- 1. How many pyramids are located on the Giza Plateau?
A) Seven
B) Five
C) Three
D) Ten
- 2. Which is the largest pyramid in Egypt?
A) The Pyramid of Djoser
B) The Bent Pyramid
C) The Great Pyramid of Giza
D) The Red Pyramid
- 3. Who is believed to have built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
A) Pharaoh Khufu
B) Pharaoh Ramses II
C) Pharaoh Tutankhamun
D) Pharaoh Akhenaten
- 4. What is the name of the casing stones that originally covered the Great Pyramid of Giza?
A) Sandstone
B) Basalt
C) Granite
D) Tura limestone
- 5. Who discovered the intact burial chamber of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings?
A) Zahi Hawass
B) Jean-François Champollion
C) James Henry Breasted
D) Howard Carter
- 6. Which ancient Greek historian wrote extensively about the pyramids and Egypt in his work 'Histories'?
A) Thucydides
B) Xenophon
C) Plutarch
D) Herodotus
- 7. In which Egyptian city is the Step Pyramid of Djoser located?
A) Aswan
B) Alexandria
C) Luxor
D) Saqqara
- 8. What is the nickname of the Pyramid of Djoser due to its unique shape?
A) Collapsing Pyramid
B) Step Pyramid
C) Red Pyramid
D) Bent Pyramid
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