period of Egypt came to an end when the Greeks took control?

  • 1st Intermediate Period
  • New Kingdom
  • Next Period
  • Late Period

  • 5. 
    What empire took control of Egypt from the Greeks in 30 BC?

  • British Empire
  • Roman Empire
  • Babylonian Empire
  • Persian Empire

  • 6. 
    True or False: The city of Alexandria was a center of Greek culture and education and one of the most important cities of the Mediterranean.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 7. 
    Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt?

  • Mentuhotep II
  • Psamtik II
  • Cleopatra VII
  • Ahmose I

  • 8. 
    What people took control of Egypt throughout much of the Middle Ages?

  • Romans
  • Greeks
  • British
  • Arabs

  • 9. 
    What Roman general did Cleopatra ally with to fight against Octavian?

  • Mark Antony
  • Julius Caesar
  • Marcus Crassus
  • Cornelius Sulla

  • 10. 
    True or False: Egypt was a source of grain and great wealth for the Roman Empire.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE
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