Quiz  /  Pharaohs

  • 1. 
    Were Pharaohs considered the top government official or the top religious official?

  • Both
  • Government
  • Religious
  • Neither

  • 2. 
    What does the Egyptian word that Pharaoh comes from mean?

  • Great house
  • Sun person
  • Man god
  • High king

  • 3. 
    Which Pharaoh banished all the gods but one, the sun god?

  • Tutankhamun
  • Cleopatra VII
  • Akhenaten
  • Amenhotep III

  • 4. 
    What is the period of rule called when the title of Pharaoh is passed down within the same family?

  • A aeon
  • A kingdom
  • An age
  • A dynasty

  • 5. 
    Which Pharaoh built more statues and monuments than any other Pharaoh?

  • Ramses II
  • Tutankhamun
  • Hatshepsut
  • Cleopatra VII

  • 6. 
    What was Cleopatra VII most famous for?

  • Being the last Pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire and making alliances with Rome
  • Conquering much of the Assyrian and Persian empires
  • Defeating the Greeks and taking the throne from the Ptolemy Dynasty
  • Making an alliance with Alexander the Great in return for the city of Alexandria

  • 7. 
    Which Pharaoh is thought to have brought Egypt to the peak of its power during his 29 year reign?

  • Amenhotep III
  • Tutankhamun
  • Akhenaten
  • Pepy II

  • 8. 
    What image, said to protect him with spitting fire, was only allowed to be worn by the Pharaoh?

  • The lizard god
  • The dragon god
  • The hyena god
  • The cobra goddess

  • 9. 
    This lady started out as regent for her son who was in line to become Pharaoh, but then took the title of Pharaoh herself and became one of Egypt`s greatest rulers.

  • Hatshepsut
  • Amenhotep III
  • Cleopatra VII
  • Pepy II

  • 10. 
    Which of the following statements is true about King Tut?

  • His full name was Tutankhamun.
  • His father was Akhenaten who banished the worship of all gods, but the sun god.
  • All of the above
  • He became Pharaoh at the age of 9.
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