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Ancient Egyptian religion: quiz worksheet

A printable worksheet for the classroom: 8 multiple-choice questions on Ancient Egyptian religion, with an answer key and explanations on the last page.

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  1. What is ma’at?

    1. A The underworld
    2. B The soul of the king
    3. C Truth, justice and the right order of the cosmos
    4. D The yearly Nile flood

  2. Which pharaoh promoted the worship of the sun disc, the Aten, alone?

    1. A Khufu
    2. B Tutankhamun
    3. C Akhenaten
    4. D Ramesses II

  3. In the judgement of the dead, what was the heart weighed against?

    1. A The crook of Osiris
    2. B A golden scarab
    3. C An ankh
    4. D The feather of ma’at

  4. What is the Egyptian name of the Book of the Dead?

    1. A The Words of Thoth
    2. B Spells for Going Forth by Day
    3. C The Book of the Gates
    4. D The Book of Breathing

  5. Which god ruled the dead after he was killed by his brother Seth and restored to life by Isis?

    1. A Osiris
    2. B Ra
    3. C Anubis
    4. D Horus

  6. Which was the last temple of the old religion, closed around 535–537 CE?

    1. A Abu Simbel
    2. B The temple of Isis at Philae
    3. C The temple of Amun at Karnak
    4. D The temple of Horus at Edfu

  7. What does the ankh stand for?

    1. A Life
    2. B Protection
    3. C Kingship
    4. D Stability

  8. For which king did Imhotep build the step pyramid at Saqqara?

    1. A Khufu
    2. B Ramesses II
    3. C Unas
    4. D Djoser

Answer key

  1. C · Truth, justice and the right order of the cosmos. The king’s duty was to uphold ma’at against chaos.
  2. C · Akhenaten. He moved the court to Amarna; under Tutankhamun the court returned to the old gods.
  3. D · The feather of ma’at. The righteous entered the Field of Reeds.
  4. B · Spells for Going Forth by Day. It was a collection of about 200 spells, chosen differently for each papyrus.
  5. A · Osiris. Their son Horus was the god of kingship.
  6. B · The temple of Isis at Philae. The last known hieroglyphic inscription had been carved at Philae in 394 CE.
  7. A · Life. Gods hold it to the noses of kings; Coptic Christians later adopted it as a cross.
  8. D · Djoser. Built in about 2650 BCE, it was the first monumental stone building in Egypt.

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