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