Quiz  /  Hieroglyphic Examples

  • 1. 
    What does a symbol represent in Egyptian hieroglyphics?

  • All of the above
  • Sound
  • Word
  • Syllable

  • 2. 
    What is another name for a symbol that represents a word?

  • Phonogram
  • Letter
  • Ideogram
  • Determinative

  • 3. 
    What is another name for a symbol that represents a concept?

  • Phonogram
  • Ideogram
  • Letter
  • Determinative

  • 4. 
    What number does a single line represent in Egyptian hieroglyphics?

  • One hundred
  • Two
  • One
  • Ten

  • 5. 
    What symbol represents the number 10,000?

  • A frog
  • A bent finger
  • A straight line
  • A heal bone

  • 6. 
    True or False: Symbols could have different meanings depending on how they were used.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 7. 
    What are phonograms?

  • Symbols that represent a sound
  • Symbols that represent a concept
  • Symbols that represent a number
  • All of the above

  • 8. 
    What symbol was used in Egyptian hieroglyphics to make a word plural?

  • A picture of the sun
  • A picture of a man
  • The letter 'S'
  • Three lines

  • 9. 
    What symbol was used to represent addition in math?

  • A bird
  • A frog
  • The plus sign '+'
  • Legs walking

  • 10. 
    What did the Ancient Egyptians call their writing?

  • Wall art
  • The language of the gods
  • Hieroglyphics
  • The words of man
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