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Sample Quiz 1 with Answer Key for Humanities |, Quizzes of Humanities

Material Type: Quiz; Class: Humanities; Subject: Humanities; University: Santa Fe Community College; Term: Forever 1989;

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2009/2010

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Quiz 1 ANCIENT EGYPT
1.
Which of the following is NOT true of the pyramids?
A) They were embellished with interior frescoes.
B) They were part of an elaborate burial complex.
C) They contained the pharaoh's most valued possessions.
D) They were built almost entirely of marble.
2.
NOT associated with Aten in the "Hymn to the Aten" is his role as:
A) creator of life
B) law-giver
C) source of fertility
D) light-giver
3.
In the ancient world, slaves were usually:
A) people who spoke a different language
B) criminals and felons
C) people with dark skin color
D) victims of military conquest
4.
The Great Temple of Karnak was:
A) dedicated to the sun god
B) constructed during the Old Kingdom
C) an alternate place of burial
D) all of the above
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Quiz 1 ANCIENT EGYPT 1. Which of the following is NOT true of the pyramids? A) They were embellished with interior frescoes. B) They were part of an elaborate burial complex. C) They contained the pharaoh's most valued possessions. D) They were built almost entirely of marble. 2. NOT associated with Aten in the "Hymn to the Aten" is his role as: A) creator of life B) law-giver C) source of fertility D) light-giver 3. In the ancient world, slaves were usually: A) people who spoke a different language B) criminals and felons C) people with dark skin color D) victims of military conquest 4. The Great Temple of Karnak was: A) dedicated to the sun god B) constructed during the Old Kingdom C) an alternate place of burial D) all of the above

Both in poetry and in the visual arts, one detects ancient Egypt's: A) fear of the life hereafter B) mood of pessimism and dread C) high regard for foreigners D) optimistic sense of order 6. A ruler whose authority is both political and spiritual is described as: A) democratic B) theocratic C) polycratic D) autocratic 7. Mummification, pyramids, and funerary rituals in ancient Egypt were extremely costly and troublesome. The customs prevailed for several thousand years because A) Egyptians believed in an afterlife. B) the pharaohs had slaves who could perform all these tasks. C) the ruling elites perceived a need for demonstrating their power and wealth. D) the pharaohs tried to solve the problems of population pressure and unemployment. 8. In ancient Egypt, the largest pyramid was that of A) Menes. B) Horus. C) Akhenaten. D) Khufu.