Question 1

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Hatshepsut was the first queen of Egypt. 
B) Akhenaten was an Old Kingdom pharaoh. 
C) Narmer worshipped Aten. 
D) Nefertiti was Akhenaten's mother. 
E) Amenhotep III was Akhenaten's father. 
A) Hatshepsut was the first queen of Egypt. 
B) Akhenaten was an Old Kingdom pharaoh. 
C) Narmer worshipped Aten. 
D) Nefertiti was Akhenaten's mother. 
E) Amenhotep III was Akhenaten's father. E

Question 2

The Egyptian canon of proportion was organized according to

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A) nature. 
B) a grid. 
C) curves and rectangles. 
D) triangles and trapezoids. 
A) nature. 
B) a grid. 
C) curves and rectangles. 
D) triangles and trapezoids. B

Question 3

Menkaure and Khamerernebty are

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A) a sculpture in the round. 
B) a wall painting. 
C) architects. 
D) a sculpture in very high relief. 
E) Egyptians gods. 
A) a sculpture in the round. 
B) a wall painting. 
C) architects. 
D) a sculpture in very high relief. 
E) Egyptians gods. D

Question 4

The ________ shows the uniting of Upper and Lower Egypt and the establishment of the First Dynasty.

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A) Palette of Naram-Sin 
B) Palette of Narmer 
C) Palette of Khafre 
D) Rosetta Stone 
A) Palette of Naram-Sin 
B) Palette of Narmer 
C) Palette of Khafre 
D) Rosetta Stone

Question 5

Egyptian paintings of royal figures are generally

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A) naturalistic. 
B) stylized. 
C) colossal. 
D) colorful. 
A) naturalistic. 
B) stylized. 
C) colossal. 
D) colorful.

Question 6

Hatshepsut declared herself the offspring of

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A) Osiris. 
B) Amon. 
C) Anubis. 
D) Hathor. 
E) Aten. 
A) Osiris. 
B) Amon. 
C) Anubis. 
D) Hathor. 
E) Aten.

Question 7

Imhotep was

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A) the sun god. 
B) an architect. 
C) a sculptor. 
D) a painter. 
E) a pharaoh. 
A) the sun god. 
B) an architect. 
C) a sculptor. 
D) a painter. 
E) a pharaoh.

Question 8

A building technique commonly used in Egyptian temples was

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A) post-and-lintel. 
B) adobe. 
C) the true arch. 
D) mortise and tenon. 
A) post-and-lintel. 
B) adobe. 
C) the true arch. 
D) mortise and tenon.

Question 9

The annual flooding of the Nile is symbolized by the birth and death of

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A) Artemis. 
B) Horus. 
C) Rameses. 
D) Osiris. 
A) Artemis. 
B) Horus. 
C) Rameses. 
D) Osiris.

Question 10

For the most part,pyramids are believed to have been built by

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A) slaves. 
B) Jews. 
C) seasonal workers. 
D) Nubians. 
A) slaves. 
B) Jews. 
C) seasonal workers. 
D) Nubians.

Question 11

The Amarna style showed

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A) caricatured faces and postures. 
B) intimate, relaxed poses. 
C) the pharaoh in the traditional twisted view. 
D) both caricatured faces and postures and intimate, relaxed poses. 
A) caricatured faces and postures. 
B) intimate, relaxed poses. 
C) the pharaoh in the traditional twisted view. 
D) both caricatured faces and postures and intimate, relaxed poses.

Question 12

Hapy is the god of

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A) hymns. 
B) happiness. 
C) the Nile. 
D) Nubia. 
E) Cairo. 
A) hymns. 
B) happiness. 
C) the Nile. 
D) Nubia. 
E) Cairo.

Question 13

The closest meaning of the word "ka" is

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A) ego. 
B) double. 
C) alter-ego. 
D) self-image. 
E) twin. 
A) ego. 
B) double. 
C) alter-ego. 
D) self-image. 
E) twin.

Question 14

Egyptian history is divided into

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A) chronological dates. 
B) king lists. 
C) dynasties. 
D) months and years. 
A) chronological dates. 
B) king lists. 
C) dynasties. 
D) months and years.

Question 15

Hatshepsut's chief architect was

Accepted Answer

A) Nefrure. 
B) Ahmose. 
C) Tuthmose. 
D) Senenmut. 
E) Imhotep. 
A) Nefrure. 
B) Ahmose. 
C) Tuthmose. 
D) Senenmut. 
E) Imhotep.

Question 16

The Egyptians used which of the following columns?

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A) papyrus reeds with flower capitals 
B) animal or human figure supports 
C) smooth, widening shafts with bud-shaped capitals 
D) fluted pillars with acanthus leaf capitals 
A) papyrus reeds with flower capitals 
B) animal or human figure supports 
C) smooth, widening shafts with bud-shaped capitals 
D) fluted pillars with acanthus leaf capitals

Question 17

The Amarna period is associated with

Accepted Answer

A) Akhenaten and Amenhotep III. 
B) Akhenaten and Nefertiti. 
C) Akhenaten and Tiy. 
D) Akhenaten and Amon. 
E) Akhenaten and Isis. 
A) Akhenaten and Amenhotep III. 
B) Akhenaten and Nefertiti. 
C) Akhenaten and Tiy. 
D) Akhenaten and Amon. 
E) Akhenaten and Isis.

Question 18

For Egypt,Nubia was a source of

Accepted Answer

A) pottery. 
B) weapons. 
C) gems and metals. 
D) artists. 
E) art and architecture. 
A) pottery. 
B) weapons. 
C) gems and metals. 
D) artists. 
E) art and architecture.

Question 19

The function of the shield rings found at Amanishakheto's tomb was

Accepted Answer

A) funerary. 
B) religious. 
C) commercial. 
D) artistic. 
E) The function of the shield rings is not known. 
A) funerary. 
B) religious. 
C) commercial. 
D) artistic. 
E) The function of the shield rings is not known.

Question 20

Royal figures in Egyptian art are

Accepted Answer

A) naturalistic and assertive. 
B) hieratic and naturalistic. 
C) assertive and stylized. 
D) stylized and miniature. 
E) monumental and unassuming. 
A) naturalistic and assertive. 
B) hieratic and naturalistic. 
C) assertive and stylized. 
D) stylized and miniature. 
E) monumental and unassuming.

Exam 3: Ancient Egypt

Which of the following is true?

The Egyptian canon of proportion was organized according to

Menkaure and Khamerernebty are

The ________ shows the uniting of Upper and Lower Egypt and the establishment of the First Dynasty.

Egyptian paintings of royal figures are generally

Hatshepsut declared herself the offspring of

Imhotep was

A building technique commonly used in Egyptian temples was

The annual flooding of the Nile is symbolized by the birth and death of

For the most part,pyramids are believed to have been built by

The Amarna style showed

Hapy is the god of

The closest meaning of the word "ka" is

Egyptian history is divided into

Hatshepsut's chief architect was

The Egyptians used which of the following columns?

The Amarna period is associated with

For Egypt,Nubia was a source of

The function of the shield rings found at Amanishakheto's tomb was

Royal figures in Egyptian art are

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